Antoni Gerges

Children of Light Academy

The Children of Light Academy mark in its colours: five children jumping inside the arch of a rising sun, a cross above them, standing on an open book, the name set beneath.

A small school, given its light.

New Port Richey, Florida · volunteer work · identity, design system, logo animation, collateral and enrollment forms.

The Children of Light Academy mark in white: five children jumping inside the arch of a rising sun, a cross above them, all standing on an open book, the name set beneath.

The mark.

The idea is a guiding light. Everything comes from the logo’s scene: children at play, lifted by the rising sun, standing on an open book.

One system, every piece.

Two colours carry the brand. Everything else is neutral or derived from them.

Teal#0C3B4A · primary, the ink

Sunrise Orange#F5891F · the accent

DawnThe one gradient: orange, amber, gold, used inside the sun

Paper#FFFFFF · pages

Mist#EEF3F4 · bands

Line#DDE6E8 · rules

YOUR CHILD’S FIRST STEPS START HERE

Poppins · headings, buttons, navigation

A secure, enriching environment where children explore, learn, and grow.

Nunito Sans · reading text

“Train up a child in the way he should go.” Proverbs 22:6

Lora Italic · scripture only, always with an orange citation

The mark in white, with its clear space drawn as a dashed orange line around it.
Clear space: the height of the C in CHILDREN, on every side. Full colour on white is the default; on teal and dark grounds the mark goes white.

From the sign to the enrollment form.

The letterhead: a sunrise-gradient line at the top, the horizontal logo and contact block, and a slim teal footer carrying a verse.
Letterhead.
The VPK certificate of completion, framed in teal and gold, with the logo, the child’s name in orange italic and a verse.
VPK certificate of completion.

Paper, then phone.

The first page of the online enrollment form on the school’s website: a welcome note, what to have ready, an email field, and Page 1 of 10.
The online enrollment form, built to replace a 30-page paper packet.
The printed enrollment and registration form: sections for the child, parents and authorized pick-up, a signature line and an orange office-use tab.
Enrollment and registration form, for print.

A 30-page paper packet, now 15 minutes on a phone.

One online form for each child, on a phone, tablet or computer, with an emailed confirmation.

Explore the system
A business card front with the logo, name, role and contact, its back with the white mark on deep teal, and a long compliment slip.
Business cards and compliment slip.
A number 10 envelope with the logo and a sunrise-gradient edge, and a teal welcome folder that reads Your Child’s First Steps Start Here.
Envelope and welcome folder.
The daily report for infants and toddlers: tables for meals and diapers, a nap line, and an orange panel for a note from the teacher.
Daily report, infants and toddlers.

On the walls.

Four name badges for staff, children, visitors and cubbies, a teal door sign for Room 3 Preschool with a rising sun, and a white sign that reads Please Wash Hands.
Name badges, door and cubby signs.
The scope

What we delivered.

Identity

  • Rebranding routes, four
  • New logo, with an asset pack in every format
  • Brand book and identity guidelines
  • Motifs and icons

Digital

  • The paper enrollment packet turned into a mobile online form, with an emailed confirmation

Film

  • Logo animation
  • The cover of the first rebranding route: Children of Light Academy, Visual Identity Rebranding, in white on navy.
    Rebranding route, first version
  • The cover of the brand book: the logo, the line The Complete Brand System, and a verse.
    Brand book: the cover
  • The logo page of the brand book: the stacked and horizontal logos, their clear space and backgrounds.
    Brand book: the logo page
  • The last frame of the logo animation: children jumping in the rising sun above an open book, the cross above, the name below.
    The logo animation, last frame

From the delivered files and the job register.

RoleAntoni Gerges
Creative Director, Brand & Experiential
The workFull rebrand: identity, design system, logo animation, collateral and enrollment forms. Volunteer work, New Port Richey, Florida, 2026.
Made withLogo animation made with AI video tools, from the logo artwork.
NoteThe names on the badges, cards and signs are the brand book’s samples.
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