We had not set out to update Rogers Park Montessori's logo, but upon working with it, we realized it was completely disconnected from the look and feel of their new school, which is very modern and sophisticated—but still colorful. Also, the old logo had been created a long time ago, when the school only went up to the third grade. It was skewed more to the younger, primary grades and was now not something the cool middle-schoolers wanted to be associated with. We certainly didn't want to get rid of the logo, the window panes showing the different age groups are a key part of the school, but it needed to be updated to reflect its new home, and appeal a wider age group.

The colors in the new logo are all sampled from elements within the school, the yellow on the outside of the building, the orange in the middle school and the blues in the gym. The cool grey is a nod to the modern, and the font pays homage to Dr. Montessori's Movable Alphabet.