The Enigma DNA - double helix with our name morphed inside - and the special Staya Playa lettering are the Staya Playa Logo (it may change a little, but this will be our anchor). This came about from many many hours of sitting, walking, sketching and playing with the letters of Staya Playa on paper and in my head. What became most interesting was that the last 3 letters of each word were the same. AYA - This is a big hint! Also, for future reference, there are but 7 letters total in Staya Playa.
So I played and played with that. There were trees, there were words within words and then a spiral started to form and then I realized what that spiral was and then; I had it. I had turned that corner and had to figure out how to do - and after many hours - it happened. Then I got a hold of Shawn. I had some rough sketches of the DNA and how it might work and then showed it to him and our collaboration started from there. More soon....
....The Collaboration with Shawn is great. Shawn is an accomplished fine artist. He works from a studio in the NW suburbs of Chicago. He took my rough sketches of the DNA with my primitive renderings of the letters morphed into the strands and tweaked them with a truly artistic touch. These were actual pieces of art. Each iteration was a separate drawing with color, everything! So we worked on this back and forth - iteration after iteration of the DNA Logo for a few months until - bam!! - it was there. Shawn brought in some nice fresh tweaks and changes. The letters on the strands he designed are way cool and the way the helix twists and turns is too. Then there was the special "Staya font'. This also went thru many iterations. Shawn's final rendition was way cool (see the logo above) and gives the vibe a cool, calm esoteric feel. Just what the doctor ordered. We can't wait for the next go round. We already have something in the works. Stay tuned!
