I created this logo seeking inspiration from the place itself. Our country is gifted with beaches, plains, mountains - you name the topograhy and we have it and McLeodGanj is called the switzerland of India. I have never been to Switzerland, but McLeodGanj is nothing short of paradise. The beautiful Bhagsu waterfall, the lanes, the greenery, the treks, the mountains, valleys and the people. Stay there for two days and you'll start recognizing and greeting people on the streets :)

McLeodGanj hosts the Tibetan government in exile and hence the heavy Tibetan influence on the place. The skies are coloured with prayer flags and stones are engraved with Tibetan script. You will feel like rotating every prayer wheel you see and the sound of aum mane padme aum fills the atmosphere as the street vendors work at their CD stands.

For this logo I used the prayer wheels and the dominant colour combination of red and yellow. I created the logo type by studying the anatomy of whatever Tibetan pali script I could find online. I am wondering if I should also put up the sketches and the process. For now I just have an image of the final hand drawn Logo.