SlyBrand

Down here near north Mississippi we’re used to hearing the ongoing debate surrounding the University of Mississippi’s long-time controversial Mascot “Colonel Reb”.

Evidently the administration’s tried to “retire” and replace him several times to no avail. Personally, I think the elderly gentleman with the Colonel Sanders tie standing aloofly, leaning on his cane, needs to go. But chunking him altogether may not be the right approach.

So, I drew this concept art of what I call “Mad Reb”.

My attempt is to change the pomp to action, static to motion. Established to CRAZY. Sometimes a little self-deprecating humor (and good art) can save the day. And sometimes, the debate goes on and on and on… driving us all mad.

This one for Westminster Academy never quite got implemented. One of the reasons it ended up in a file somewhere may have been the lack of a dynamic, conceptually reinforcing, simple secondary mark.

Oh well. Win some, lose some.