Logo Concepts
TarmacLabs LLC — brand mark exploration
A — Wordmark + Plane mark
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B — Runway mark
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C — Monogram + wordmark
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D — Tail silhouette mark
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B Variations — Runway Mark
B1 — Wide perspective + threshold piano keys
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B2 — Top-down runway overhead view
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B3 — Approach lighting array (pilot's view on final)
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B4 — Hybrid: overhead plan view → approach lighting (B2 + B3 combined)
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Aviation Markings — Inspired
E — Hold short marking (ILS critical area / runway entry)
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F — Caution stripes (airport hazard / jet blast deflector)
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G — Aircraft silhouette (top-down plan view)
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More Aviation Marks
H — PAPI lights (2 red · 2 white = on glideslope)
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I — Displaced threshold chevrons (pointing toward usable runway)
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J — Intersecting runways (airport plan view)
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K — Windsock (striped, extended — indicating steady wind)
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L — Compass rose / VOR station mark
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M — Runway identifier sign (airport signage format)
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N — Parallel approach lines (velocity / slope indication)
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Airport Identity — Florida East Coast
Each badge contains a simplified runway layout + real identifier. Light · Dark · Icon.
KDAB
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KOMN
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KNSB
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KDED
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X50
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KSFB
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KTIX
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KFIN
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KEVB
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FAA Marking Colors
Authentic FAA airport surface palette — yellow taxiway · red mandatory · white runway · blue edge · green threshold · amber flasher · closed X.
O — Taxiway centerline (FAA yellow #FFD100 · curved)
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P — Mandatory instruction sign (FAA red · white lettermark)
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Q — Touchdown zone markings (white bar pairs · 3 groups · perspective)
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R — Taxiway surface (blue edge markers + FAA yellow centerline)
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S — Green threshold lights (perspective array · pilot's view on final)
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T — Blast pad chevrons (FAA yellow · outbound cascade)
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U — Sequence flasher / rabbit (amber #FFBF00 · ALSF-2 approach strobe)
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V — Closed runway X (FAA red · lighted X marking)
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PAPI · VASI — Slope Reading System
All 5 PAPI states + 3 VASI readings. FAA red #CC0000 = too low · white = too high · 2R 2W = on glidepath.
PAPI — 4 RED · 0 WHITE (significantly too low)
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PAPI — 3 RED · 1 WHITE (slightly too low)
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PAPI — 2 RED · 2 WHITE (on glidepath ✓)
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PAPI — 1 RED · 3 WHITE (slightly too high)
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PAPI — 0 RED · 4 WHITE (significantly too high)
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VASI — RED over RED (both bars red · too low)
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VASI — WHITE over RED (near white · far red · on glidepath ✓)
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VASI — WHITE over WHITE (both bars white · too high)
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More Explorations
Instruments, geometry, formation — pushing the mark further
ADI — Attitude Indicator: sky · horizon · earth
B5 — Ghost runway: perspective edge-light dots · no solid lines
B6 — Parallel runways: 07L / 07R plan view
Formation — two aircraft echelon right
Throttle — TOGA thrust lever: full power
CDI — ILS crosshair · deviation dots · centered = on glidepath
VOR — OBI compass rose · course pointer · TO indicator
Radar — ATC scope · rotating sweep · target blip
Tower — control tower silhouette · cab · column · antenna
Turn Coordinator — front-view aircraft banking right · standard rate marks · inclinometer ball
Tower Explorations
Five interpretations — blueprint · hex cab · beacon · night · pictogram
Tower · Blueprint — hairline outlines · construction grid · measurement rail
Tower · Hex Cab — hexagonal cab · vertical windows · modern airport
Tower · Beacon — rotating beacon pulse · concentric rings · signal
Tower · Night — dark silhouette · glowing cab windows · beacon halo
Tower · Pictogram — airport signage reduction · 3 shapes · bold flat
Psychology + Marketing (25 marks)
Gestalt closure, figure-ground, motion psychology, and aviation-native symbols
Each mark chosen because it encodes faster, holds longer, or signals “built by pilots” to the target audience
Gestalt + Negative Space
Incomplete shapes · dual readings · the brain fills gaps
55 — GAP CIRCLE · Gestalt closure: brain completes the open arc
56 — LANDING LIGHTS · Two dots = arrival heading; reads as destination
57 — THREE POINT · Landing gear triangle = completion + stability
58 — PULSE DOT · Concentric rings = radar ping; eye drawn to core
59 — DIAMOND FORMATION · 4-ship formation; diagonal tension = energy
Aircraft Structure
Real aircraft geometry · parts pilots recognise instantly
60 — AIRFOIL · Wing cross-section; cambered teardrop reads instantly to any pilot
61 — THREE-BLADE PROPELLER · 3-way symmetry implies rotation without animation
62 — TAILFIN · Swept-back vertical stabilizer = speed + authority
63 — COWLING RING · Engine face dead ahead; nested circles hold eye at center
64 — ALTITUDE TAPE · Glass cockpit PFD tape; altitude bug = precision
Flight Dynamics
Motion vectors · trajectories · attitude references
65 — DEPARTURE VECTOR · Diagonal energy = forward motion; takeoff heading
66 — APPROACH PATH · Curved descent from IAF to runway; S-curve = journey + arrival
67 — CONTRAIL CROSS · Two crossing paths = two pilots; X marks the spot
68 — SPIRAL CLIMB · Logarithmic spiral = nature's most pleasing curve; ascent + growth
69 — PITCH LADDER · ADI pitch scale; decreasing opacity = depth + altitude cue
Navigation + Signal
Airspace geometry · radio signals · IFR chart vocabulary
70 — SECTOR · Airspace wedge; focal tip = precision; “we have your sector covered”
71 — SIGNAL CONE · NDB/VOR radiation; upward triangle = broadcast + reach
72 — WAYPOINT DIAMOND · IFR compulsory reporting point; nested diamonds = navigation precision
73 — CONVERGENCE · 5 arrival routes converging = all roads lead here; funnel = decision point
74 — ELT SIGNAL · Inverted V = emergency signal shape; peak + arcs = broadcast help
Industrial + Motion
Built objects · speed geometry · signal strength · structural texture
75 — T-BAR · FAA landing T marker + letter T = Tarmac; real aviation + semantic layering
76 — SPEED WEDGE · Dart pointing right = forward momentum; rightward = progress + action
77 — FREQUENCY STACK · Decreasing bars = signal strength; ground widest = where we live
78 — T + SIGNAL · Landing T below + beacon ring above = ground + broadcast; two stories, one mark
79 — RIVET GRID · 4×4 aircraft skin pattern; most industrial + tactile; “built, not designed”