Come to the Cabaret

In my work for the fine folks at Learn It Systems, I was called upon to design a logo for an event called "Cabaret: Tip Your Hat to Learning". I had two guidelines:

1. Colors were black and red
2. They wanted to see at least one version with a mortarboard morphing into a derby.

I went through five rounds of revisions before coming up with a final version. The final was set so that it could be used in color, black and white, and grayscale versions. You can see the process here:

1. First round of designs
2. Second round of designs
3. Third round of designs
4. Fourth round of designs
5. Final round of designs