Logo design is interesting because a logo is a quick summation of who the entity is and what they do. You also have to consider the various places that it will be used. (business cards, websites, shirts, signage, etc.)

The historical society needed a local building with significance to the town. The cake shop obviously mimicked chocolate, strawberry, frosting, and cake layers. The machine shop incorporated one of their common tools that is specifically used in their field, a micrometer. And Fat Rolls was a bakery that focused on cinnamon rolls and a variety of other sweet rolls.