Create a lasting brand/logo for leading integrative pain management organization

American Academy of Pain Management

(optional) Integrative pain management for optimal patient care

The American Academy of Pain Management (the Academy) is a non-profit professional organization serving clinicians, representing a broad number of disciplines, who treat people with pain. Founded in 1988, the Academy is the largest pain management organization in the nation and the only one that embraces a patient-centered integrative model of care, focuses on the “whole” person in an evidence-driven manner, and brings together all appropriate therapeutic approaches to reduce pain and achieve optimal health and healing. The Academy offers continuing education, publications, and advocacy.

Messaging:
We'd like to convey wholeness, integration, connectedness, health, well-being.

Imagery:
One concept we've considered is mandalas, however in an abstract sense. This is an organization geared toward medical professionals and should not be "new-agey" or complex. Other ideas are connected circles or triangular shapes, however these aren't set in stone. We don't want to use an "A" shape to represent the Academy.

Colors:
We're not wed to vibrant colors, and a somewhat muted palette may work.

Ideas to Avoid:
For our purposes, the visual of the "organic person shape" (e.g., http://identityview.net/premium-log…logo/1623/ or http://www.clipartof.com/gallery/cl…logo.html) is overdone, and don't want to go in this direction. Similarly, although health is a relevant aspect, this is a professional organization that speaks to medical professionals of all walks. We'd like to avoid using plants, etc. to represent "health" in the logo.

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