Graphic artist wins NICTT logo bid

Khyron Danclair, a graphic design artist operating out of Teleios Systems Ltd is on top of his game. He has recently won the bid to design the logo for the National Information Communications and Technology (NICTT) plan being implemented by the Ministry of Public Admin-istration and Information. Danclair, 20 who is from Couva, recalls that when he attended San Fernando Government Secondary he was “very business-oriented”, as opposed to being interested in art. He soon switched gears and went to the School of Business and Computer Science. Teleios operates out of the Elijah Centre, Danclair’s church, so he was already familiar with the staff when he joined them. Initially, he worked under Bevil Wooding, Director of Internet Services, but from assisting with web sites he went on to design various logos. In fact, Danclair got his first taste of design using different design software packages for the web sites. His functions at Teleios have enabled him to submit work for TSTT, FCB, TCL, CMMB, Tobago Plantations and various government institutions.

When the opportunity arose to tender designs for the ICT plan, Danclair had already gained experience doing logos for Elijah Centre, World Breakthrough Network, Gateway New Zealand, Breakthrough School of Ministry, several software products, and even Teleios itself. One of the designs he created was an orange mascot, a personified cellphone named Toney’s Zappo, for the product branding of Teleios’ communications package called Message Central. “Design was never a part of my life” confesses Danclair who recalls that he only studied art in high school because all of his classmates were doing it. Danclair must have a knack for design, however, because his winning logo took only a weekend to create “I did design over design over design. There was just something misssing”, says Danclair, who attributes his eventual success to a small prayer he recited just before creating his breakthrough design. Danclair prepared seven logos and chose three of the designs to present to the panel of judges. Of the four competing graphic artists he was the first to present, apparently setting a high and unbeatable standard. Each design, submitted in both black and white and colour, was printed on bristol board, call cards, and envelopes.