I was approached by Community of Hope to create a logo system for a new program that encompassed the various life stages/milestones served by their Family Ministries team: Infant baptism, beginning kindergarten, middle school, high school, and finally, graduation.
I started with the idea of stepping stones, then incorporated icons to represent each stage, and then determined that each icon and corresponding descriptor would have its own color. For example, you see the pacifier icon and corresponding text in yellow to denote the first step of the journey (slide 2), as well as the simplified/abbreviated icon that is also available for use when needed (slide 3).