DRAGONS ABREAST LOGO

What our logo represents:

The yellow twisted loop that ends in a dragon head - this represents the dragon spirit and its embrace of the women as it encircles them. The bright yellow colour represents life and hope.

The pink ladies - the grouping of the women together represents the strength we gain from each other & the fact that we are not alone on our journey with breast cancer. The multiple pink ladies are also an extension of the silhouette figures which are planted at the Field of Women and have gone on to become the current logo of the Breast Cancer Network Australia - of which Dragons Abreast is a member group.

The blue waves - represents the boat and the water on which we paddle.

The origins of the design is a combination of a photograph, an antique bracelet found in an art book and lots of creativity & input from around Australia. When we began to develop our logo we asked for contributions & suggestions from paddlers. Melba Mensch, a founding member of the Newcastle group, fowarded a copy of a poster that was used in NSW as an advertisement for Dragons Abreast.  The poster featured a photograph of paddlers within an antique bracelet.

Michelle Hanton took the poster to Vanessa Schultz, a wonderful young woman, who was a survivor of a brain tumour and a very clever graphic artist.

Vanessa came up with three designs and various colour combinations. Michelle took these to Melbourne to the BCNA State Reps Think Tank, where those representatives who were paddlers all voted on their preferred choice - the result is the current logo.

Protection of our name

Dragons Abreast Australia recognises the value and importance of our name and logo.

The DAA logo and name are protected by trademark and may not be reproduced or used in any way without the express permission of DAA.

All DAA member groups sign a "User Agreement" which permits them usage of the DAA logo for the term of and in accordance with the signed User Agreement.

Member groups should contact DAA if they require the logo in a particular format. The logo is available in both colour and greyscale.

This page last updated: August 5, 2007