Dr Richard Lambourn and Mr Les Stilwell volunteered to help and a sub-committee was formed to assist with the design, should we ever get that far. įollowing agreement by Council on 7 September, a formal application was made. The first informal enquiries were made to the College of Arms on. Council agreed the proposal and ‘naturally’ the proposer was awarded the task. However, once discussed, it was probably one of the quickest decisions ever made. I think it is fair to say that despite having been circulated with the details well before the meeting, Council members were initially shocked at the seriousness of the proposal. The proposal made on was that we apply to the College of Heralds for a ‘Grant of Arms’. Historically the most prestigious badge would be a ‘Coat of Arms’. Most of our DIY designs would beat that.īeing prompted by that same friend, I proposed to Council that as representatives of a professional corporate organisation, we should go for a unique, recognisable badge, that will be viewed seriously by any professional person having business with, or who has an interest in, the Institute. Since hearing this story I have heard many similar accounts with equally frightening and unrealistic price tags. The result was that the capital letter of their firm’s title was redesigned and coloured green, and all for the going rate of only £90,000. The lawyers (24 of them), applied instead to a commercial company for a logo or badge to be designed especially for them. This colleague suggested that the law firm apply for a Grant of Arms. His colleague in the Middlesex Heraldry Society has a son in a law firm that required a logo to express its new corporate image. The results were similar to those produced by our own members, as were the feelings of Council.Ī friend of mine relates the following true story. Approaches were made to at least one Art College and a promised money donation was given. Some 40 designs were received but although many were well thought out, something was always missing: they were not prestigious. The following article was first published in the Institute Journal ‘IMPACT’ in Spring 1997 (Vol 6 No 1) and explains the significance of our Coat of Arms.įrom the formation of the Institute of Traffic Accident Investigators, requests were made of members and friends to produce a badly needed logo.
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