NEWS - MAY 2009 - WHITESIDE NEWS SENTINEL - PAINT THE TOWN

Logo represents growth of Paint the Town

The logo and t-shirt design for this year's Paint the Town was created by Lindsay Rosenow Reams, a 1995 graduate of Morrison High School. Reams now owns and operates her own design firm, design loft, inc.

"I became interested in high school," she said. After MHS, Lindsay went to Sauk Valley Community College and then to Northern Illinois University. She received a degree in graphic design from NIU. Five years ago Lindsay opened her own business in Plainfield, IL. "This logo was a back and forth process," explained Reams. "The board wanted to do something with the 15 years, 1500 squares idea." The design features 15 squares in a three dimensional optical illusion. The different colors of the squares were chosen by Reams and her friend NIkki Arians, a Morrison resident and PTT board member to coordinate with this year's jewel tone shirt colors.

"I haven't missed one year," Lindsay noted. "That first year I was working at Casa (Gomez). Now I paint with my kids." In addition to the shirt, Reams is developing a new Paint the Town website which will include on-line registration and payment. It is expected to be up and running in a few weeks. Paint the Town will take place on Saturday, Sept. 19 on and around Main Street in Morrison.