MintChip™ Logo Concept

This was a fun project. It’s too bad that MintChip™ is no longer a thing.
There was a secret new digital currency being developed by the Royal Canadian Mint, and it needed a name and a look.
I was hired to submit multiple design concepts for the MintChip Identity, the above image shows my design beside the final version. I didn’t work on the final iteration(s) of the logo. My concept essentially stayed intact, and I’m still quite proud of it.
MintChip™ was one of the names in the running, and while I developed concepts for those other names I am only sharing the Mintchip™ designs here. I have also omitted some of the variations and information provided in the original Deck provided to the client. The designs themselves are unaltered.

Alternate submitted designs and a lightly curated version of the original appendix. Some design options and contexts omitted.