Kamon

[Mugu]

I'm in the process of doing research to create a logo. I came across this site filled with approximately 2000 Kamon and with meanings of them, although in Japanese. Just want to share if someone wants to design their own Kamon.

http://www.otomiya.com/kamon/

Enjoy.

[Badger]

This article on pingmag may be of interest to you!
http://pingmag.jp/2007/10/25/animal-kamon-design/
enjoy
P.S. If anyone knows of a badger Kamon, I would LOVE to see it!

[Mugu]

This article on pingmag may be of interest to you!
http://pingmag.jp/2007/10/25/animal-kamon-design/
enjoy
P.S. If anyone knows of a badger Kamon, I would LOVE to see it!

Thanks for sharing! Especially the link they have:

http://eps.crest-japan.net/flower/index_en.php

Impressive!

[Badger]

Thanks for sharing! Especially the link they have:

http://eps.crest-japan.net/flower/index_en.php

Impressive!

No problem, I was really interested in this article because I did kendo. I recently found out the history of my dojo's kamon, It was an original design but it had an underlying meaning, I was so impressed.

[teflon tengu]

So do different ryu Have their own kamon? If so what is the kamon for Muso shinden ryu?

[ZealUK]

So do different ryu Have their own kamon? If so what is the kamon for Muso shinden ryu?

Kamon are reprasentative of families, not ryuha. Warrior families, then later farmers and merchants adopted the use of kamon. Modern Japanese people sometimes use their ancestral kamon, but many people just choose one they like the look of. This may be because they don't know what their family kamon looks like, or they simply never had one. You see a lot of this kind of thing on gravestones.

You could use pretty much whatever you like when making your own kamon. I think using a famous family kamon is a bad idea though. Might look like a bit of a tool walking around with Tokugawa Ieyasu or Oda Nobunaga's kamon stuck on your montsuki.

[yoda-waza]

I feel that unless you have a cultural or family connection to it, adopting the use of an established Japanese kamon solely for its visual appeal has no meaning. Why not instead develop your own graphic representation in a circular format that truly represents you and your values? If you lack the creativity or talent, there are many graphic artists that could help you, even that art-major college buddy of yours. I've seen some creative and beautiful circular logos that look like original kamon.

[manjisan]

I feel that unless you have a cultural or family connection to it, adopting the use of an established Japanese kamon solely for its visual appeal has no meaning. Why not instead develop your own graphic representation in a circular format that truly represents you and your values? If you lack the creativity or talent, there are many graphic artists that could help you, even that art-major college buddy of yours. I've seen some creative and beautiful circular logos that look like original kamon.

I agree with you on this. Sometimes you see somebody using a better known mon and it seems a little odd that they would do that. Originally those mon were created to represent that person anyhow so if you don't have a Mon, why not make something that expresses you.