What are the origins of the brew logo?

What are the origins of the brew logo?

Before brew started, we were a clothing company called The Days. We printed two seasons of shirts and decided that the clothing industry was too volatile and capital-intensive to pursue. This was our first of many introductory courses to Design.

The first brew logo was this:

5-brew-old-logo

The abbreviated version:

5-brew-old-logo-abbreviated

Here are a couple of notes from the initial brainstorm:

With V.2 of the site, it felt right to re-do the logo. Here's what we came up with:

5-brew-new-logo

We intentionally stripped away all letters, leaving behind a more minimal interpretation of the logo. This parallels the current focus on designing with more constraints to end up with the best solution.