The Montreal Tech League

The MTL is newly-formed gathering of smart people in the Tech Scene in Montreal. Its aim is to promote Technology, Techniques and People from Montreal to make all of these more visible.

For more information, see The MTL Forums or contact Josh.

Symbolism of the MTL logo (or “verrry verrry powerful Magick”):

1. The Rosette

The rosette logo and the first visual identity program were officially adopted in 1981 to highlight the city’s dynamism and promote communications between Montréal and its citizens as well as enhance its image at home and abroad. The emblem, inspired by the coat of arms, is a minimalist design shaped like a rosette, in which each petal forms the letters V and M, the initials for Ville de Montréal. The intersecting lines at the center of the logo symbolize the city’s role as a crossroads of communication and civilization. The four heart-shaped petals signify the deep attachment Montrealers have to their city. An undulating line encircles the whole, representing the island, while the intertwining of plant and aquatic symbolism expresses the wealth of Montréal’s natural environment and the care its citizens take to preserve it. The logo was updated in 2003 to reflect the merger of the 28 municipalities on the Island of Montréal (the shade of red is a purer more classical red than the 1981 “warm red” version and the words “Ville de” are suppressed in the signature and only the word Montréal followed by the logo remain, thus harmonizing the signature with those of the governments of Québec and Canada).

Luc Baronian, 9 May 2005

2. The ‘M’

Represents Montreal, and also Technology and Techniques so good they’re like Magic. The M is open and that means that MTL is open to collaboration with other cities, other parts of Canada, of Northern America, and the World.

3. The Arrows

Represent how the MTL’s mission is to make the Montreal Tech scene radiate to the four corners of the world.

4. The Blue ‘Tech League’

Represents the blue color of the Quebec flag. Montreal, Qc is unique in Northern America.

The logo was designed by Josh using InkScape and retouched - sometimes with dire results - with GimpShop. (The dire results are because of the ‘designer’, not the tools)