Burnet debuts new city seal
A side-by-side comparison of Burnet’s city seal shows the transition from the 2001 design to the newly approved version. The updated seal, approved by the Burnet City Council on Feb. 11, maintains key elements while enhancing clarity for digital and print use. City of Burnet images
The Burnet City Council approved an updated city seal Tuesday, Feb. 11. The new design modernizes the previous seal, which was created in 2001, while maintaining its core elements.
The redesign is part of the city’s rollout of its new website, which is scheduled to launch this summer.
“The seal needed to be modernized and also the resolution of the previous one that was created in 2001 needed to be updated so it could look clear and crisp on the new website,” said city airport manager Adrienne Feild, part of the administrative team overseeing the seal’s redesign.
The old Burnet city seal, designed in house in 2001, was a community effort involving city staff, the Chamber of Commerce, and other local participants.
City administration worked with a graphic designer to create the new seal, preserving key elements of the previous one.
“One thing we did want to ensure is maintaining all the core elements of the previous seal,” Feild said. “The hills, the lakes, the bluebonnets, the historic date, and, of course, the city motto.”
The updated seal highlights Burnet’s identity as the “Bluebonnet Capital of Texas.”
“What do we want people to see first when they look at the seal? Obviously, ‘Bluebonnet Capital, Texas,’” Feild said. “It’s a big deal to us, so we wanted to maintain that,”
The new design features larger bluebonnets and bolder text to enhance clarity. The seal’s colors will be used throughout the new city website.
During the redesign process, the team also discovered an older version of the seal.
“When we were working on this project, it was cool to find the really, really old seal, and we believe it was created back in the 1940s,” Feild said.
Burnet’s updated seal will be displayed on city communications and facilities, including the new City Hall.
“It’ll be on our email signatures, new City Hall—it’ll be on everything,” Feild said.