LIONS DISTRICT 4-C4 WEB SITE

IMAGE SYMBOLISM


Each header, 750 pixels wide and 125 pixels wide, is a broad, cream-colored, asymmetrical arch on white with a flattened center. The left side of the arch is wide because it grows out of the menu column. The right side is narrow, merging with the 7 pixel border of the page. At the left is the official logo of Lions international, twin lion heads facing outward from a title ring surrounding a circular field displaying a large letter L. The outer ring is dominated by ochre, red-gold and brown. Hence the cream colored background for the flattened arch. At the right side, blended into the arch and the white space beneath, is an image suitable for the page content. A page title may be displayed across the top of the arch as appropriate.


  THE HOME & GENERAL PAGE HEADER
the home and general page header

Symbolism - The Lion is for the community of Lions and its inclusion with the other symbols suggests commitment, made explicit by the Lion motto "We Serve." The eye and the seeing eye dog, taken from the logo of The Guide Dogs of the Desert, represent the Lions' particular commitment to bringing sight to the world. Helen Keller's reflection from the surface of the eye recalls the origin of this commitment, Helen Keller's address to the 1925 Lions convention in which she challenged us to become the knights of the blind.


  THE LIONS Eye FOUNDATION PAGE HEADER
the Lions Eye Foundation page header

Symbolism - Like the general page header, but with the addition of the logo of the Lions Eye Foundation of California & Navada. This logo shows the outline of a human eye in teal blue with the Lions International on a circular field of blue in the center of the eye. It symbolizes the Lions' vision of a world in which no one need go sightless.


  THE CALENDAR PAGE HEADER
the calendar page header image

Symbolism - A cluster of fall leaves merging into the background. The leaves stand for individual events. Fall colors suggest the passage of time and the need for action. Leaves fading at the margins recall the fallibility of memory, one need for a calendar.


THE LINKS PAGE HEADER
the lions links page header image

Symbolism - A chain of gold links defining the base of the flattened arch and merging into an arch at the right that frames the head of a lion gazing diagonally across the page. The links are a literal reference and also recall the chain of being. The horizontal placement of the chain suggests the unbroken geographic distribution of Lions clubs world wide. The link arch at the right emphasizes the strength of this interlinked structure. And the Lion gazing from the arch emphasizes the nature of the links, both figuratively and literally.


THE ETHICS & OBJECTS PAGE HEADERS
the ethics and objects pages header image

Symbolism - Ethics. A plain with a ruined but enduring Greek temple in the background and a single pillar in the foreground. This pillar suggests that ethics is one of the pillars on which Lionism is built. The temple, ancient and open to the heavens, retains all its pillars and so endures, indicating that ethics may not be discarded. The temple also recalls the deep historic and cultural roots of Lionism. The light that is softly diffused from the temple represents the pervading quality of an ethical system. The great plain and sky, grading from a cool lemon into clear blue, suggest calm clarity of thought and purpose, qualities that arise from an ethical foundation. Hence, the horizon and floor of the temple merge. The stone-like texture of sky and plain indicate these qualities are not ephemeral, but ancient and enduring.
    Objects. Whereas the ethics image merges and fuses with the header image, suggesting something which resides primarily within, the objects is crisp, residing on the header image to suggesting an ongoing set of objectives that reside wholly in the present.


THE CLUBS PAGE HEADER
the district Lions clubs information page header

Symbolism - The forest of clubs, taken from a playing card motif, represents the thousands of Lions clubs found throughout the world. A Lion, appearing as the King of Clubs, emerges from the mirrored reflection of the forest of clubs. This represents the strength of leadership of Lions International emerging from the combined and reflected power of local Lions clubs.