THE SKY BUREAU · DEPARTMENT OF ARMS AND EMBLEMS
THE CELESTIAL EMBLEM
a company's mark set in parcels of sky
Draw your logo in the sky. One parcel at a time. The Bureau divides the heavens into hexagons, and out of those a company registers it sets a word or a mark — above the head office, the first office, the pub where the first deal was toasted.
The shape belongs to the company, the deeds to the people: every parcel of the emblem is entered to one person on the team. The Bureau does not recommend giving mugs.
Type what should stand in the sky. The Bureau sets it in parcels on the spot — one hexagon is one parcel of sky and one person on the team.
Letters, digits and space, twelve characters at most. Anything longer no one would read from that height, and the Bureau will not survey it.
Your own logo, mark or monogram? The Bureau will set it bespoke — attach an image to your enquiry and an individual assessment follows.
Certificates of title for the whole team, the founding charter of the emblem and the company's own page in the public register.
Everything in the smaller band, plus seven certificates in the Gold Edition — for whomever the company chooses.
The same, thirty-five Gold Edition certificates and printed summonses for hand-to-hand delivery.
The rate for the band up to 350 applies to three hundred and fifty parcels inclusive. Above that the Bureau issues an individual assessment on enquiry: scope, execution and manner of handover agreed with the company. An all-gold version is admissible.
Rates are for the whole band and include VAT. It is the number of parcels that counts, not the number of people — shorter lettering costs less. Above 350 parcels and for a bespoke logo the Bureau issues an individual assessment within two working days.
Gold Edition supplement: €1.70 per certificate.
An A4 with seal, the figure itself and a schedule of the parcels it is made of. For framing at reception; the Bureau expects it to hang there longer than many an employee.
Each person receives their own parcel of the emblem, their own case number and their own certificate bearing their name. The Bureau does not, as a matter of principle, allot one sky to several persons.
One for the whole team, or personal for each name on the list. The company logo is impressed on the certificate officially — which is to say, soberly.
Gold seal and a more ceremonial execution — for jubilarians, departing legends and founders. Quantity per band; more can be ordered at any time.
Its own address with the company name, the figure drawn out and the schedule of parcels. The extract shows first names only — surnames only where the Bureau is given consent.
The Bureau establishes the emblem in a single act: it receives a list of names and one place on the map, and returns registered parcels, certificates and a page in the register. The invoice, with registration numbers, it issues properly; the question of tax deductibility it leaves to your accountant — who has jurisdiction there, which the Sky Bureau does not.
Try above how the mark will look and how many parcels it takes. Then file an enquiry: the lettering, the place beneath it and the number of people. The Bureau replies within two working days. The enquiry binds you to nothing.
A table of names, with a personal dedication for each if you wish. The Bureau surveys the figure above the chosen point, registers the parcels in a single act and issues the certificates of title and the founding charter.
Summonses for printing, gift links by e-mail, or QR cards for the party. From then on the emblem shows on the map, on the globe and on its own page in the register — and each person finds their parcel through the Celestial Viewfinder in the real sky overhead.
„The sky may be given, yet never wholly owned. Ownership of the heavens remains divided among all who have ever looked up.“
§52(1) — On Gifting the Sky
By the number of parcels, not the number of people: the rates are posted above, VAT included. Shorter lettering costs less than long — which is why you should try it above first. Above 350 parcels and for a bespoke logo the Bureau issues an individual assessment within two working days.
On the map of the sky, on the globe and on the emblem's page in the register, yes — the parcels form a figure you can point at. In the real sky you will see the hexagons only through the viewfinder on your phone; the Bureau has as yet no jurisdiction to rearrange clouds. It is working on it.
Each their own. An emblem is a figure made of separate parcels, not a common pasture: own case number, own certificate, own piece of sky. Should boundary disputes ever arise, the Bureau's code has them covered:
„Disputes between holders of neighbouring parcels shall be resolved by looking upwards until the anger passes. No deadline is set; the sky will wait.“
§21(7) — Neighbourly Disputes
Yes. Lettering the Bureau sets itself, at once; a more intricate mark, monogram or logo it transposes into the hexagonal grid by hand and issues an individual assessment. One limit applies: a hexagon is a pixel, so hairlines and shadows are beyond the sky. Simplification is free of charge and usually does the logo good.
The parcel stays theirs — an entry in the register is permanent and the Bureau will not annul it, not even at a former employer's request. The emblem does not suffer: the figure holds, one of its parcels merely belongs to someone who no longer works for you. The Bureau regards this as the cheapest way to part on good terms.
The Bureau invents its own deadlines, which is why it meets them. Digital handover (gift links, QR cards) it manages even in December; for printed summonses allow for the printing house, which, unlike the Bureau, sleeps. For a Christmas date, file your enquiry in November.
No. The Bureau keeps no mugs on file and does not recommend giving them. The difference is simple: a mug breaks, a parcel stays on the register — and no one else will ever hold it after your person.
„The holder is required to look upon the parcel at least once. Failure carries no fine; the Bureau records it as an opportunity missed.“
§38(1) — The Duty to Look Up