When we were creating the identity for Philip Kotler's personal marketing award, our attention was drawn by one interesting fact. The famous professor's name is always surrounded by «religious» epithets. His book Principles of Marketing is always called the «Bible» for marketers; and Philip Kotler himself is often introduced as the «icon» of marketing.
These very definitions became the basis of the creative concept. What's interesting, the halo-logo exists only when margining someone's portrait. No matter whether this portrait is a simple photo, a mirror reflection or a real face.