SHLEN is a soon-to-be-launched exchange for cryptocurrencies. It takes its name from shilling, the unit of currency formerly used in Austria, Britain, and British Commonwealth countries. The word derives from a Germanic root, meaning to split or divide.
The client was seeking a dimensional, line art-based mark. I wanted to play both on abstract forms of S, and X, for exchange. The mark is divided, to give a nod to the original root meaning of the word shilling.