The white textured background was created in Photoshop by adding some background noise (texturizer) to a slightly off-white image. It gives an overall look of high-quality cotton fiber stationery. Smile.
Feel free to use it if you like.
The logo is based on the ancient symbol Ouroboros, a serpent (or dragon) eating its own tail which, according to psychoanalyst Carl Jung, signifies self-reflection and perpetual recreation. The body of the serpent is comprised of our domain name initials, MKL, and our Ouroboros is wearing an academic cap with the Latin motto "Veritas Lux Mea": the truth enlightens me.
I presented this concept to a freelance graphic artists group in India called
DigiWorksIndia
and, for a very reasonable fee, they worked with me for quite awhile until we came up with just the right look.