queensrÿche's logo, the so-called tri-ryche (written without an umlaut on the 'y'), also stems from the band's early years. artist wes "grizz" griswold, who made the artwork for the "queensrÿche" ep, used to sign his work with a doodle morphed from a crude drawing of a peregrine falcon. he also used it for the stage set and backdrop of queensryche's first tour, which he designed. after the band was signed, the record company adopted the doodle as the band's logo. however, the tri-ryche has never been trademarked by queensrÿche due to a long-standing controversy over who actually created the tri-ryche. todd rockenfield, the brother of queensrÿche's drummer, who designed the typeface of the word "queensryche" on the front and back of the ep, claimed the design of the tri-ryche in its eventual form was his, and the band acknowledges his role in the development of the tri-ryche. the tri-ryche is prominently featured on most of queensrÿche's album covers.