Thursday, April 19, 2012

illustrator tutorial

http://www.logobee.com/logo-design-tutorial/tutorial1/logotutorial.htm
this tutorial taught you how to make a shiny ball.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

My Process

My process for my logo will contain trial and error. I took something that has always been a symbol but never a logo and making it the logo. I looked at different types of logos and took ideas from there hoping to incorporate them into my logo.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Negative Space in Logo Design

I reviewed the logos that try to make the most use out of negative space. I don't like the white in the negative space. I think they look ok if you have the time to look at them but if you are riding by and look at them you won't be able to understand them at the speed your driving by. I think it is important in a logo design to balance your negative and positive space. But doing this in black and white is hard on the eyes. ad some of these designs just aren't very balanced.

Starbucks

I think that the change in the Starbucks logo isn't a good idea. The world is familiar with the design that it has now. He reasoning is understandable but for generations the logo has always said Starbucks. So i think it should stay the same. The logo itself is designed well as it it with the round border holding it all together.

Friday, January 27, 2012

article

This article was very informative of why certain designs are considered ruined. Driving is a hard task without being detracted by showy designs. It's bad enough people get distracted by bill boards on 55. The designers of traffic signs should take these facts into consideration. The originality of the designs were due the way on purpose they are supposed to be quick and easy to understand. They shouldn't be changed to be more complicated.

Friday, January 20, 2012

ME

This is my second semester in college, I am from Franklinville, and I chose to major in graphic design since the world revolves around technology it would be nice to be able to create my artwork on a computer. I like to be outside, on a boat fishing, in the woods hunting, so i get inspired to draw a lot of landscapes and animals, but have helped in designing t-shirts, pins, and a website logo.
I wanted to take this class because I would like to freelance in my own designing company. I like the idea of designing logos. The challenge of forming the image that another person has in their mind for a company or shirt interests me a lot.
In high school I didn't know what I wanted to do exactly. I got into drafting, which led me to computer aided drafting. I took these classes all four years in high school. I took AP studio art and spent most of high school in my art class.
My favorite logos are nike, and underarmour. I like the fact that someone came up with a swoosh and it became famous. These are what I've always worn and they grew on me. I think the underarmour design is very different, but simple.
My favorite artist is probably Andy Warhol. He took simple things that you saw everyday and made them stand out to the world.
Outside of class We have three laptops and a desktop. I have a Mac and my mom and sister have hp laptops.
An interesting story would probably be in high school when I first got into drafting. My teacher was very laid back and cool. He always picked on me because I was the only girl he had for 3 years. Well when he first started etching me it was all on the computer where you just typed in the measurements and it did it for you. One day we had to do it on paper and he handed me a ruler and I had no idea how to read it. To this day he won't let me live it down