Assignment #3b - Taking Your Tattoo/Logo to Print

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

DUE: Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Okay…now that we have our tattoo’s/logo’s designed. We are going to move into the next process of creating a printing plate for for our designs. The printmaking technique we are going to use is relief printing.
The material we are going to use to create our printing plate is linoleum. We will [...]

Tattoo/Logo DUE TODAY

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Today is your extension for the logo’s. They are due tonight by midnight. We will be starting our culminating next class.
I have clarified what the “must have’s” are and how to hand in this assignment.
Must Haves:
1. Your final piece must be created as a vector using illustrator (any dimension).
2. Include your “company” name or [...]

Bonus #10 - Peace Poster Inspiration

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

**DOUBLE BONUS MARKS**
As I had mentioned to you before, the feedback on your posters from everyone has been amazing. Teachers, presenters, and most importantly other students…have all stopped me at some point to express how impactful were for them.
This bonus task is an important one, as it will be sent to the police officer at [...]

Self Portrait Evaluation Criteria

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

More Tips For Your Tattoo/Logo

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

READ THIS OR ZERO: NO BITMAPS! Your tattoo must be 100% vectorized in order to get graded. If you don’t know what vectorized means. Check here.
[Tips to help your tattoo/logo design effectiveness]
1. No gradients, no drop shadows, no glows.
All of these may be nice in colour but they just turn
grey when photocopied.
2. Design in black [...]

Designing an Effective Logo

Monday, April 21st, 2008

The following is an example of a logo redesign I did for Human Potential Plus. Note the tests, how do you find the new logo’s effectiveness in comparison to the original?

[Keep It Simple]
Essentially when you are designing a logo you are designing a “silhouette”. Logo’s with alot of details are difficult to see when scaled [...]

Three Basic Types of Logos

Monday, April 21st, 2008

A logo is a symbol that conveys identity or ownership. The main purpose of a logo is to create recognition. The logo is the core of the company’s identity. A logo that is thought-provoking can strengthen the image of the company and give psychological advantage over the competition.
There are three basic types of logos:
1. Iconic/Symbol
These [...]

How to start your logo

Friday, April 18th, 2008

When you are working on your logo you will go through tonnes and tonnes of sketches and revisions. Here is a small sample of what I went through while coming up with a concept for Future Is Female. For inspiration and ideas I would also have logos of other organizations visible. In this particular case, [...]

Assignment #3 - Tattoo or Personal Logo

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Rough Draft DUE: April 20, 2008 (In the form of various sketches, min 3)
DUE: Thursday, April 24, 2008
Task: You have a choice design a tattoo or a personal logo for yourself. Which ever you choose, this piece is your first step to branding your own identity. Your identity is how you [...]

More Of How Ugly I Am

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

I found this amazing site. These guys are really skilled at what they do. Check out the Before/After of how they have edited their images to be more impactful and more powerful. From a design stand point this is amazing work.
However, from the real human standpoint there are dangers to this skill. We have talked [...]