How To (Logo Design)

In order to make a successful logo you have to follow a few steps...

1. Interview someone or be interviewed on the logo design that you/ they want.

2. Start sketching... this will help you make your actual full design! 

3. Go on Photoshop and make your sketches come to life,

4. Make a few or a lot of tweaks on the design depending on if you like it or not. 

5. Make an artboard with the same design but changed up a little bit so that you can design which one you like best.

6. Finally, pick your favorite design and adjust it a little bit and you're done!

Things to remember:

• Have someone critique your work since they are usually the ones that will be looking at your logo in the first place. 
• Add color if needed.

Personal Masks

                  

Logo Process

                                The first step of the logo designing process involved interviewing someone about their logo designing process. I interviewed Sydney Weeks on what she wanted her logo to be.

 For the second part of the designing process I started with some basic sketches of what I envisioned my logo to look like. The process was a little difficult since my sketches were not exceeding my expectations. The sketching process took about an hour but in the end it was worth the struggle.




The next part of my process included making my sketches come to life. As I was making this I realized that my design looked really bland and dull. I knew that the next thing I needed to do was add color and make it more appealing/ personal.

 

    As I was getting more inspiration I created different types of logos with different fonts, shapes, and colors.




At the end of the day I came up with this logo. During critiques I was told to incorporate the flowers which symbolize Kansas (where we live) into my design of my name with a line.
After 3 weeks I came up with this as my final logo design. The flowers were put into the end of the line to symbolize where I live. I used skintone colors because I like the simplicity of it and it's very modern which represents who I am. I used my name in all capitals to show that I'm confident, outgoing, etc... My logo speaks for who I am.


        During my meeting with Lofquist, we talked about my Meyer's Briggs results (ESFJ) and we talked about what my strengths were. I learned through observation that I work best with the people close to me and the people that I come in contact with. The factors that I exceed in the most include Communication and Leadership! Through out this semester I learned that I do well with time management and that I have improved immensely with my technical skills.

Painting in Photoshop

        Painting in Photoshop turned out to be a lot of fun! It was interesting to see what I would turn out with when I blended two of the colors together. Also, the different types of tools was a new experience. It was almost as if I was painting in real life with the actual paintbrush in my hand.

Photoshop Masks

         While I was creating these different masks I encountered a few problems. That is including the different projects that didn't include instructions. I solved these problems by collaborating with the people around me and problem solving through them. I learned different techniques like including a clipping mask in a layer and how to make an ombre effect on a piece of corn. I really want to explore different ways to make the font have the background of the picture.

How To Make Shadows

       Extracting an object can be difficult if you don't know what you're doing. Although, with a tutorial it is easier to try and practice with. Within the depths of Adobe you will find a way to fix the pixel fringe which is very helpful. Fixing the pixel fringe can make your picture look incredibly better and more realistic. Casting realistic shadows can be very easy with a few simple processes. It does take practice to perfect the art of making shadows but with time it should work out very well.

How To Move Mountains

          The scope of this project was to learn how to use the different tools in order to create a mountain floating in space. The main point of this project was to learn different techniques with different tools in order to incorporate it into your own work. The process included taking the main part of the picture and changing the layers in order to combine it together. I learned about many different tools, that including the Quick Selection Tool, the Layers panel, the refine edge tool, etc... The thing I would do differently would be the way the pixels looked in the pictures. I would want the collaboration and teamwork to be the same. I will use these tools to enhance my next project.