Monday, April 17, 2017

Starting With Logo Design

Let's get into Logo designs, also known as Corporate Identity


RESEARCH FIRST, here are some some places to look and learn....

TIPS and IDEAS about Logo Design

and here....

WHAT MAKES A GOOD LOGO?


 THEN, GATHER, collect 5 logos that interest you from this site (or another...) and post them to your blog....

GoodLogo.com



PRACTICE making logos, by recreating 5 of these Japanese Town Logos...from the PATHFINDER CHALLENGE...



Thursday, April 6, 2017

Pathfinder Challenge!

Identity Design (logo design) is another important designer's skill. This challenge begins to strengthen your speed, control and skills when building logos with Illustrator.


Research, Collect and post 5 of your favorite "town logos" from this site http://pinktentacle.com/2010/04/50-japanese-town-logos-with-kanji/

Use the pathfinder tool, shaper tool and the "option", "shift" and "command" keys to recreate THREE of the logos.





Your challenge is to recreate them accurately and efficiently using Illustrator. The completed drawings should have no extra lines...

Okutama (Tōkyō): The kanji 奥 (oku)