Week Nine, Stefaniak

Strategy:

I wanted to create a logo for myself that was simple and modern yet described my personality and sparked interest in the receiver. I knew that since my name isn’t visual, I needed to take a different approach to creating a logo. Though I’m not sure in which field exactly I want to go, I knew I wanted to create a design that mirrored graphic design, the field in which I'm considering entering in the magazine industry.

Typefaces:

I chose a serif typeface, Americana Std Extra Bold, for the logo itself because it created a thick and bold feel for the four grouped letters. For my name under the logo and the name and address on the back of the envelope I used Cochin Lt Std to mirror the bold feel of the logo above, yet it adds contrast because of its cleanness. I then chose ITC Veljovic Std Book for the back of the business card and the address on the stationery because it followed the same serif pattern but it created easy readability and wasn’t too bold in contrast to the logo.

Visuals:

For the logo mark, I typed out each individual letter in Illustrator, drew a line above and below where I wanted the letters to reach, and then adjusted each letter so that it fit perfectly between the lines. I then changed each color of the letter to follow the design that I wanted, moved them inward so that they would overlap, and then changed the opacity so that the color of the letter underneath would show through, creating visual interest. Since I wanted to create a graphic design feel, I chose to manipulate the CMYK pattern in a way that reflects my personality while retaining the classic design pattern. Therefore the letters in order are variations of CMYK, though I chose to change the last letter, T, to an interesting color that pops and doesn’t get too lost in the standard graphics color scheme.

Week Nine - Seo

Design Strategy:
I first thought the logo should represents who I am, so I was focused on how other people would perceive me in general. Other than showing my ethnic or characteristics through the logo, I simply wanted to show my appearance through the logo. In this way, people would easily recognize me by looking at the logo itself.

Typefaces:
I chose ASD for my typeface because it has no curved serifs. Because all of my initials, which originated from my logo, are mostly designed with straight lines the following letters should be consistent with the shapes and patterns. ¬

Visuals:
The logo contains every initials of my name: B,K and S. The shape of glasses is the letter “B” and the eyebrows with the line right below show the form of letter “K”. I made a little cracks on the lens to show the letter “S”. I also put the two yellow dots to stress the form of glasses.

For the background color, I chose dark gray which is the best color to use as a background for color matching purposes. Therefore, I put seven colors of rainbow which perfectly matched with the background and helped the visual more sophisticated.

Week Eight - Seo

MTV has a recognizable logo that is a great example of using Gestalt principle. The definition of continuous in Gestalt is that it occurs compelled to move through one object to another object. The first sight of this logo is the huge “M” then the eye follows into the letter “TV”. Putting the word “TV” into the letter “M” together is the creative way to make logo simple and sophisticated. They used the black and white contraction which makes logo more focused and accentuated because the color of black and white is the best combination color for contradiction. I personally love the letter M made up with the shape of the television which I think it was very innovative way of connecting the word TV.

Week Eight, Stefaniak

“Sinkit is a tool used to improve a golfer’s putting skills. For the name, we generated over fifty possible options and singled out Sinkit for its distinctness, phonetic appeal, and meaning. Sinkit’s logo reflects the purpose and effectiveness of the putting aid. The logo’s letterforms have unique characteristics—a balanced construction of geometric curves and precise angles—that suggest ideas of accuracy, technique, and advancement.” -from the logo creator

This logo, used by the company that creates aids to help golfers putt, successfully uses several Gestalt theories that are crucial to good design. First, it uses the principle of figure and ground to help the ball and the hole stand out amid the name of the company. Secondly, it uses continuation along the top header to lead the eye to the ball and eventually to the hole, connecting the idea of the putt to the I in the logo. The intended audience is the golfing community, and one golfer who reviewed the logo even said "that’s the best logo I have seen in a long ti anything's me. As a golfer, the concept stood out to me even before reading the description." The only issue with the design seems to be color, though. In a time where gender neutrality is extremely important, the logo emits a strong sense of femininity due to the richness of the pink. If holding back the design from being successful, the color would be it.

[http://logooftheday.com/2009-06-25-sinkit/]