Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Stationary Package

Stationary Package:

  • the printed pieces that a company utilizes for communication purposes
  • when establishing a business, it is very important that all communications are well coordinated and that the message of the organization is presented consistently
includes:
  • BUSINESS CARD
  • LETTERHEAD
  • ENVELOPE DESIGN
Business Card:
  • Everything from the color, fonts, texture, shade, and gloss of the paper you print on says something about your company.
includes:
  • logo
  • company name
  • employee name
  • title
  • phone number
  • fax number
  • email address
  • company address
  • web address

design tips:

-must be 2"x3.5" 

-horizontal/vertical

-typical margins: .25" to 125"

 

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Assignment #18 Research and Inspiration

Research:
  •  A word mark logo is a typeface that is creative and memorable usually used for advertising a company name.

Inspiration:
My inspiration for this project are the word mark logos below.  They are all memorable and unique.





  

Assignment #17 Research & Inspiration

Research:
  • A combination mark is a logo with a picture and words
  • Must make them go well together
  • choose colors that go well with product
Inspiration:









In the Adidas mark, there is a picture design and also words at the bottom.  But they go together so well that it is basically one design.





Thursday, April 12, 2012

Logotypes

Logotype: a graphic mark or emblem commonly used by commercial enterprise, organizations, and even individuals to aid and promote instant public recognition.

5 Principles of Effective Logo Design:
1.  Simple
  • makes a logo design easily recoginizable
2.  Memorable
  • keeping it simple yet appropriate
3.  Timeless
  • will it still be effective in 20 years?
4.  Versatile
  •  needs to look good on all media and applications (vector style)
5.  Appropriate
  • how you position the logo, it should be appropriate for the intended audience

Four Color Process vs Spot Color
  • Four Color Process- Technique for printing with full color.  The four colors reproduce all colors.  Also known as the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black)
  • Spot Color- Method of specifying and printing colors in which each color is printed with its own ink.
  • Pantone Matching System- using specific shades of colors with using numbers 


CHOOSE YOUR COLORS WISELY.....  Color plays an important role in color designs.  
  • It can illicit different feelings and emotions for the audience. 
  • Interpretation of color may vary depending on age, gender, and cultural demographics.  So color should be carefully considered based on your target audience.
  • Keep your color palette to 2 or 3. Too many colors will increase your cost of production.

Combination Mark: 
Logo that utalizes both text and design

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

#14 Inspiration & research

Illustrator:
  • have excellent drawing skills
  • combine art, design, creative to develop ideas to produce original images as a product
  • Canvas
  • illustrations
  • brushes, markers, crayons
  • artwork