Assign 7 process

For this assignment I choose to re-design a logo within the community. I did some research and found the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization LSCO logo and thought that I could work with it to make some improvements. At first I was rather intimidated by the task as I felt unqualified to work on a logo that was currently being used. After talking with my professor and getting some design ideas I felt more at ease about the challenge. I found that the new style of logo I created is more graphic looking. It also seems to be easier to read and yet I still kept the aspect of the original logo that captured the essence of Lethbridge, specifically the train bridge.

I found the details of creating the piece, such as working with the various program tools, a challenge. I believe that at times I can be a perfectionist and it took a while to get the lines looking right. It was also rewarding to see the logo come together and see the areas of negative space shine through. Overall I am pleased with my final image and feel that I could learn so much more working through various assignments like this one.

Assign. 7

Assign. 6 Process

This assignment I really enjoyed. I also started out a little nervous. I leaped out into the world of design with the little knowledge that I have learned so far this year, along with my text book and a little research and I feel that I found something new and exciting. There were many challenges that I faced along the way. I started by researching fonts to decide what direction I should go in. I looked on dafont.com and I really like the Nashville look. It reminded my of the western feel. With that idea in mind I started brainstorming ideas and sketching layouts for my poster. It wasn't until later when I started working at school did I realize that the Nashville font wasn't available on the school computers. My next option was to research a different font that was available or to choose a font that would also work in the western theme. I found another font called "Marcelle" and I really thought I could work with that font to be a varsity theme. In the end I wanted to stick with the western theme and the font "Playbill" really worked!

Other challenges that arose included spacing and deciding on where to place text and how much images I should use. I think my biggest frustration was the shading and color. After speaking with my professor I decided to add some more color to my original design. I agreed with his opinion and really liked the colors that I came up with for the over all look. What became frustrating is that when the poster is printed the shades look different then they do on screen. Although I am now pleased with my over all image the process on printing and re-printing became tedious.

Before I finished my poster, as I mentioned earlier, I got some personal feed back and I really felt that this helped to re-assure me and let me know that I was on the right track. Overall I really feel that I learned a lot from this assignment and I am looking forward to what my peers have come up with!

Assign. 6

Monday's class

Today I really appreciated how we reviewed our projects as a class. I found that critiquing my own work collectively actually helped me to learn, causing me to see areas where I could improve and techniques that I should keep. I also liked how we didn't get an assignment today but were told that one would be explained next class. This way I was able to focus on the class lecture without feeling any time constraints. I like this because next class there will be time to ask questions regarding assignment 6, therefore this class I can focus, and learn!

Assignment #5

Today and Assign. 5

Today I went to the printing services for our tour. I had checked my mail before leaving my house but we hadn't received notice yet that class was cancelled. I understand what it is like to be sick and I hope by professor gets better soon. I also hope that we get another chance to tour the printing services as I was rather interested in the process that takes place.

I worked on project #5 today. So far I have really enjoyed this project. I am not sure if I am choosing the right colors for each set but I feel that this assignment has allowed me to be more creative. What the colors mean to me might not be what the viewer sees and I like how this assignment has room for subjectivity.