Logo Design Project

Pick an industry-
-solar panel
-ice cream
-tofu
-recycling company
-bakery
-pharmacy

Process:
1-Research (images and mood)
2-Choose Keywords + target audience
3-Do sketches of logotype and graphic elements related to subject and adjectives (keywords)
4-Pick the sketches that communicate the keywords best
5-Redo the logos in .AI
6-Add color
7-Refine the lines
8-Output the logo as .eps and .jpg

Exercises to get to logo:
-combining ideas (i.e.; hot+cold)
-draw logotype w/adjective
-add another adjective to add graphic elements

Graphic Design Portfolio Pieces

I've been teaching graphic design/communication design at Vision 21 Art and Design Portfolio School for a few years now and have been guiding students to create portfolios to get into art schools around the country. Past students have gotten into Art Center, Otis, RISD, SVA, Parsons, etc. Various projects are staples for a graphic design portfolio. Each project depending on the complexity can count for more than 1 piece. Aside from these pieces, foundation skills also need to be demonstrated.

Standard Projects:
•Poster(s)
•Type Poster
•ID systems (logo, business card, letterhead, envelope, web banner)
•Ad Campaign
•Book Cover
•Letterform
•Website (just design)
•Graphics Applique (t-shirt, home goods, fashion)

Advanced Projects:
•Packaging (includes template, id graphics)
•Branding
•Motion Graphics Animation
•Editorial-Sequential (i.e, magazine spreads)
•Information Design
•Exhibit Design
•Website (w/coding)

Reach video

Brandng 101

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Winter Schedule/Syllabus

Graphic / Communication Design [vision 21]

Instructor: Karen Lau [karen@olaudesign.com]


HW: Weekly visual observations posted to your blog

Nov 15 Exercise : Type as Form (1-abstract, 2- type to create image)
-Serif vs San Serif
-readable
-visible
-emotional
Project Rd1: Type Poster


Nov 22 Exercise : Color Theory
- temperature
- emotional
- relationship
Project Rd2: Type Poster


Nov 29 Excercise : Conceptual Thinking
- Where do ideas come from?
- Ideas Mashup
Project Rd1: Logo


Dec 06 Exercise : Type + Image combo
- Flow
- Layers
Project Rd2: Logo


Dec 13 Exercise : Strategic Thinking
- audience
- message
- communication channels
Project Rd1: Ad


Dec 20 Exercise : Exploration
Project Rd2: Ad

Test Blog

This is the first post.
Obama's design is awesome.