Logo Page

I got this from "The Book of Logos" in the Parkland Library.  This page was just one of the many logo examples.  I think it was interesting to see all the different problems solved, such as using the thorns in the rose as part of the title in the "The VIllas at Saint Therese."  There are a lot of good examples of using font type to accentuate what the type is saying.  For example, the Jerome Schottenstein Center type is tall and straight, which pairs well with the vertical straight lines building graphic.

Jogging

This is a T-shirt Design by Glenn Jones, a Graphic Designer and Illustrator in Auckland, New Zealand.  I like the very effective graphic approach to portraying the old saying, "Don't run with scissors." I am registered for the Illinois Half-Marathon in April, so I have running on my mind.  This definitely caught my eye, as  well as this one.
 http://www.marcofolio.net/other/spotlight_t-shirt_design_from_glenn_jones.html
http://www.glennz.co.nz/

Learn to say 'NO'

“ You don’t see people hiring a doctor and tell him exactly how you want him to work, that’s not how it goes. You tell him your problem and hope for a good fix. It should be no different with design.”

Here is a quote I got from the website of Paulo Canabarro, a passionate web designer and blogger.  He was referring to  how a lot of the times, when clients hire graphic designers they use them to execute their own ideas, rather than allow the designer, to design it as well as execute it.  Canabarro says it is very important to learn to say "no" to clients that make you design things that you are not proud to call your own. 

T-Shirt Design

This was actually out of a Logo Design book in the Parkland Library.  It is a good T-shirt example for Project 2.  I like how the hands create a star and the seeming random positioning of type.  I think the colors are all too saturated for my taste, but that was more the style in the 90s, so it is appropriate.  Overall, it has a very bright, graphic look, that is cheery and energetic.

Lego

 

I also found this ad in Communication Arts Advertising Annual.  The little Lego blocks stood out to me because I grew up with Lego and it brought back memories.   Lego is very well known, so I think it was a successful way of getting an instant reaction from the audience.  

I was also curious by the four sectioned composition.  I like how they made an entire story about one single Lego cube.  It makes you excited to think of how much fun you could have with a whole bucket of Lego.  It captures the spirit of imagination quite well, and even leaves a space for you to create your own story, making it an interactive image.  Overall, quite nice and surprisingly more complex than it initially seemed.