Words and Images

We have started this project of words and images. I personally enjoy working with type. I think words are very powerful and when paired with the correct image, it is even more so. That is obviously the point of this assignment, though. We have to find images and then do research on the image to get a good sense of what is going on.

What is the mood?
What are the subjects?
Is it making a statement?
Is there color?

Going off of my style and interests, I started looking at historical images.








Then I decided to go with more of a trendy and vibrant/lively topic of fashion.







These images stuck with me specifically because of the magazine spread examples I found online.





I was attracted to the color and I am looking forward to the typefaces I can find to pair with some really fun photographs.

Logo Redesign

In the beginning of this project, I went in to it deciding between PlayStation and Milwaukee Bucks. I went with the Milwaukee Bucks. I decided on that because the PlayStation logo was already pretty simplified. I wasn't sure where else I could go with it, so I didn't bother with creating thumbnails.

Below is the current Bucks logo:

The Bucks have actually only gonna through three logos including the present design; however this update was the only update since 1993. 

New features:

Expanded rack             Growth/greater force than before

Basketball feature in rack

M in neckline              Milwaukee

Typeface                     Urban and rural/cut edges like steel

Green                          Good land

Cream                          Cream city

Blue                             Great lakes

For our project, there are three steps. 

Step 1: Re-create the current logo. Use the same concept, but modernize and update it. 

Step 2: Similar concept, but a different implementation. 

Step 3: Completely different from original concept.

Animal & Text

I wanted to also post the final of the bird I created with a typeface. 

Word Pairs

The pair of words I chose were shattered and united. Below are the best designs from each word.

I struggled with this assignment because I didn't spend as much time on it as I wanted to. I wasn't allowing myself enough time to really engage or get excited about creating. That will be a continual struggle for this class because I am not a designer and I definitely don't have the confidence in each creation to make it well. That is a battle I will have to push through.

Word Association/Illustration

Word: Weight
Elements Used: Heavy/thick strokes and typeface, fade in color (in this case just grey to black), a play on words, leading lines downward, composition

EleFont

Right now I am working on creating a bird out of a typeface. Firstly, the animal I have chosen to create is a bird. I have not decided on which typeface to use, however I do know I will be needing to use regular and bold characteristics. These are also the following letters I am primarily focusing on to make the bird look successful: S, C, V, I and L.

Below are just some examples of typefaces that I was looking at. Since I am creating a bird, I want it to be graceful and organic.

Finally, below is a digital sketch I did in class. Very, very abstract but it is coming along. All the right ideas are there I just need to finalize some details, and again, find the right typeface. I will also still need to figure out what parts of the bird I do not want there. Since my style is more simplistic, I could very well do with a few "main" body parts. I think that would still be enough context for the viewer to tell what it is.