- Step #1-You will be sketching 50 designs based on the idea of a Topographic Logo for your graphic design company. This can be as simple as your initials, last name, full name, etc., but should clearly indicate a graphic design company. Sketches are small records that are drawn, or traced using letters that you have been downloading from dafont.com. At least 10 of your sketches should be based on collage and transfer methods.Think out of the box or off the line. You are designing and not writing. The arrangements should be creative and visually interesting.
- Step #2-While you designs are being graded, you will learn how to use a variety of tools in Adobe Illustrator. You will have a series of exercises to complete to give you some practice with the program.
- Step #3-Next you will select the best of your designs to develop using Adobe Illustrator. Based on the exercises we complete in class, you will have the ability to create original letters. You must use custom drawn and vectorized lettering. Grade preference is on original work!
Thing to think about:
- Be very careful and artistic about letter spacing, "nesting" letters in to fit shapes, CLONING and inlining around letter forms.
You
should convert ALL FONTS to paths (create outlines)!
You
need to create a: 1st-Black-On-White
version-Master Path
2nd-White-On-Black
version
3rd-Spot
Color-B & W with one colored spot
4th-TWO
COLOR using PANTONE COATED colors only!
- You will need to create a black shape
for the White-On-Black version - that shape needs to be chosen and
designed carefully!!!!!
Step
#4-Turn in any Illustrator drafts or scanned sketches into the “N” drive! There will be a folder labeled logos. You will create a folder with you name. Inside you will place all the documents that
you create for this unit. Please name
your documents as follows:
first.last.black.on.white.logo.ai
This
is practice for our later work using Adobe Dreamweaver.
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