Monday, February 16, 2009

Project: Nautilus Redesign

Redesign the UWF nautilus logo.  Produce 3 versions of the same logo:
1 color (and white)
2 color (and white)
3-5 color (and white)
  
1. Begin this project by researching the logos of Paul Rand and/or Saul Bass for your history blog.
(post 3 of your favorites {from either designer[include the artist's name]} and consider what the design says about the character of the company designed - post a sentence about this under each logo)
2. Next sketch out 10 thumbnail ideas/variations on a dirty old piece of scratch paper.
3. Begin in Illustrator with the Fibonacci Spiral and go ...?

CONSIDER:
1.  Shape
2. Color
3. Historical Continuity
4. Emotional Resonance
5. Learned Response

GOOGLE:
Nautilus Logo

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Shape, Color and Composition Exercise

Illustrate the following layout principles using a combination of compound shapes and line tools:
EMPHASIS
RHYTHM (calming and lively)
BALANCE (asymmetrical and symmetrical)
UNITY

This is a total of 6 illustrations.
5 of the 6 should use one of the following methods for creating color combinations:
MONOCHROMATIC
TRIAD
ANALOGOUS
COMPLEMENTARY
SPLIT COMPLEMENTARY

Each Illustration should use a compound shapes create with 1 of the pathfinder options or shape modes.  Each Illustration should use one of the line tools.