Most Recognised Logos

Here is a collage of the most recognised logos. Colour and simplicity seem to me be the importance and the fundamental reason that makes these logos a success

Matrix Logo

Here is the Matrix Logo, which I felt is iconic also because of its design. Despite of it being filled with a host of numbers, letters and symbols the design is still very simple. It only has 3 main colours (Black, Green and White)

Final Fantasy Logo

Here is a range of Final Fantasy Logos taken from their game series. You can see that they are very consistent in terms of font colour and style. the only thing that changes is the image behind the text, and this is because these are images of the main characters for that particular game. The soft tones and simplistic images make it very appealing, and because of their consistency, it is immediately identifiable to the eye. Again, simplicity here is the main factor which makes this games logo a success.

Street Fighter Logo

Here are 2 examples of the Street Fighter logo. One for Street Fighter 2 and the other for Street Fighter 4. You can see there is a clear difference between the two as they were created many years apart. I personally prefer the Street Fighter 2 as it is iconic and personally to me it reminds me of my childhood as I used to play this game whilst I was still in primary school. The Street Fighter 4 logo, doesn't look as appealing to me, as it just looks as if the designers are trying too hard to impress, and this tells me that many time especially with logos, simplicity is best

Initial Discussion with class mate

We were instructed to team up with a random class mate, and discuss designers and disigns that we thought were good and influential. The class mate that I worked with and I managed to establish this extensive list:

• Street Fighter Logo
• Final Fantasy Logo's
• Matrix Logo
• Sin City Logo/Design

Pictures of different ways to advertise

Here are a few images of way to advertise, we have a business card, poster, flyer, podcast and coupon

Different Ways to advertise

As it is required of us to create a corporate identity, I have been looking at different ways that you could possibly advertise yourself as a brand.

Here is a list that I was able to come up with:

• Posters
• Flyers
• Business Cards
• Coupons
• Videos
• Podcasts (audio)
• Websites
• Stickers
• Poster Boards
• Social Network
• Emails (advertise brand on all footers)
• Clothing (i.e T-shirts, Jeans, Foot wear)
• Wearable accessories (i.e Head Bands, Wrist Bands, Ear rings, Hats, etc)
• Kitchen (i.e Bowls, plates, cutlery, mugs, etc)
• Playing Cards
• Door Hangers
• Book Covers

Design that communicates well

And thirdly, for me another design that communicates well is the Apple logo. I personally say this because of all their popularity

Design that communicates well

Another I think is the Mercedes Benz Logo. Especially with the older cars that had the extracted logo badge (pictured). I represented luxury and I am sure that is definitely the image Mercedes Benz want to portray for all those who drive their cars!

Design that communicate well

We were asked to look for 3 bits of design that communicate well.

When this was thrown out to us the first thing that came to mind was the Mcdonalds sign

I feel this communicates well because of its bright colours, it is obviously targeted towards a younger audience (even though older people enjoy Mcdonalds). Im sure that the majority of the world recognise this logo, especially children who always get excited when they see it

Professional Creative Practice - Week 1

Introduction to the module

During the first lesson of Professional Creative Practice, we were introduced to exactly what is expected of us in order to complete the module.

The module consists of 2 assessments, which are:

• Assessment 1: A corporate identity for a colleague - Due in week 5
• Assessment 2: A corporate identity for yourself - Due in week 14