Week 6 2021 Nine Characters

Sept. 28 - OSept. 20-23, 2021

Objective: Duplicate & Change
Assignment: Design 9 Characters
Details: Watch the video below. Create nine of your own unique characters.

Save As: 04_9characters.ai
Export As: 04_9characters.png

Video Tutorial

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Week 5b 2021 T-Shirt Design

September 13-18, 2021

Assignment: T-Shirt & Pin Design
Description: Create a T-Shirt & Pin Design representing Skills USA for the state of Utah.

Must include the following:
-Color: Red, White & Blue. 
-Text: SkillsUSA, Utah, 2021

Save As: 09_T-Shirt Design_XX.ai

Export As: 09_T-Shirt Design_XX.png

Export As:Illustrator: 008 T-Shirt Design

 Video Tutorial:

Illustrator: 008 T-Shirt Design

Week 5 2021 Media Layouts

September 13-18, 2021

Objective: Placing Graphics for different sizes.
Assignments: Business Card, Web Header, Video Title, & Magazine Ad.
Description: Use your logo place in each of the design layouts.
Download Media Template

Save As: 007_MediaLayouts_XX.ai
Save As: 007_MediaLayouts_XX.png

 Video Tutorials:

Illustrator: 007 Layouts Part 1

Illustrator: 007 Layouts Part 2

Week 4 2021 MyLogo

September 7 -10, 2021

Assignment: MyLogo (50pts)
Details: Create your own business and design five different variations of your logo.

Save As: 07_MyLogo_XX.ai

Export As: 07_MyLogo_XX.png

 
Your logo must be a vector art graphics, no images on your logo. You can trace with the pen tool or download fonts to get clip art if you want.

Download: Download 5 Fonts
Description: Download 5 different fonts and Install.

1. Find 5 fonts.
- DaFont: http://www.dafont.com/
- ReFont: http://www.refont.com/ 

2. Download Font
3. Unzip Font (.zip)
4. Install font. (.ttf or .otf) 

-5 logos 100pts

Illustrator Gradient Tool





Illustrator Type Tool
 

Week 3b 2021 Logo Research

Aug. 30 - Sept. 3, 2021

Assignment: Logo Research
Details: Research what your logo needs to communicate to your consumers.
Links: https://99designs.com/launch/logo-design/bdcd9bb46fad1420/brief

Background Information
-Name in logo.
-Type of organization or product.
-Target audience.
-Type of Industry.

Visual Style
-Word mark: Organization name in a stylized type/font become the logo.
-Pictorial mark: An image or shape that is easily recognizable is used to represent your business.
-Abstract mark: An abstract shape or symbol in used to convey the values of your business.
-Letter mark: Letters/initials from your business name are used to create a logo.
-Emblem: Organization name enveloped by a pictorial.
-Character: A character or mascot to represent your business.
-Web 2.0: Representing trends from the internet including gradients, rounded corner etc.

Colors

Common associations in Western culture

• Red: Passion, Anger, Vigor, Love, Danger
• Yellow: Knowledge, Energy, Joy, Intellect, Youth
• Green: Fertility, Wealth, Healing, Success, Growth
• White: Purity, Healing, Perfection, Clean, Virtue
• Blue: Knowledge, Trust, Tranquility, Calm, Peace, Cool
• Black: Fear, Secrecy, Formal, Luxury
• Purple: Royalty, Wisdom, Spirituality, Imagination
• Orange: Creativity, Invigoration, Unique, Stimulation
• Gray: Balance, Sophistication, Neutrality, Uncommitted

Cost
- $299 Logo Design.
- $449 Logo Design and Business Card.
- $599 Logo Design, Business Card, Letterhead, Envelop, Facebook cover.