Phoenix Logo

We had to take an existing logo that we thought was bad, and revamp it.

Here's my version:

Canadian Stamp

My stamp, made for Design and Layout class.

I am very happy with this one.

Caligramme

We had to choose a poem or song and use the copy and font to illustrate some part of its meaning.

I chose Natalia Lafourcade's Un Pato, from Natalia y La Fourquetina's album, Casa.
It's about a duck who likes to sing, but is terribly off key, so much so that it's song is offensive to the cat and goose and other animals that it meets. So when the duck is on its final note, they put him into the water and he is forced to swim away.

I would have liked an extra hour or so on the project to give some of the type a little more flourish, make some of it more bold, etc. Instead, I spent too much time getting the perfect spacing of the words on my rough, then had a hard time transferring it to a non transparent board. In the end I exaggerated some of it, and the duck's torso and feet were elongated, making him stand at the bottom of the page. Otherwise, I am very happy with the placement, and the way the project turned out.

An added bonus was the fact that I had Natalia's cute, catchy song in my head for about a week.

My very own Trademark

In our History of Design class, we were given the task of making our own logo. It had to be in black and white, and had to incorporate an animal or bird along with name and/or initials.

This is mine:

I chose the lion and crown because it appears on my family crest and represents strength and honour. The rest is a direct reflection of me; the princess style of the crown, the curly wavy mane, and initials as I have drawn them many times before. I truly like the simplicity and femininity in this one, and find that it really does represent me. I would be proud to make this into a stamp or woodcarving to be able to reproduce it on works and documents.

That would be nifty. 

Honourable mention:

I spent a good deal of time working out the celtic pattern and symetry in this logo. Though I adore the way it has turned out, I find that the previous logo better represents me as a person, while this one represents our family well. Perhaps I'll reproduce it for the invitations to our next family function.