Task 2 - Logo

11.04.2022 - 18.05.2022 (Week 3 - Week 8)
Aishath Lene Abdulla Amir (0333185)
Bachelors of Design (Hons) in Creative Media / Taylor's University
Task 2A : Logo Analysis  Task 2B : Logo


LECTURES

Week 4 - Brand Ideals
A brand ideal is a key aim of a business or organisation that spans further than the product or service that they provide. Employees of the organisation must collaborate to create the best brand. In a competitive sector, the brand ideal is important; the firm must then engage their audience through deep connection. Visions, meaning, authenticity, differentiation, sustainability, coherence, flexibility, commitment, and value are all crucial components of a company's creative process. 

Week 5 - Positioning
The strategy used to determine a brand's position in the eyes of consumers is brand positioning. Something must leave a strong image to the audience for a brand to stand out. This allows individuals to distinguish between the many attributes of a brand and the others. The four types of positioning strategies include arm wrestling, big fish, smaller pond, reframe the market, and change the game. Target customers, market definition, brand promise, and reason to believe are the four crucial components to consider while constructing a brand position statement. 


INSTRUCTIONS

Figure 1.0 - MIB - 18/04/2022


Task 2A : Logo Analysis

Figure 1.1 - Logo Analysis - 15/05/2022

Task 2B : Logo

RESEARCH
The research step included creating mid-maps, to understand and find inspiration of what kind of brand we wanted to create. It also helps as a guide to design the logo. The first step after understanding what kind of brand you want is create a mind map for the name of the brand itself. The name of my brand is Skullcap Apothecary. An apothecary is somewhere a person would go to buy organic and herbal medicines among other things like beauty products, candles etc. It used to be quite popular in the olden days, although modern apothecaries still exist. My idea is to create an apothecary where the main design elements are inspired from a vintage apothecary but also has a modern twist to it.

Figure 1.2 - Mindmap - 16/05/2022



Figure 1.3 - Mindmap - 16/05/2022


Figure 1.4 - Mindmap - 16/05/2022




PROCESS
This step included mostly of creating sketches, whatever that came to mind that were derived from the mind maps we made. For each week we had to create 20 sketches. From there we would get feedback and understand which ideas fit our brand the best. For my idea I chose many elements from different sketches that made it into the final outcome of my logo. 

Figure 1.5 - Sketches 16/05/2022



Figure 1.6 - Sketches 16/05/2022

Figure 1.7 - Sketches 16/05/2022


Figure 1.8 - Sketches 16/05/2022


Figure 1.9 - Selected sketches - 16/05/2022

Figure 1.10 - Selected sketches - 16/05/2022


Figure 1.11 - Selected sketches - 16/05/2022


Figure 1.12 - Final sketches - 16/05/2022


Figure 1.13 - Final sketches - 16/05/2022

Next was the digitising stage, where I used circles to create the S shape and eventually tweaked it a bit more to get to how I wanted it to look like. Followed by trying out the different angles I could take with the final logo design. The last bit was seeing which colours best matched the aesthetic and style of the brand. 
Figure 1.14 - Ditize process - 16/05/2022


Figure 1.14 - Ditize process - 16/05/2022


Figure 1.15 - Colour options - 16/05/2022

SUBMISSION

Final Outcome

Figure 1.16 - Skullcap Apothecary Logo - 16/05/2021

Figure 1.16 - Skullcap Apothecary Logo.gif - 16/05/2021


FEEDBACK

Week 4
General Feedback: Refine the sketches according to the feedback given
Specific Feedback :

Week 5
General Feedback: Design the logo on a grid. Finish the logo design by week 7 class
Specific Feedback: Start on the digitising of the logo.

Week 7
General Feedback: Final assignment is due next week Wednesday. Post task 2A and 2B on the drive folder.
Specific Feedback: From option 1 and 2 of the logo, the second one has more potential, since the logo is already top-heavy, the second option balances it out better. You can see if you can work without the extra graphical elements


REFLECTION

Experience 
For task 2A I used logos that I see around often. Since we had to analyse 28 logos, we had more than enough time to complete this task. Since it is my first time analysing logos, I was not sure if the method in which I did it correct, but I did my best in trying to describe the logos that I had picked out.
For task 2B I, this task was quite long, as we followed a process, from first doing the research on what kind of business I idea we wanted to do, from there we created mind maps to further understand and find inspiration for the logo, from there we started sketching out the different ideas we had, then from the feedback we got, we started digitizing the logo. For me the overall process what very enjoyable.

Observation
The overall observation for task 2 is that there is a lot of attention to detail when studying a logo as well as creating a logo yourself. I understood the amount of research that goes into creating a logo, and that even the slightest change within a logo can drift from what the logo is trying to represent.

Findings
For this task, I discovered that the more sketches you do and the more ideas you lay out thats in your brain, the better my direction for designing the final logo would be. I included elements from several sketches that made it into the final concept. In terms of assignment 2A, I discovered that I learnt a lot about how different types of logos for different types of businesses have distinct styles. Some logos are sophisticated yet still function effectively, while others are simple.


OTHER RESOURCES


Figure 1.


In this article you learn that the purpose of a logo is used as a strategic tool to identify something. They act as the main visual element or  as the face of a brand. Good logo designs communicates a brands vales and can influence our decision. 

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