Exquisite Corpse

(Above:) Meet Prince Peter Star. He is a half human, half alien and 100 percent prince of outer space! 

I created this exquisite corpse using one of the drawings completed in class. I decided to change the body shape and give him legs. His half human side has abs, chest hair and a "mom" tattoo. His alien features include a distorted hand, hypnotised eyes, and purple head gear! 

(Below:) This is the original exquisite corpse drawing completed by multiple students in class. In my final project above I changed the bottom half of the figure and one of his hands. I added a crown as well. I kept the eyes and teeth the same- I thought this gave the corpse an evil look. I also kept the head gear, this was very space themed, it also helped me think of the idea to create him into an alien. 

How Peter the alien/robot man came about: 

1. Paper was folded into 3 sections. 
2. One student drew a head. 
3. Paper was traded with students on the other side of the classroom and without seeing what head there was a body was created. 
4. After swapping again, some sort of legs/ bottom half was drawn.
5. The class looked at multiple drawings and voted on the four best ones!  

Logo

This is my final logo. I chose to keep my design for my studio simple and fun! I also chose to not add color to keep the simplicity of the logo which also goes along with the name. I personally think my logo came out very organic/ naturally feeling- which is what I was going for! 

Although lopsided, these are some of the logo sketches I did before creating my final logo. When thinking of ideas for my logo I tried incorporating the first letter of the words of my yoga studio. I was trying to give the logo a sense of "zen." I wanted my logo to look very organic, giving the future customers an all natural feeling! 

Caligramme

Using the type on a path and pen tools I created a flower as my caligramme. The petals along with the stem are formed with the words- "he loves me, he loves me not."

Logo Critiques

Although the company name is not on this logo the logo speaks for itself. Known as the "Golden Arches" for McDonald's this logo is noticed worldwide. I think that this is a successful logo it can go without the company name or with it will still be known. 

 The Sony logo is very clean cut and crisp. The lettering is bold and in black font with a white background making it stand out being plain and simple. Sometimes the logo is the opposite with solid white lettering and a bold black background. 

The Buffalo Wild Wings logo is very popular. It us put onto all its products including napkins, menus and bottom of beer glasses in the restaurant. One thing I like about the logo is the little bit of yellow in the background makes the buffalo stand out. 

The simplicity of the target goes along with the name. The logo is attention getting with red as the color. The target is compelling customers with a subliminal message stating bullseye or that they will find the product they are looking for in the store. 

This logo is a timeless rock icon. Because of the magazine this logo will always be famous. The design of the logo is clean yet classic. 

One thing I think all these logos have in common is simplicity. All 5 of the logos I have chosen are clean cut bold. I think that all these logos would be deemed a success and well known, most being worldwide. 

Logo Ideas

Logo Ideas- 

Sweet Shop & Salt Water Taffy- Swirls 

• Desert shop selling any treat imaginable 
• Logo would be a swirl design to represent the name. Logo would be a swirl for how the machine makes the taffies. 

Simply Yoga (studio and clothing company)- yin yang symbol as logo

• Many health benefits to yoga, it can also help you cleanse 
• Yin and yang is where everything comes together, the good and the bad. Yoga is also a form of relaxation. No matter the good or bad you are dealing with relaxing with yoga can help you out
• Many people think that doing yoga can give you "good vibes" along with the yin yang symbol 
• The logo could be put on the original clothing produced by the company. 

Daisy’s Flower Shop 

• Daisy flower as the logo, something simple yet noticeable to customers and rememberable because the name of the company the logo are the same thing 
• Targeting people needing flowers. could be for weddings, anniversaries, funerals, get well soon, valentines day or just because. 

S’mores 

• Target audience is anyone that loves s’mores! 
• Would be a casual restaurant with bonfires set up to cook your own s’mores with your family or friends. 
• The logo would be a s’more that looks extra delicious

Girly Girls 

• A place specifically for women to go have a glass of wine or any girly drink with their friends. 
• Target audience would be working young, middle aged and older women
• Logo would be a wine or martini glass, would look sophisticated and catchy

About Me:

Hi, I'm Abbe! 

I am a Advertising and Public Relations major and minoring in Graphic Design. I am a junior. I transferred to UT in August, after attending a small private school in Davenport, Iowa for the past two years. I am from Bloomington, Il which is an hour and forty five minutes from Chicago. I am a sister of Delta Gamma. I enjoy traveling around the world and experiencing new cultures. Some countries I have been to include Haiti, the Cayman Islands, Mexico and England. Although I do not like airplanes my favorite time to fly is when the sun is setting or rising. As cliche as it sounds the beach is my favorite place! I love food, except peanut butter since I am allergic. I enjoy drawing and being with friends and family in my spare time. From this class I expect to learn and navigate my way through Illustrator. I want to get a better understanding of behind the scenes work of graphic designers.