Week 6 Logos

Copy of Chicago Fire Logo

3 Modifications of Chicago Fire Logo

Copy of Original Pringles Logo

Modifications of Pringles Logo

Copy of Original Falcons Logo

3 Modifications of Falcons Logo
Craft: When modifying these logos I wanted to make them simple and more modern. To create the three logos that I chose above, I mainly used the pen tool and direct selection tool, and layers. The Pringles logo and Falcon's logo did require me to use the eclipse tool to make the circles and ovals. I also used the color picker tool to see which color combinations went best together. 
Composition and Concept: The second logo that I redesigned for Chicago Fire was probably the hardest one. I was trying to make it look like an actual soccer team logo. I you were to look to logo without knowing it actually belonged to a soccer team, you would have no idea it did. I started off by tracing a drawing a regular soccer crest with the pen. Then I created the space in which I put the name Fire. I had a bit of trouble aligning the top and bottom of this shape but it worked out. I then took images of Chicago flag along with a soccer ball and traced them within the logo. Then I noticed that the logo wasn't standing out from the white space so I drew a red border for it. As far as colors I tried to stay with the colors that Chicago Fire is associated with. To put the finshing touch I put a star at the top of the logo to represent the championship that they won. This is something that is very common in soccer logos. 
For the second variation of the Pringles logo I was trying to do it as some and modern as possible. The original logo seems a bit outdated to me. I started off by keeping the head. It is something that many would associate the brand with. I did keep the eyes and mustache but I got rid of the hair and bowtie. I also decided to give it the color of a Pringles chip. As for the letters I felt it needed more modern ones. I decided to use the ones I had created in week 3. Once I put the letters in place, I gave them a black border. In order to make them stand out more, I made the letters white. I think this would help the viewer notice the name more. This simple contrast really helps the name stand out. Overall I think I achieved my goal of making it more simple and modern. 
The third modification of the Falcon's logo had the same concept...make it simpler and more modern. I chose to do this modication as a circular logo, so with the use of the eclipse tool. I created two circles. The outer one would become a black border. Afterwards I was having trouble deciding how to design the inside. I then place the image of the original logo under the circles using the layers tool and I traced the logo onto it. I decided to trace the first half because otherwise it would just be the same logo inside of a circle. After I finished tracing it I selcted it and rotated it a little bit which ended up making me modify the points in order the make the trace fit in the circle. Once I was done with that, I began playing with color combinations with the main ones always being black and red. When I came upon this one I really liked it because it looked cool and modern. I tried incorporating grey and white which are colors that are used in the original logo but I could not find where to actually put them. The simple red and black worked well and helped me achieve my goal of giving it a more modern look. 

Week 4 Letters Drawings

• Craft : To create these letters I used the pen tool to make all the lines. I did help myself by turning on the rulers and guides which ultimately helped create the straighter lines and they also helped me when trying to give the letters a similar weight. I used the ruler for the most part to measure half an inch of weight for the letters. The curved letters, which I made by dragging the pen tool to create curved lines, were harder to give the same exact half inch weight. For the most part the letters have a least similar weight, but the have the same baseline and ascender line. 
• Composition: For the letters I just wanted the viewer to see a similar set of letters. I didn't want the viewer to see many different weights and heights since they are all supposed to be the same.
• Concept: The letters should make the audience feel new, young, innovative. We see more and more of these sharp and clean letters being used, which give and cleaner, more modern look.

Week 5 Letter Drawings

To create these letters I mainly used the direct selection tool. I started off by working on the straight letters first and began by selecting an anchor point and dragged it over to the anchor point right next to it. I felt like this gave the letters a cool new edgy look. The curved letters were a bit harder to do, so I had to use the same tool to move the path's a bit, but they did have a resemblance of the straight letters. Once I was done modifying the paths I needed to change the color. This time I wanted to experiment a bit, so even though I kept the same blue color, I decided to use a gradient for these letters. It was a bit hard to figure out at first but once I did it looked good and this is what I ended up with. 

Week 3 Drawings

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Boot Drawings

   

Bottle Drawings

Mug Drawings

Spray Bottle Drawings

Tea Kettle Drawings

Craft: The concept I had behind all the drawings was simply exploring different types of brush types that would work on the item. I wanted color and shape of the brush types to still reflect it's original. While the whole point was to explore I did not want to use a brush type that totally ruined the illustration to the point where it did not look like the original item anymore. I tended to use brush types that would still show the small details of the original items. For example, the laces and heel on the boot, or all the different parts of the spray bottle.

Concept: I wanted the viewer to see the original item in many different ways. For example, the mug that was called a "grassy mug". The whole point was to create an abstract version of the original item, and for the viewer to be able to imagine it in that way, sort of how my classmates did.

The image that my classmates picked as the best was one of the mugs. They referred to it as the "sandy mug". In terms of style or detail I would not have picked this one, I would've rather picked the blue mug. What I liked about the blue mug was that it just had more to it, and it led the eye to many different places.

Week 2 Drawings

I created this boot by using the line segment tool. I first made the shape of the boot with the main vertical lines. I decided to add a bit more detail by creating shoe laces with intersecting diagonal lines, as well as I created the heel of the boot with horizontal lines. I used different lines on the laces and heel so that they would stand out. Those are the first things that I would like the viewer to notice because they are what make it actually seem like a boot instead of a sock.

To create this bottle I used the paint brush tool and mostly used horizontal lines. I did help myself by creating a border with a series of diagonal and vertical lines to smoothen the edges, but I took them out because I wanted the vertical lines alone to create the illusion of the bottle. What I intended for the viewer to see first is the label along with the bottle cap. Those details make it seem more like a bottle as well as the rounded bottom.

I created this mug by using the pencil tool to make horizontal lines that would shape it into a mug. For the mug I did leave the borders because I felt it needed that detail, even though I could still see the mug shape without the borders. For this drawing there wasn't one small particular piece I intended the viewer to see first, because it is more of the overall shape.

For the spray bottle I once again use the line tool to create the shape, and I also left the borders to give it more definition. I used a series of diagonal lines going different ways on the different parts of the bottle. I did this to create a clear distinction among the different parts which was the concept for this drawing I was intending for the viewer to be able to see the different parts of the bottle all together.

The tea kettle was also created using the line segment tool and similarly to the spray bottle, I used a combination of diagonal, horizontal, and vertical lines to distinguish among the different parts of it. I also added small details like having to horizontal lines almost together at the bottom to show the bottom border of the tea kettle, or leaving a border at the top of the handle. The concept behind this was similar to the one with the spray bottle. I want the viewer to notice where every part separates. This is why I added that border containing diagonal line at the bottom of the lid.

Week 1 Intro

My name is Jorge Munoz and I am currently a sophomore at Saint Xavier. I will be majoring in Sports Management at another school starting in the Fall 2017 semester. Computer graphics is one of only two art classes that I have taken in my academic career. The other class was a drawing course so this computer graphics course is new to me.