symbols and marks

In this article I learned the difference between Marks and logos. A few basic terms can be used to classify marks and symbols. The difference between a symbol and a mark is a symbol is a mark without the type faced used to identify the corporation. When used together its called a combination mark. Logos are words in the type that makes you remember the company. The logo is the thing that people remember. My favorite thing I learned was Combination marks because I think its cool that everything comes together like that.  I think that this is an important topic for all graphic designers to know. 

Ferris Buellers Day Off

Project

The assignment for the project was to recreate a High School trailer. My group chose Ferris Bueller directed by John Hughes. We had to learn how to adapt to the way our surroundings were in order to create a close video.

Process

The process of Pre-Production for this was different than usual since we had to create it exactly how the trailer was originally.  Storyboarding was the most work because you had to put the clips down to the seconds. The day we filmed it was very sunny out so most of our clips are washed out. I tried to fix it many times but that was as close as I could get to decent. Editing we were super behind schedule and I was the only one in my group that was able to get the video in on time. I told my group members that I would brung the SD card when they asked for it and the never asked so I never brought it. I had to work with the clips I had to edit as close as I possibly could to the original trailer. 

What did I learn? 

Along the way I learned that when people don't want to work with you instead of carrying their weight you make the best of what you have. I also learned that you need to put your self first if your team doesn't work with you and you need to just do your own thing. 

Professionalism

This is the first time i have had problems with my group. At the beginning we worked really well together but we put too many peoples videos ahead of our own so we messed that up for ourselves and got ourselves into a big heap of stress. Thats when we stopped working well together. 

If I could do this project again I would make sure we were more organized and that we put ourselves first. I really like the people we chose for the roles because it all fit very well. In the end I would say this isn't my best work and I hope that I can redeem myself in the next video. 

5 x 5 Typography Art Boards

I chose my quotes based on my personality. I believe that people should always be happy and nice. I liked the quotes I chose because I feel like they were a mirror into my mind and you could see my ideas openly. 

"Choose Happy" 

I chose this quote because i believe people can choose to be happy or they can stay stuck in sadness. I chose purple because it reminds me of spring. During the spring time people are happy because it's getting warmer outside and the floors are blooming so I wanted that to symbolize happiness.

"Be kind or be quiet"

To me the quote be kind or be quite is very relevant to people of my age. Weather its people who don't like another person for the way they dress or if it's because the color of their skin, if you don't have anything nice to say don't say it at all. I  wanted to get the message across with the word "quiet" fading away because I feel like it makes the piece more visually appealing.

"I like you a latte"

I really appreciate cheesy pickup lines and coffee so I decided to put those two things into my graphic design. I wanted to make this one simple but unique. When sketching this at the beginning it looked nothing like how it looks now. I had no idea how to  get everything to fit. When I go home I started looking at mugs and I saw most of the mugs I have at home have writing in them so that's when I decided that Latte shoal be the base of the mug.

"I may not be there but I am closer than I was yesterday"

This quote is the most important quote to me because it reminds me of my mom. My mom was diagnosed with Breast Cancer last year and she defeated it. I wanted a quote that really stood for everything she did when she was going through treatment. I made the word "yesterday" cursive because I wanted it to be ribbon like. I didn't create a colored version because i felt like the quote said so much and I didn't want to change anything about it. If I could redo it, I would make it cleaner and I would align things better. 

When presenting to the class I told them my main theme was happiness and being happy. Mrs. Smith said that I should change the spacing to make sure that it looks more centered and put them in line.




In conclusion I feel like my designs told a story and they were strong. I enjoyed the freedom of the assignment and how it tested my creative ability.