My Name Typography

We started a project about Typography where we used our name and showed the typeface anatomy of it. It wasn't a very long project but I still enjoyed being able to do it. I showed how my name has many different aspects to it and how in depth typefaces can be. We used Adobe Illustrator for this which allowed us to make the arrows to show the exact location. I decided to use my last name (although we didn't have to) for more variety so I could get ten different parts of the anatomy. The project allowed us to learn most everything about typefaces, and which typefaces are professional and which are bad to use in any situation.

Throughout the time we worked on this we learned a lot about typefaces. We learned that Comic Sans is a very bad typeface to use in a professional atmosphere and it doesn't look very good. Another thing that we learned was that sans actually means without so sans-serif means without any serifs. The work that we did showed us that typefaces have much more depth than the untrained eye can perceive, but anyone can tell when a typeface isn't use in the right situation. The last thing that we learned was that many companies use premade typefaces and change them around a little bit to make it look like their own.

Color Wheel

What was our project?
For a couple of days we have been working on a project where we make our own version of the color wheel. Our color wheel was supposed to be a close replica of the original. We needed to label the colors and in this process we are supposed to label tertiary colors with the primary color first and the secondary after it. The main reason we made this is because we use the color wheel a lot in graphic design, so we made it by ourselves to try and remember the wheel

What did we learn?
This project taught us a lot about Adobe Illustrator and how we can change the transparency of lines, make lines dashed, making perfect circles and squares, and how to make a triangle. I learned a ton about the color wheel itself as well, like how complementary, monochromatic, and triad color schemes work, and there are many more. We took many notes in the earlier parts of this project, on how to use Illustrator, and I found out it is not hard to use at all.

What can I take away from this project?
 I really enjoyed being able to use this software for the first time and I would recommend it for anyone who needs to make a logo for a company or something else. The project may have been very simple but it was fun to do and I will think about doing graphic design in the upcoming years of highschool. This project was very fun to complete, I just liked trying something new and making something that I never thought was that important and finding out its uses.

Color Schemes of Logos

Analogous

This logo uses the colors green, green-yellow, and yellow. I think the company uses these colors to try to show that they aren't hurting the environment because many people associate green in yellow with nature and light.

This logo uses red, red-orange, and orange. I think they use these colors to portray a more powerful image and express the energy of their drinks.





Complementary

This logo uses blue and orange. I think that they use these colors that are on the opposite sides from each other on the color wheel to show a quick movement from one place to another, because FedEx ships things.

This logo uses blue and orange. I think that they use these colors to show how much they have in their stores since it's like everything in between the two main parts.




Warm

 (The blue background isn't part of the Lego logo) This logo uses the colors red and yellow. I think it uses these colors to show a sense of energy and creativity which people use whenever they are building with Legos.

This logo uses red and yellow. I think they use these colors as a way of making them look more appealing and trying to make it so people want to come into their restaurant and buy food.







Cool

This logo only uses blue. I think they only use one color because it could show that their products are very easy to use and that you don't have to worry about anything bad happening to their products.

This logo uses violet. I think that they use this color to make people feel comfortable with their products and possible induce hunger.









Monochromatic

This logo uses blue, I get it that it has white but that could just be a tint of blue. I think they use this simplicity to make people want to buy a product that looks easy to use and could work well.

This logo just uses green. I think thy only use this one color to let people see their logo and make them think that it is mainly about nature since green is usually associated with that.











Triad Color

This logo uses red, blue, and yellow. I think that they use these colors to show variety, which could be useful for making people think they have many different options on their menu.

This logo uses green, violet, and orange. I think that they use this colors to let people know how they need multiple different things to be healthy, and I also think they use secondary colors to show that these aspects of health of multiple parts to them.