This week’s blog assignment we needed to examine, and dissect some logos, to find out what the artist was really trying to do with them. For my first logo I thought it would be fun to take a look at my dads logo. He’s a graphic designer, and me being an aspiring graphic designer, I’m really excited to go in depth examining his work. This logo is a mix between a abstract, and typographic signature. First let's that about the text. He's using a nice modern sans serif font, starting in all caps and design in lower case. I think this represents more of laid back feel, because of instead of rigid and uppercase he chose the text to be free flowing. There is also an abstract portion to this signature. The abstract portion on this logo includes ovals alternating in size, and shape. The way they're arranged it looks as though it has created a third dimension, and to me it looks as if ovals are come towards you, creating movement. This could symbolize that he finishes his work quickly and ofitantly. Ovals can also represent creativity which is essential for any graphic designer. A lot of emphasis is placed on the 6 which is being surounded by the abstract ovals. In my opinion the logo is a little bit off balance, because the abstract ovals are very focused around the 6 which is at the far right of the logo. I think this logo is definatly directed to companys looking for some modern graphic design. I think this because in my opinion the font, and the abstract look quite modern in my opinion. Next I'll be looking at the new Apple Logo. This logo is pictographic logo. The logo is a image of an matte black apple with a bite taken out of it, with only one dimension. This logo is defiantly simplistic, yet very iconic. Anyone who saw this logo would identify is as Apple. The logo is very well balanced because the half of the apple with the bite taken out of it also has a part of a stem over it keeping the balance of the logo. The old Apple logo is the same shape but instead of the logo being matte black it was a rainbow. I think they made the change because Apple is very much about simplicity so they wanted the logo to reflect simplicity. The actual Apple symbolizes knowledge, and since this is a hardware/software company this is a great design choice. I think this logo is directed to young adults, because of the modern simplistic design. Finally I'll be looking at the Olympics logo. This logo is abstract and it includes 5 interlocking circles. Circles represent unity, and the different colours of each circle contrasting each other represent the differences between them. Since the circles are interlocked yet so different this could represent, different places coming together. The balance is perfect, and symmetrical. This could also represent the balance between all the different places in the world. I think this logo's target audience is everyone, because no matter where you are in the world, you're included in this logo design, because it represents unity between all the different nations.
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Hey guys! This is my newest vertical forum signature I made in Photoshop! I post most of my work on GFX forums to get constructive criticism and the people on the forums said that there was too much shading on the text so I fixed that right up and now I'm sharing it with you guys! Everyone said the the lighting and depth looked great, so I'm very happy with how this design turned out.
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Art Critique 1 IMPRESSIONIST SUNSET, by Claude Monet
     This piece This piece is in no way realistic, but that doesn't mean it's unrecognizable. I think it expresses feelings of sadness because of the gray/blue colours. The painting clearly depicts two boats floating down a stream near a construction site, with lots of fog coming out of nearby chimneys.

It feels to me, as if they are rebuilding after some great tragedy, because of the depressing colours, and the construction site, where it looks like they're rebuilding something rather than creating something. You can also see the sunlight just shining through the clouds, which gives a feeling of hope.

Another reason this painting makes me think of rebuilding, is because of where the sun is positioned you can tell it's dawn, so it's the beginning of a new day, which feels like a new beginning which sounds to me like hope.

 The hues of the image create a contrast between the sun and the rest of the gay/blue area, which gives the sky a warmer feel. The lines and texture, and hue help create emphasis on the boat by putting it near contrasting colours, and making the hue on the boat darker. The direction where the water flows brings your eye closer to the people on the boat. Monet did a great job of taking the value down on the people, and the boat to create a great contrast, and also puts emphasis on the focal. The shapes are consistently organic, and have no sharp edges, giving the painting, a soft smooth feel. The balance in this piece is great and you can see the rule of thirds being used between the land and water.

 I love this painting. I'm a big fan of Monet’s work. I love the quick brush stroke style of the piece, and the feelings of despair, but also hope that it conveys. I love the impressionist style, and one day I hope I am able to learn how to make brilliant pieces similar to this.
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I made a new Youtube Background for a friend tonight! I though I'd share it with you guys :) I really thought the way I used lighting in this design worked well, because it draws attention to the middle, which is where the information will be. Any feedback is appreciated. -Discord

Hey guys! Since I'm new to this CyberArts Thing I thought I would post some work I've already done so you get a feel for my style. ^_^ Link: http://i.imgur.com/Id98k.jpg (Image WAY To large to post :/) This is a desktop background I did for myself about a month ago. I used Photoshop, and Cinema4D For the text. This was inspired by some Photo Manipulation speed arts I was watching, because as you can see the background is made of two different stocks. I didn't like the sky on the on the water stock, so I pen tool'd it out ;). I've been learning Photoshop, for about 2 months so I'm fairly new to it. Any feedback is greatly appreciated. -Discord

Hey guys!

This tutorial helped me learn how to use the "Spray Can" feature in Adobe Illustrator. It's really a great tutorial. It's nice and slow paced, so you don't miss key details. It goes in depth in telling you the many different settings you can use to manipulate the tool. One thing I would have liked to have seen the tutorial maker talk about is the different things that the "Spray Can" tool would be practical for. I found after some exploring that the tool was able to paste certain symbols that might work in a simple logo, so I added some text and created this :D It's quite simple but I utilized what I learned in the tutorial to create it. Not bad for my first creation in Illustrator! I hope we go a lot more in depth into illustrator in the future. :)

Tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22NYOCl2gUc&feature=plcp -Discord

Hey people, this is my first post on this blog!  I can't wait to get started posting. :) -Discord