This week has been quite enjoyable and I am really enjoying the new unit. I’m looking forward to using FreeHand, as I’ve not got to the stage of developing the logo using the software. I found the lecture on FreeHand very useful and am going to have a play around with it to get used to it.
The presentation from Mark Feather was very enjoyable and again gave a great insight into working in the industry. It’s great to see how much more confident he’s got with writing code, since he said he was scared about it before.
This week has been mainly concentrating on sketching some more logos. At the moment I’ve not got a logo to stick with and improve, I should hopefully have one before next week as I’m going to be doing a lot towards it this week. I was quite pleased with some of the designs I came up with for the logo, but they would not have worked very well at small sizes.
The logo working at small sizes is crucial. Just think about the size of things such as business cards. It’s good that you’re bearing this in mind.
Don’t forget to upload some of your ideas/development work for feedback at some point.
Hi Greg
I had the same trouble with logos working at small sizes also. I think the key to fixing this is to use a lot of weight to make the thickness of the paths stand out more. Although I found this hard my self as when the logo was made smaller it seemed to merge into a black blob affect. The key is scale and scalability.
Thanks, Martyn
I also thourght that Mark coming in was really good. As it gave us a better understanding of the industry. It was also nice to see all the different work that he has designed.