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Friday, March 26, 2010

Week 9 | Del Castillo


My last name is spanish for "of the castle" so I wanted my logo to represent a castle. A castle is a symbol of something big and strong so I also wanted my logo to give the impression of a strong person without all of the ornamentation. I also wanted my logo to be very clean and clear and simple so a person who is looking at it does not have to stare at it for a while to figure it out.
The typeface i chose was gill sans, and I used it for all parts of the logo and stationary. I used it in bold to make the castle wall images on my first name because the tops of the letters were very wide and made it easier to create the visual. I outlined the letters and then made the E bigger to make it jump off the page a bit more and draw the viewer in. I kept it in black because I felt it made the visual stronger and more forceful. i think it works very well and is simple because the image is very clearly representative of a castle and castles are something that are common and everyone knows.

3 comments:

  1. Your logo immediately caught my eye. I think it is really clever and professional. I love how your last name lines up with your first name and it really does give a strong and powerful impression. great job!

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  2. I really liked this design as well. The connection between your design and your name is effective but for someone who doesn't understand Spanish, it may be a little hard to understand.

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  3. This logo is definitely one that stands out. The bolded "Eddie" stands out from the rest. Though the concept of a castle could be tough to understand from the logo, it is creative and without a doubt unique. I like the simplicity in the rest of the logo that doesn't take away from the logo as a whole.

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