Exquisite Corpse

This is my "Mad-hater Pikachu"which I created for my Exquisite Corpse project. To begin this project we had an in-class assignment where we folded a piece of paper three times. We then drew a random head piece and passed it along. You then received a random piece of paper which was folded so that the head was not visible and drew in a body piece and so followed with the legs.

The types of creations which appeared afterwards were pretty wild and rather hilarious. After narrowing the batch down to the top three pieces through a class wide vote, I decided to create this piece as it seemed to be the most interesting among the bunch. The task was a bit challenging at first, but as I got the hang of the program the illustrating became pretty straight forward. This was a very interesting project as it was purely fun as the creations speak for themselves.

Squash it

I have been playing squash since the age of 10 and have represented my club and country on both local and international levels. Being a some what young sport, Squash is gradually growing around the world. Having been part of the squash community at home in Trinidad for quite some time, I understand that there is a lot of potential for this sport to grow. On of the main problems however, is that proper equipment such as rackets, balls, footwear and clothing is very hard to obtain locally. What Trinidad is missing is a top of the line sports store which imports professional grade squash equipment. "Squash it" will be able to fill a gap in the market and hopefully boost the squash community in Trinidad.

I chose to use a mixture of red, white and black in this logo since these are the national colors of Trinidad ad Tobago. The logo, may come across as a bit childish at first because of the animated "squash ball man", but I was working from the angle of attracting young squash players as they are the future of the sport and new young players will boost the sport.

Caliegramme

For this project I decided to create a lion. It was a very interesting project and the reason I decided to choose the lion as my symbol is because it signifies courage, pride and bravery, three characteristics which i believe are necessary in all areas of life.

Logo Analysis

 

The Express Clothing logo is a very unique and well-crafted logo as it defines the type of personality of the person who wears their brand. Their main symbol, the lion, signifies strength, pride and power, which is exactly the type of statement people try to make when wearing this brand.

The Nike logo has been around for decades and has single handedly become one of the most influential brands in the world of sport. The logo is very simple which makes it a very effective and powerful logo. Their trademark “Nike Swoosh” is usually the first image that comes to mind when a person thinks about Nike. The genius behind this logo is that no matter the size, a person can still relate this image to the company.

"Arm and Hammer" is a company which first started out as a baking soda company and branched through out the years to areas like toothpaste, detergent and cleaning products. One of the interesting facts about this company's logo is that it is a visual representation to the company name as it is literally an arm holding a hammer.

 

Kentucky Fried Chicken, abbreviated as KFC is a world wide franchise who has made a significant impact in the fast food industry. KFC is able to manipulate the market by having a great company logo. The logo of the "Cornel" gives a personal touch to the brand and leaves a sense of culture and history upon the company.

The Polo Ralph Lauren brand is an upper class brand that can be depicted in their choice of logo. By simply putting their logo as a man playing the sport of polo “Ralph Lauren” is able to pin point their target market without saying a word. Through out the years there have been many duplicates by companies who create a logo that is very similar, however, they are easy to spot and “Ralph Lauren’s” quality clothing is very hard to match.

Sketches for "Squash It"

This sketch has a squash ball followed by a colored swoosh and will be designed with
the national colors of Trinidad and Tobago

This sketch is designed to depict a squash ball made human, hitting a ball over the name

of the company and making the ball the dot of the "i" in "it"

This sketch has the "i" in it super imposed on the "S" in Squash

This sketch has a literal meaning to the company's name by having the large
"Squash" squishing the "it"

This sketch is suppose to depict a coat of arms affect to the logo

Companies

1. Pete's Pizza - A chain of pizzerias in the Caribbean

2. SydGlo Investments - My grandparents investment company

3. BayneCo. Financial Group - A financial agency

4. WatchMe. - A modern and stylish time piece distribution company

5. SewWhat! - A small sewing company

6. Squash-It - Squash store and 4 court complex

Project 1

During class four, when professor Corrigan showed us some examples of past student's projects, I would have to admit that I was pretty overwhelmed. For the first few classes we were simply creating single shapes and learning about gradients, I thought to myself "how on earth would I be able to create a picture based on shapes, without it ending up looking like a five year old did it?" However, when i got past my initial fear I began to brainstorm and thought that I would create a graphic which portrays something which I enjoy. After much thought I decided to create a graphic to depict music and by music I mean "reggae music". Reggae is something which I listen to when I need to relax and settle my mind and the first thing which comes to mind when I think about reggae is an acoustic guitar.

I began creating this graphic by first adding a background with the symbolic reggae colors of "red, gold, green and black" followed by the body of the guitar. I created the body by making two interconnected circles of different sizes and filling them with the same brown as the strokestyle. I then created two more circles with a darker shade of brown to give the effect of the inside of the guitar. After this came the neck, the strings and the bar, which comprised of one horizontal rectangle, two more interconnected circles, six lines and a vertical rectangle. I then added a radial gradient at the bottom conner of the body of the guitar to symbolize light reflecting off the wood of the guitar.

To end this graphic I decided to add a powerful quote by one of the most influential singers in reggae music, Bob Marley. This project, though stressful, turned out to be a lot of fun and I am glad I was able to make a meaningful piece.


CODE:


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context.fill();
context.stroke();

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context.fill();
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context.fill();
context.stroke();

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context.fill();
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context.fill();
context.stroke();


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context.stroke();

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