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Logo #3

Open coatless opened 4 years ago

coatless commented 4 years ago

We need to come up with a logo design.

Simple is better.
Anything that evokes a memorable symbol without requiring an advanced illustrator.
- c.f. TED Talk on Why city flags may be the worst-designed thing you've never noticed by Roman Mars

Thoughts on symbols:

Corn
- We're in the middle of corn fields...
Squirrels
- Too specific to UIUC's campus?
HAL
- Would the red eye symbol click with today's audiences?
Use of the I
- Not sure we want university branding...

ResourcefulSquirrel commented 4 years ago

Hex sticker with map of illinois centered and the R logo identifying the CU area location? Corn kernels filling in background?

coatless commented 4 years ago

Partial inspiration from ILcorn as to what an IL silhouette looks like with corn.

@daviddalpiaz thoughts?

daviddalpiaz commented 4 years ago

I'm very pro corn themed logo. I wonder if we could incorporate something more UIUC specific instead of Illinois? Or maybe corn is that thing?

daviddalpiaz commented 4 years ago

I missed the comment from @ResourcefulSquirrel. Kinda liking the idea of a corn kernel background! As long as it isn't too cluttered.

ResourcefulSquirrel commented 4 years ago

Ok, This is my 10-minute mock-up. I'd aim for a solid/filled state image, but didn't want to keep looking.

ResourcefulSquirrel commented 4 years ago

and, uh, the design stops at the hexagon border, but I couldn't figure out how to crop it easily in Preview.

coatless commented 4 years ago

I'll boot up Photoshop tomorrow and try my hand. Where did you get the IL outline? Did you use a shape file?

ResourcefulSquirrel commented 4 years ago

I just searched online for a transparent illinois state outline. I'd assume that a shape file would work, but that seemed a little much effort for me at this point in the day.

ResourcefulSquirrel commented 4 years ago

I've also seen several people use https://github.com/GuangchuangYu/hexSticker to design a hex logo (and share it)

daviddalpiaz commented 4 years ago

Loving this idea. I'd just suggest we don't use an actual image of corn, but something more cartoonish and simpler like here: https://www.logolynx.com/images/logolynx/ab/ab29b2564e83abe96fdabdcb04fd309b.png

ResourcefulSquirrel commented 4 years ago

I kind of like that the corn displays a phyllotactic defect that mostly aligns with the borders of the state, but not enough to stand in the way if someone puts together another cool design. (corn image was from here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nonlin/3818592181 )