Well, I just finished cutting out symbols which was probably the hardest thing to do since it has curves… they’re not perfect but they should do the job. Now on to binding, cutting out map, and finding a good place to stick a pocket for my examples.
So far the pages are cut out… now on to cutting the symbols and id’s
So I have spent the weekend catching up on my book and here are some pages that I have done…
Progress of map…
Well, here are my final ideas for the state park re-design that I’m currently playing with…
After creating the concept of applying the tractor as the representation of agriculture, now I start to implement the idea of it representing nature to convey the atmosphere of a park. I’ve also started playing with some colors but have narrowed it down to gray and green…
Here are my first ideas for the Cedar Hill State Park logo re-design. My focus is to somehow represent the agriculture history which makes the park unique.
I visited the Cedar Hill State Park over the weekend for our state park project. It is a big park with fishing, hiking, picnic area, and includes the Joe Pool Lake. The main feature of the place other than the lake would be its agricultural history museum. There is a part of the park dedicated to the Penn family farm. There are restored farmhouses and agriculture machinery to recreate a time in history of rural lifestyle opposite of the urban style we live in today. It is an escape from the city into nature in which this park consists of two separate ecosystems. The trip was like a fun scavenger hunt for labels, symbols, maps, and anything I could find for the project. Now on to creating a suitable logo.
I finally got advised at 3:40 PM. It was great but half of the classes I wanted to take were gone. Obviously it is my fault since I forgot to check what time slot I signed up for. The great thing is that I’ll be taking 4 studio courses next Fall! No, not really. Hopefully I can manage them. On a positive note, now I have a good excuse to buy a nice camera.
Well, I learned a lot about Chermayeff & Geismar while researching for the presentation. Honestly, I had no clue who they were. Now every time that I see my Chase debit card or flip over to NBC C&G pop up. Here is a great article about them from the AIGA website with some intriguing quotes that explain their techniques and philosophy of design.
http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/medalist-ivanchermayeffandtomgeismar
