Pixels
For the first version, I thought about the lines in my pixel could have some kind of writing on them. I just used the alphabet (as I couldn't think of anything to spell out). I also used effects to blur and twist the drawing underneath. For the second one, I just blurred the pixel; I thought it was interesting how it held its form and was still recognizable. For the third, I used blue lines that called upon the hints of blue in the original pixel and varied their thickness to create a kind of grid. I also used effects to illuminate the background. For the fourth one, I found black and white textures online and split the pixel into three main parts- the red lines going across, the yellow in the background, and the red in the background. I gave each part its own texture, and then blurred where they meet and left some red in between them to call upon the original pixel. For the fifth one, I used opaque white lines to intersect the drawing and to contrast the shades, creating a grid. For the sixth, I found images of scale figures walking and turned them white, as well as images of grass, water, and cliffs. I imagined the red lines as walkways across an ocean, so I used the background red as land and the yellow as ocean, and then had the scale figures walking across. This was my favorite one I did because of its inventiveness, the finished product, and many of my friends said they liked it the most. For the seventh, I used effects to make the original drawing less bright and more jagged, and then added a black opaque overlay. To add to it, I scribbled out some of the black to provide a more clear glimpse of what was underneath. For the eighth, I took the original pixel and mirrored it, creating an illusion by also making them opaque so they intersected. For the ninth, I resized the pixel to a quarter of the original, then laid out four of them in the original size, with differing orientations to create a pattern. I then took the original lines of the pixel and outlined them in black and filled them with an opaque white to have more of the original laid on top. And lastly, for the tenth, I cut circles out of the original pixel and put small sections of it underneath with the oil paint effect, giving them a different texture.
Logo
I was really excited to create my own logo! To start, I thought of things about myself and my architecture that I wanted to show; my love of color and my belief about how architecture and nature connect. I started with the orange underlay that has trees, a sun with clouds, and a mountain. I used a single color so it wouldn't be distracting, and then put a border
around. I then did the overlay for that, which features different buildings that I love (including Fallingwater) in black. I put this on top of the orange nature, but staggered them so it would be easier to see both. I am very passionate about the environment, and I think that architecture should not seek to destroy what currently exists, but instead take the opportunity to build upon and add to it. Thus, the building are on top of nature, but nature still peeks through. I used a curvy and colorful font for the letters in my logo, which spell out my name, to add more color to the logo overall. I didn't want to just lay them in a straight light, so I varied their positions to frame the other part of the logo, and then added dotted lines to connect them for the individual.
around. I then did the overlay for that, which features different buildings that I love (including Fallingwater) in black. I put this on top of the orange nature, but staggered them so it would be easier to see both. I am very passionate about the environment, and I think that architecture should not seek to destroy what currently exists, but instead take the opportunity to build upon and add to it. Thus, the building are on top of nature, but nature still peeks through. I used a curvy and colorful font for the letters in my logo, which spell out my name, to add more color to the logo overall. I didn't want to just lay them in a straight light, so I varied their positions to frame the other part of the logo, and then added dotted lines to connect them for the individual.
Overall
I got really good feedback on this project overall; both my whole pixel layout and my chosen pixel were featured in the lecture during the discussion of the good examples, and I really liked the logo I created. I will probably go back and change a few things about my logo based on the feedback; namely, the color variation (it was too complex) and maybe doing less with the positions of the letters.