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Computer Graphic Design

Logo Design Steps 5, 6 and 7 – Reflection, Positioning and Presentation

Objective: To complete the logo design process by selecting and finalizing a logo design.

Student Friendly Learning Target: I will select and refine a final logo design.

Web Links:

Article: The Logo Design Process of Top Graphic Designers: https://justcreative.com/2008/02/01/logo-design-process-of-top-graphic-designers/

Topics Discussed:

  • Eight Step Logo Design Process:
    • Step 5 – Reflection
    • Step 6 – Positioning
    • Step 7 – Presentation

Assignment:

Hopefully, you completed Step 5 – Reflection this past weekend by getting some good rest and coming back refreshed and renewed. Look at your logo sketches in the wire basket on the front table once more, and select one to begin refining into your final logo design. This final logo design must adhere to the Six Principles of Good Logo Design that we previously studied, and should incorporate all that you’ve learned about the Principles of Design, Shape, Color Theory and Symbolism.

Step 6 – Positioning

Take a look back your completed Design Brief documents. You should have completed this step back on the Monday two weeks ago, when we started this Logo Design project.

Now you have a decision to make: Will you stick with one of the designs you created before Spring Break, or will you go with something completely new? This decision is called Positioning, and it is a choice that every professional designer has to make.

Step 7 – Presentation

Make a new Print Illustrator document with a standard Letter size artboard (8.5 in x 11 in). Using all that you’ve learned about the principles of good logo design, the principles of design (C.R.A.P.), Color Theory, shapes and symbols, begin using the path, shape, color and type tools in Illustrator to design a simple, yet unique and attractive logo that is easy to remember, relevant to you and your interests, will look good even printed in a single color, and will stand the test of time.

Your Illustrator file containing your final logo design on a single artboard should have your name in the filename, and should be submitted to the “Final Logo Design” assignment post on the Google Classroom page for your class period no later than the end of the day on Monday, March 23rd.

Do your best to complete your design by the Monday, March 23rd deadline, as we will be moving on to an exciting new unit the following week. This upcoming week will be shortened by Pre-ACT testing and an I-Day on Friday, so you will have at least three 50 minute classes including today, with no advisory travel options, plus whatever time you wish to put in after school. Manage your time wisely.

Presentation of the final logo submissions and judging will occur on Thursday, April 2nd, and then it will be time for the final step: Step 8 – Celebration!

Good luck, work hard, make good decisions, and we’ll see you all at the celebration where we’ll toast the completion of the Logo Design process and everyone who successfully worked through the process to create and submit an original logo design that they can be proud of.

Assigned: Monday, March 16th, 2026

Due: Wednesday, Monday, March 23rd, 2026

Computer Graphic Design

Final Day 2025 – So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Objectives:

  • I can say “Happy Trails” until we meet again.
  • I can remember what Mister M taught me, and use it to continue to make cool things.
  • I can tell Mister M how he did, and help him improve future classes.
  • I can look forward to the future.

Links:
Google Classroom

Topics Discussed:

  • Computer Graphic Design
  • Animate Film Festival
  • Class Survey
  • Summer Vacation

Assignment:

Hello, and congratulations! You successfully made it to the end of Computer Graphic Design 1-2! I hope this was a fun and productive class for you, and that you learned a few things that will help you in your future endeavors.

We’ll celebrate your great work today, with the End-of-year Animate Film Festival! Keep an eye out for your animation, and let’s celebrate the end of a great year by enjoying the creative works of your classmates.

If you could take a moment to let me know how I did, and how I can improve for future classes, I have attached a brief questionnaire on the Google Classroom page. It’s not for a grade, but your feedback will help me out a lot, and I’d appreciate it if you took a moment to fill it out with your honest opinions.

Now that we’re done, above all else:

  1. Remember your C.R.A.P.! Contrast, Repetition, Alignment and Proximity are the basic building blocks of good design, and if you remember to use these principles, you can be sure that everything you create will not look like actual crap.
  2. Keep on learning! Don’t stop using InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Animate! Make sure you’re taking a class with Mrs. Delgado (AMI or Multimedia) if you want to keep using these programs. Otherwise, download some demo versions and keep practicing with the software, or else you’ll forget much of what you learned this year! (Rest assured, that if you do forget things, it’ll all come back to you once you start using the software again. It’s just like riding a bicycle…)
  3. Create cool things! Nothing I’ve taught you this year is worth anything unless you use it to create cool things! Use the tools, principles and techniques I’ve provided you to make things that you are proud of, and want to show off to other people! Just use your skills to make things that you truly love, and other people will love them too. (Ignore the ones that don’t. Haters gonna hate.)

It has been my great pleasure to accompany you on your journey into Computer Graphic Design this year. I hope that you enjoyed this class, and continue to seek out and add to the beauty in a world that is all too often filled with ugly and boring things.

Remember that you are now trained to battle in the eternal struggle against ugliness and boredom! Fight on, and never forget your C.R.A.P.!

Posted: May 19th, 2025