Logo Assignment

This is my logo. The first one is in colour, and the second one is the same image in a black and white effect.

This logo was made to represent me and what my name means. Research proved my name meant graceful and elegant, as well as delightful and energetic. Those were the qualities I used to create this logo. 

I then researched more about the characteristics of the name to get into more detail. I found out that dance was a common denominator for the qualities from before, specifically ballet.

In the colour version of my logo, i used a pale blue-green, subtly in the shape of a random swirl in the back. I also added a drop shadow of the same blue-green colour. I chose the font 'Zapfino' because of it's elegance and simplicity. It represented the logo perfectly and it gave the entire piece a more finished look. The type of line I used in this piece was a thin white line, outlining only a few of my dancers physical attributes. I chose to put a swirl in the background to represent a ribbon, a prop used by most ballerinas worldwide. I chose to put the swirl behind the actual image because it wouldn't interfere with the entire image and I liked the way the dancer seemed to be physically infront of her ribbon giving an unrealistic look to it. 

This logo was made using the pen tool on Adobe Illustrator and this was a new concept for me, as a designer. It was difficult to get the correct line type on my image because of the awkward position of the dancer. The hands and hair were difficult to do, because the fingers on the hand were placed oddly, and the hair was really big and full, making it difficult to get each curl correctly, but i got the hang of it, and i will definately be using this tool more as I grow as a designer. I also learned how to use layers correctly for their right purpose and the layers are a great tool to help keep organized, and I'm glad I learnt to use this tool as well.

I'm really happy with the way my logo turned out, and I think it represents me perfectly. The colour, shape, and line all look great to me, and seems almost too professional to be called my artwork.