First the business card :D
Next, the logo itself :D
Letterhead.
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Friday, December 6, 2013
Thursday, December 5, 2013
The Effects of Packaging
The article really does show how much packaging (amongst other things) affects the consumer's desire to buy a product. There is a saying that "A person is smart, but people are dumb" or something to the affect. This Swaddle Scandal would probably be a good example of this saying as the masses bought into a single individual's scheme to sell false organic goods.
Part of this would probably have to do with the belief that if something is "organic" it is automatically superior to any foods that were produced and protected through the use of pesticides or whatever other chemicals and mass production methods are used. This individual saw this and, like many (myself included), figured that no one really knows the difference between organic and normally produced food products and the fact that this went unnoticed for so long proves it to be true - more or less. It was a brilliant plan that came about from a mix of good packaging and human gullibility.
I myself am often drawn to a product simply because it has a good design on the package. Things like orange juice, lemonade, or certain cereals are more attractive to me because the designer made the product look more desirable in whatever way they did. If I look at a product with a very bland, generic, design, I feel that the food, even though I KNOW a lot of it is produced/packaged in the same facilities, may not be as good. If there is a very small difference in price (say twenty cents) I am more liable to go for the better designed one, even if it were more expensive. Though there are limits of course.
In matters of movies and video games, people are more drawn to flashier and better designed covers or posters, etc, than those that look very bland. For example, the Dynasty Warriors series has very bland uninteresting covers and because of that, it plays a part in the series looking uninteresting to many people (amongst other things, though many gamers know not to judge a game by its cover anyway). Books also deal with the same thing, as the cover plays a significant factor in what an individual believes a series may be about or what they think the quality of the book is (lazier looking covers tend to be very unattractive and those that seem to try too hard to look interesting are also unattractive).
Part of this would probably have to do with the belief that if something is "organic" it is automatically superior to any foods that were produced and protected through the use of pesticides or whatever other chemicals and mass production methods are used. This individual saw this and, like many (myself included), figured that no one really knows the difference between organic and normally produced food products and the fact that this went unnoticed for so long proves it to be true - more or less. It was a brilliant plan that came about from a mix of good packaging and human gullibility.
I myself am often drawn to a product simply because it has a good design on the package. Things like orange juice, lemonade, or certain cereals are more attractive to me because the designer made the product look more desirable in whatever way they did. If I look at a product with a very bland, generic, design, I feel that the food, even though I KNOW a lot of it is produced/packaged in the same facilities, may not be as good. If there is a very small difference in price (say twenty cents) I am more liable to go for the better designed one, even if it were more expensive. Though there are limits of course.
In matters of movies and video games, people are more drawn to flashier and better designed covers or posters, etc, than those that look very bland. For example, the Dynasty Warriors series has very bland uninteresting covers and because of that, it plays a part in the series looking uninteresting to many people (amongst other things, though many gamers know not to judge a game by its cover anyway). Books also deal with the same thing, as the cover plays a significant factor in what an individual believes a series may be about or what they think the quality of the book is (lazier looking covers tend to be very unattractive and those that seem to try too hard to look interesting are also unattractive).
Friday, November 22, 2013
Legendary Games
Legendary Games
What does it do?
Design video games.
Audience/ Customers? Are they middle class teenagers? Upperclass elderly?
Older teens and adults.
You are the CEO? You are in charge of this company.
YES I AM!
What kind of company image do you wish to create? How do you want it to be viewed by the public?
Something that looks good, something that makes people understand that the main genre for the company is RPGs.
What do you sell? How do you hope to make money?
Video games. I hope to make money by selling them.
Are you an investment firm? a soda company? A publishing company? A Consrtuction Company? What are the different needs of these companies how do they need to best be addressed?
Game company.
What will you ask your designer to create for you? Why?
Something that gets the point across without meaningless flair.
Do you need a mascot? A color scheme? How do you develop customer recognition?
No mascot. Looking at warm colors, mostly yellow or gold for colors.
Write a mission statement or business plan
Who is your competition? How do you get customers to focus on your business.
Other game design companies.
What does it do?
Design video games.
Audience/ Customers? Are they middle class teenagers? Upperclass elderly?
Older teens and adults.
You are the CEO? You are in charge of this company.
YES I AM!
What kind of company image do you wish to create? How do you want it to be viewed by the public?
Something that looks good, something that makes people understand that the main genre for the company is RPGs.
What do you sell? How do you hope to make money?
Video games. I hope to make money by selling them.
Are you an investment firm? a soda company? A publishing company? A Consrtuction Company? What are the different needs of these companies how do they need to best be addressed?
Game company.
What will you ask your designer to create for you? Why?
Something that gets the point across without meaningless flair.
Do you need a mascot? A color scheme? How do you develop customer recognition?
No mascot. Looking at warm colors, mostly yellow or gold for colors.
Write a mission statement or business plan
Who is your competition? How do you get customers to focus on your business.
Other game design companies.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Response
This is another example of small, foreign, businesses trying to capitalize on the fame of a larger company. Regardless of what the owner says, the logo is clearly influenced off of that of Starbucks. It is a very easy matter to change the name and logo, the character in the middle does not even have to change, just a small amount can be done and it will no longer look like the Starbucks logo.
I’ve seen things like this plenty of times and it eventually becomes annoying because, even if you’re a small business in a poor country, if you want to start a business, you should be aware of laws such as these and want to make a name off of the product you make and not have to leech off of another country.
Monday, November 4, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Movie Poster
My movie poster :D
The king is dead and a bastard son running about beyond the reach of the kingdom is the one meant to rule. Timmon Faerfire and Jordan Wytlock (pictured) set on a journey to find the heir and restore proper order to the Kingdom of Tever. They are viciously pursued by the dead king's cousin who stole the throne under belief there was no other and the renowned Iron Guard.
Can they succeed? Well, I can't really say that can I? But there is a sample chapter of the actual story here: http://ryanwritesalot.livejournal.com/7101.html
The king is dead and a bastard son running about beyond the reach of the kingdom is the one meant to rule. Timmon Faerfire and Jordan Wytlock (pictured) set on a journey to find the heir and restore proper order to the Kingdom of Tever. They are viciously pursued by the dead king's cousin who stole the throne under belief there was no other and the renowned Iron Guard.
Can they succeed? Well, I can't really say that can I? But there is a sample chapter of the actual story here: http://ryanwritesalot.livejournal.com/7101.html
Friday, October 11, 2013
Friday, October 4, 2013
Album Cover
I have two album covers to present:
Sorry to disappoint, everyone, but I will not be singing any time soon.
Sun Cover
Dark Cover
Sorry to disappoint, everyone, but I will not be singing any time soon.
Second Dark Cover
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Movie Poster: Inglorious Basterds
It was annoying finding a movie poster that I actually liked enough for this. There are a couple Tarantino movies I wanted to use, but eh, if I put my face on something it, sadly, can't be Pulp Fiction because I don't think a lot of people want to see me in a dress (Ha).
However, I settled on Inglorious Basterds because it's one of those where history drastically changes, with Hitler dying and honestly it had very good characters in it (it was Tarantino's longest written script, apparently).
Friday, September 27, 2013
On Signs and Logos
Over the summer, I actually had the great chance to go to London. When I was there, I saw so many great sights and met many great people. However, just as the article points out, many of the road signs are indeed poorly designed. I wouldn’t go as far as the writer does and say that they are completely unpleasing, distracting, or what have you, but the differences between some such as “Tower Bridge” and “Tower bridge” were apparent to me. There was at least one case of the Underground signs having a lowercase where the rest were uppercase too.
Unlike the writer, I don’t try to pull some significant meaning out of a design because such is not always the case. Looking at things from a normal person’s perspective, one who doesn’t care for the complicated reasoning (or sometimes lack thereof, some things just look nice after all) why the company logo decides to place the fish facing left instead of right. The signs in London are designed to tell people where to go, what not to do, what to do, etc, not create an epiphany within a driver.
When it comes to companies and their logos, sometimes things have to change. While there are always some people who believe “the old logo was better” the simple fact is that not all designs manage to age well. UPS, for example, has had a couple design changes and when considering the look of the second-to-most-recent one’s design, it would eventually have to change. I personally like the more simplistic yet stylish design and if it is truly necessary to draw a meaning from it, it shows that the service is still accessible (or simple).
The situation with the Citroën and McDonald’s, I don’t know of nor can I really comment on it as well as the other two since I have up until now never heard of the former nor set foot inside a McDonald’s in years.
Friday, September 20, 2013
My Products
The Squid
- The idea of The Squid is to have a multi-use tool in the kitchen. The Squid can be used as a grinder for pepper corns, rock salt, etc, grate cheese, juice fruit, and many other things.
- It is an attempt at being a nonsensical yet incredibly useful tool.
- Targets chefs or those who work in the kitchen often.
The Flawcet
- The Flawcet is meant to be a useful and easy to use (it's not) water dispenser.
- Incredibly weighty and impossible to move around or use efficiently.
- Targets people who have too much time on their hands or question government infrastructure.
- The idea of The Squid is to have a multi-use tool in the kitchen. The Squid can be used as a grinder for pepper corns, rock salt, etc, grate cheese, juice fruit, and many other things.
- It is an attempt at being a nonsensical yet incredibly useful tool.
- Targets chefs or those who work in the kitchen often.
The Flawcet
- The Flawcet is meant to be a useful and easy to use (it's not) water dispenser.
- Incredibly weighty and impossible to move around or use efficiently.
- Targets people who have too much time on their hands or question government infrastructure.
Friday, September 13, 2013
Friday, September 6, 2013
Five Questions
What is your computer experience?
I've been using computers since I was a wee tot. I learned very quickly how to use them, knowing how to click, access the internet, etc.
I use them every single day to do whatever piques my interest at the moment, from writing to gaming.
What is your major class?
Game Design
What do you hope to get out of this class?
I want to be able to create original images through this and hopefully become better at drawing and creating said images.
Who is your favorite artist?
A lot of writers, Tolkien, GRRM, Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson. There are many people in the game industry that I like as well like Shigeru Miyamoto and Notch.
Write a five line story?
Jory watched as the next two competitors rode their horses into the lists. Ewan had been notably disturbed when Syemon Rendon slew the heir to House Haldon in his last bout and swore to Jory that he would not let the boy advance any further. In his armor, Ewan looked less like the jolly fat lord that attended his father's feasts and more like a threatening lord a top his brown courser.
On the other end, Syemon smiled wolfishly at Ewan and even after he dropped his visor, Jory could tell he was intending to strike Ewan down too. Ewan, however, loudly called to his opponent, "On behalf of House Haldon, I shall avenge the death of young Willan!" and pulled his visor down and taking up his lance. Syemon laughed behind his helm and already began his charge. Ewan did the same and when the two were close, both lances burst into wooden splinters on their shields. Syemon let out a cry of disgust and Ewan wasted no time in throwing the broken lance away before taking up the new one.
On the second pass, their lances broke again and Syemon became angrier. They took their new lances and Ewan rose his high before letting out a thunderous roar. Their horses charged and Syemon was thrown from his horse by Lord Lander. The stadium let out a massive cheer and Jory stood up and joined them. Ewan rounded the fence, holding up his lance to the cheering crowd and Syemon was pulled off the ground by his attendants, he was unconscious but alive.
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