Personal Symbol Design & Color Theory

Designing a Personal Symbol with variations in color schemes: For this project you will be brainstorming/sketching, designing and creating color variations of a symbol that represents YOU.

There are three steps or phases of this project:

1. Brainstorming/sketching: Fill an 8.5 x 11 page with many different ideas for a person symbol. Consider starting with a word list of things you like and personal characteristics.
2. Creating variations in Illustrator (Black and white): Choose 1-3 designs from your sketches to create in Illustrator (vector images). Then design variations of those designs. You should have an 8.5 x 11 inche page filled with black and white variations.
3. Create color variations of chosen symbol. After learning about the psychology of color and how it applies to design, Color your chosen design in the  required color schemes. Make your favorite one the largest image on the page.
4. Turn BOTH black and white and color variations/schemes into Dropbox as jpgs (High quality, and 300 resolution)

Student Learning Objective: Students will apply skills in creating vector images to create a symbol representing themselves by sketching, creating variations and color schemes.

Phase 3: Brainstorming (fill a page with personal symbol ideas) No existing logo can be used

Phase 2: Creating variations in Illustrator (vector imagery)
BLACK & WHITE ONLY

Phase 3: Color Theory
Choose ONE of your designs and create the color schemes shown below.

Choose ONE logo from your black and white variations to turn into the above color schemes. Use your choice of colors from the color wheel that are the correct combination of colors. LABEL your symbols. Which color scheme best fits YOUR personality?