Mind Map

LOGOS!

First impression is everything. Every product and design around us has a logo associated with it. We either love these logos or hate them, but despite which, we know them and that is what is most important. Logos are so important that a product that otherwise would not be bought by someone will be simply because of the logo or brand that it is. We can see any logo and without the name of the company being spelled out, have a mental image of what the business is, what they sell, how we view them etc. Logos are a great marketing tool but much more then that. Having the ability to show an entire culture in one little icon or symbol, and having it mean something to everyone that sees it daily is quite an undertaking. Designers are very aware of this and logo designers who do create an amazing logo that becomes a success for a company open doors and opportunities that they would have other wise never have had. When designing logos the designer has to take many things into consideration starting with the theme they want to use, the color, the complexity of the logo or the simplicity. Every element is extremely important and it is truly amazing in the end. The ideal that a simple "swish" of a check mark for Nike can mean an entire world for people all in one little symbol. Other logos that have the names are also just as important. The design, the font, the form of that logo is everything. Once a name is stylized a certain way, even if the same style is used for a different name, we can recognize that and say...there is something weird about that, oh yeah it is the same as this other logo but a different word. The logos of our society are critical to companies all over the world to help people pinpoint their brands and their style and to refer back to it and remember it. It is a giant marketing scheme in its simplest form.

Want to see some great blog websites??

Here is a list of some of the webpages i have found very interesting and diverse.

Design Observer

http://www.designobserver.com/

I love this site because it is filled with everything and anything from all different sorts of people. Topics range all the way from design technology to history to religion to sustainability. There are thousands of different blogs to follow on this site and i just couldnt choose one. Great page with so many different beliefs and ideals.

Fuel Your Creativity

http://www.fuelyourcreativity.com/

BEST BLOG TO FOLLOW! This blog is definetly geared toward todays society and my ideals which is what i love about it. Learn about EVERYTHING from principles of design to design processes to finding your inner artist and using your imagination. Some people are born creative...if you are me then that isnt true for you. This blog is a great source for inspiration and awesome ideas from others. They also have a lot of other links to great websites and blogs to spark that need to design.

The Design Cubicle

http://www.thedesigncubicle.com/

The main function behind this blog is graphic design. It is great for those that need services in this field with tips for logo design, branding, web design and advertising and marketing. If ever you needed to design anything whether it be a brochure or even a buisiness card, this is the place to go.

Design, Culture & Language

Design is basically the planning or originating of anything such as a piece of artwork, a product or a system. What it will look like, what its function will be, who will use it etc.

Culture is characteristics such as customs and/or beliefs of a group of people identified by either there age, there ethnicity or race and much much more.

Language is a way of communicating thoughts, feelings and ideas with others through the use of symbols, signals, gestures or sounds.

These three concepets are related in every aspect of life. The design process for an idea is dictated by the culture it is being made for. Each culture has a language with which it communicates to the world. Therefore when wanting to express ideas to a different culture one would have to design a product or piece of art that speaks in that language of the culture. With out this influence that each of these has on the other there really would be very little differenciation of anything. Everything would be the same, and would really be made or one person, not a large quantity of individuals and their beliefs and personal ideals as well. Design, culture and language interact in every level of production and conception.