Task 4, Evaluation...

I decided to make a range of designs for my logo. To make my logo look original. My designs are constructed around historical figures around medieval times. A peer advised me to use a selection of colours for my design. So I chose 11 colours. The person who I was designing the logo for wanted something that was original and not very common with other designs or copied. I based many of my images off art works and figurines. It was very hard to pick what sketch I wanted for my final design. In the beginning I decided to go for one design. I then decided that it was not as good and not as I wanted it so I decided I would go for another design. For my next design I used 10 colours. The way I designed my next image was more appropriate and had better placed colours. The colours that I had chose  seem not to be more eye catching. The design is aimed at a young and old audience.  However the main character in the design seems more appropriate to children. This design did not fully meet the client’s expatiations. Much of my design was not influenced by a variety of many logos however it seemed similar to some I found online.  

Royalty Free Medieval Stock Logo Designs

This logo resembles small similarities to my design. It shows a medieval character with a shield and a circle shape behind it. 

https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjMjfytmqLLAhWCNpoKHXCdD-UQjhwIBQ&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.teamclipart.com%2Fimage%2Fmedieval-knight-with-sword-and-shield-vector-image-2%2F&psig=AFQjCNG74chj1CTNTMJGeApKsva64UybGA&ust=1457015031189189   

 This logo shows some similarities to my design. The character is in a circle and that parts of the image is going out of the perimeter. It also has the same theme of being medieval period type figure. The design has a similar timeline.

When I started this unit I first planned out my designs and sketches.  This helped me organise what I was going to do. It helped me plan out my graphic. The planning was very helpful to my idea and design. It also helped me work out which programs to use to design my graphic.

My decision to the final design was very hard because I had to choose which design was the best.

Over all I think I did well creating the graphic based image. I was able to put it on different media formats. I enjoyed creating this logo. There are many things that i should improve on to make my logo seem more professional. 

Select format :

The file that i use for my logos is mainly JPEG this is because the image can be placed on the internet. The file format itself is very popular among many professionals. The  quality is high but the compression is with a small degree.

The only problem with JPEG file formats is that it can not be edited unless re converted to pddf or something which is similar. The format cannot support transparency. The problem with JPEG and other raster files is that when the picture is increased in size the quality goes and the pixels begin to show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X8nboil7-4

This logo in which i have designed is in a print platform. The logo is also in a interactive media form. Here it can be accessed and can take the user to the main page.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8QTKII28rQ

The link above shows the graphic in a moving image form. I uploaded  

The logo is also on a social media format. It is on instagram.

Consideration of audience:

 The merciful servant is a YouTube channel which posts similar content to my clients. Their design is a mixture of Arabic and English words. This logo is aimed for male and females. People who visit the channel are generally working people or students. The viewers are generally in the lower classes. These people are Muslims who would generally want to learn more about Islam. They would like to watch videos to remind them of things that they would forget and it would help them in their faith.

Nature of content:

I want to design a logo for a YouTube channel which uploads Islamic songs (nasheeds) and Qur’an. This logo I am designing reflects Islamic history.

My main idea is to draw a Saracen character which is a warrior in Islamic history. I’m designing this logo for people who are interested in “nasheeds” or people who are interested in Islamic history. My product only has a few colours: Brown, green, dark green, black and silver.

The files I’m going to use is jpeg because the pddf file cannot be uploaded as an image or as a file that cannot be edited. Jpeg on the other hand can be exported and uploaded on the internet as an image and cannot be edited.