Journal 5

So for this project we were asked to recreate 6 signs that people use and see everyday.

1. Mens and Womens Room:

I wanted to keep this symbol really simple and started off with the idea to use the signature colors. (PINK AND BLUE) I first decided I wanted to use a shape for both just switch the colors depending on who's bathroom it was representing. I started with a square but it did not look finished to I switched to a pink and blue circle. It was simple enough but still something was missing. I then decided to at a W and M to the middle of the circles and I feel it came out really well.

2. Fire Extinguisher:

I spent the most time creating this logo. I have no clue why I just could not get motivated to create anything. So I decided on some cartoonish orange flames with some blue rain drops falling onto it. Simple enough but I think it might be seen as more a sign for a fire hose then a fire extinguisher.

3. Jaintors Closet:

For this symbol I wanted to bring some humor into the not so glamouros job. I decided on using 3 tools that are used by Jaintors daily

a bucket

a broom

and a mop.

I then decided to go with a pirate idea using the bucket in place of the skull and the mop and broom in place of the cross bones/ swords. I also wanted to keep the overall symbol simple so I used dark blue for the only color.

4. Executive Washroom:

First of all, an executive washroom sounds like something in England. Either way this sounded super fancy pants to me so I wanted to make this logo just that way. I decided to use on of those old bath tubs with the legs as my focal point and I would keep this white. I then put a line of bubbles coming out of the top of the tub. I liked the way this looked but it wasnt "fancy" enough so I placed it all into a gold star. I think this is my favorite symbol I created for this project because it is alot of fun.

5. Parking Garage:

I had some trouble creating this symbol. I did not want to make it similar to other parking symbols but it kind of had to be so people would understand what it was for. I decided that the background focal shape was going to be in the shape of a house and I decided on the color green for this. I then put a outline of a car into it but it seemed to boring. So I scratched the car and decided I wanted to put in a part of the car and decided on a tire which is mostly all black to have it stand out from the green.

6. Exit:

Honestly, I have no clue how to recreate an Exit sign. I think it is perfect the way it is. A red box that had EXIT written in it gets the point across perfectly. So for this symbol I decided to try and stick to the original as close as possible but add a little twist to it. I have written out

FRESH

AIR

and placed it in a red box. I decided to put arrows pointing up along each side of the words just to make it a little different.