{"id":358,"date":"2010-10-31T15:25:10","date_gmt":"2010-10-31T22:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smouldendesign.com\/blog\/?p=358"},"modified":"2010-10-31T15:50:07","modified_gmt":"2010-10-31T22:50:07","slug":"shell-plus-bee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.shelbymoulden.com\/blog\/shell-plus-bee\/","title":{"rendered":"Shell Plus Bee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>First off, Happy Nevada Day everyone! Yeah, I know, its Halloween today too but few celebrate the wondrous birth of the Silver State. So! While most are running around in costumes looking for candy and alcohol for tonight, I will be saying thank you to dead Abraham Lincoln for giving birth this country&#8217;s 36th state (it was a tough pregnancy you know). Hehe.<\/p>\n<h2>Actual Post<\/h2>\n<p>Today&#8217;s post is on a logo I made for myself if I ever wanted to redesign my identity system. That will probably happen at sometime because it seems that all designers want to redesign their stuff every two years or so. I&#8217;m even more inclined because by current logo is just my name. I still think my logo is fine. I use powerful colors and the beautiful Expressway to create my name in a very simple yet elegant fashion. It symbolizes me quite a bit.<\/p>\n<h3>Icons<\/h3>\n<p>The only thing is that though simplicity defines me greatly, so does complexity and illustration. Remember, I originally wanted to draw comic books for a living. I even more love icons. I think almost everything should be defined by a symbol. By doing so, we wouldn&#8217;t have to read so much to get a particular message across. I am not saying to get rid of words. Remember I love typography. But I think well though out icons speed up comprehension to velocities words can never do. This speed of comprehension is why I love and hate the new logo I created.<\/p>\n<h3>New Logo<\/h3>\n<p>When I was working at the front desk of my college dorm, all the front desk workers had a card with our name on it so people knew who we were. For a conversation starter, I wrote my name as a pictogram of a shell and a bee. It was a huge success. I got to know a bunch of people with that title. Some people loved the creativity while others just enjoyed the little game I gave them. Some people actually thought my name was &#8220;Clam wasp&#8221; for a while. Ever sense than, I enjoyed that my name could be turned into pictures. Few can.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday I thought about making a logo out of the idea. I knew I wanted to actually make it but I started to wonder if I should actually use it or not. Here are my pros and cons to it:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twoCol\">\n<div>\n<h3>Pros<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Memorable<\/li>\n<li>Shows my love of icons &amp; illustrations<\/li>\n<li>Colors can symbolize CMYK process colors<\/li>\n<li>Shell symbolizes a new home, strength, safety<\/li>\n<li>Bee symbolizes speed,\u00a0utilitarianism, productivity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Cons<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Over simplified illustrations doesn&#8217;t show my love of typography<\/li>\n<li>Could be confusing&#8230;Clam wasp?<\/li>\n<li>CMYK hides my web RGB background<\/li>\n<li>Water, honey, and stingers are people&#8217;s first thoughts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>There are definitely some nice ideas behind the new logo but I don&#8217;t think they are enough for me to use it. Besides, I am currently too busy to redo my entire identity system. Have any other affirmations or critiques on the fantasy look. I would love to hear it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-359\" title=\"Shell Plus Bee: Design without Words\" src=\"http:\/\/v2.shelbymoulden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/blog_10_31_10.gif\" alt=\"shell plus bee\" width=\"580\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/v2.shelbymoulden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/blog_10_31_10.gif 580w, https:\/\/v2.shelbymoulden.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/blog_10_31_10-300x206.gif 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Know what today is? 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