I have been trying to get into the graphic design world lately. I am really thinking I may go back to school for it because I love it so much! But anyways since moving to Philly I have been working at a store in Rittenhouse Square called "Hello World". It is a great little gift boutique that pretty much everyone in Philly knows about and loves it. It is a really fun store to work in and I have met some great people who work there! The owner, Jay, is great. He definitely knows what he is doing and has a great eye and energy about himself.
Jay is very creative himself, but also is really good at motivating and pushing creative people to create and do what they love. I am not sure if he hires mostly artists or if it just worked out that way, but there are three of us that I know of that are very artistic and creative. Once he learned that I am interested in graphics and photography he started project talk. I was really excited to have a project to work on!
Anyways... The project was to re-do the logo for the home store to be the same as the "Hello World" logo, but with a stamp like graphic that goes over the original saying "The Home Store". He wants both stores to have the same brand, but different specialties. I have not finished the final logo, but I wanted to share what I have been doing and the process I have been going through.
This is the original logo that I am working with (the file is not the best).
And Jay wants some kind of stamp looking graphic to go over that.
This is what I had worked on at first that did NOT work...
We decided we did like the idea of the round passport type of stamp. Soooo I have been working on different ideas using the round stamp idea. We also liked the idea of adding in a classic furniture piece to add a little more to the logo. This is what I have so far that I think works best... BUT still not done. (And I know the bottom text is unreadable..working on that).
Again it is just a screen shot, but this is sort of what we are working with as of now. I am excited about it! I will upload a final logo idea when it is done, but it is fun to work in this way and also awesome that I am making something for someone other then myself! Let me know if anyone has any ideas or suggestions.
More to come..
