When I sat down to create my logo I was at a complete loss. I was unsure how I could visually communicate the complexities of a flipped classroom in a graphic, let alone, having to create that graphic from scratch. I did what I usually do when I am at a creative loss, I turned to google for inspiration. Sadly, google did not provide me with anything that I felt I could re-purpose for my design. Next, I began thinking of math symbols and become fixed on the symbol for sigma. As a mathematician I am aware the sigma is Greek letter associated with sum, integration and to many students, the letter S. i realized that capital sigma, something I always thought looked like a big E could represent an M when looked as sideways. At this moment, my whole logo came to me in a flash of inspiration. I would use sigma to represent the M in math and I would use reflection to represent a flipped classroom. I first drafted my logo on a post it, and then I went to word to determine if I could digitize my creation. After successfully creating a digital equivalent I wanted to use one of the logo makers suggested in class. Remembering all of my peers who said Logomakr was easy to use, I thought that would be an excellent place to start. I found the platform easy to use, easy to navigate and very user friendly. The only difficulty I had was determining how to copy and paste text that I already created so that I could ensure it was an exact duplicate. I tried to copy and paste, as I would do in word, but this did not work. Eventually, I figured that I needed to navigate to the layers menu and duplicate a layer. While, that makes perfect sense, It was not my first instinct. Despite this very small hiccup, I would absolutely recommend Logomakr to anyone who is trying to bring their creation to life. Logomakr has easy to use functions as well as a depth of tools available for even seasoned creatives.
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Caitlin Mitchell
6/15/2019 02:48:37 pm
Oh my gosh Brandon!
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Julie Lovie
6/15/2019 03:39:01 pm
Brandon I really like how well your graphic addresses your topic of a flipped math class you were very skillful in your creation. Are you thinking about adding a tag tine under your design for your Capstone ? I really like this design all in black as well it really works.
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JP
6/16/2019 11:28:05 pm
Even though you initially struggled with where to begin ( your end result is pretty clever and awesome BTW), those are emotions and feelings every artist and designer go through. Coming up with cool stuff is not easy, and we must and often pull from what inspires us! Math is interesting because there are a lot of "symbols" to play with and I really like the direction your logo ended up in.
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