Date commissioned:
April 2019
Date completed:
April 2019
Yes, the one I had in my website for months was a temporary logo. It was always going to be changed. I just lacked the right motivation to do anything about it. I mean, I can do work for others and have no problem at all, but when it comes to me, I suck.
So, I got to thinking. A logo needs to represent you. I mean, I logo is the first thing people see, and it should say as much about the company as possible, right? Well, I don’t know how to say all the services I offer assistance with, in one picture.
I went with me.
Who am I?
I’m a brown-haired, ginger beard, blonde eyebrows, pop culture enthusiast. I DJ, I dance along with the crowd, I help others, and I’m always smiling.
How do I portray this?
I looked back at myself, and found a pattern in me. I thumbs up, and smile, and oh my did I love cartoons as a kid (still do 😉). This made me think about that. A caricature. Of me. Perfect.
It wasn’t. It didn’t quite capture…me. Luckily enough, I knew someone who recently acquired a design from a friend of his, and oh my it was good. I knew what I wanted right then.
Fig 1:
A quick sketch, and I knew exactly what I wanted. I contacted the artist, and started scribbling.
Fig 2: this is why I don’t Photoshop!
Yep, I said that’s what I want. Fair play to the artist, Mike Devereux Danks, he came back with the best scribble of me that was possible.
Fig 3:
and there I was, in cartoon form. But, the pose wasn’t quite right. Luckily for Mike, I photo bombed a lot of pictures. Luckily for me, I was able to acquire one…
Fig 4: Kelsey, Stacey, and Jordan.
Guess what, there is the EXACT pose I wanted…and Mike being the genius he is, made it.
Fig 5:
Spot! On!
Fig 6: I really shouldn’t Photoshop
Oooo, it’s almost perfect.
Mike went away after he sketched the idea, and transferred it to digital. I told him the colour requirements and that I wanted a t-shirt. To which he complied. Then, he said it’s almost complete.
Fig 8:
Cue the colour. As you’ll see, the logo on the t-shirt is not me. I. Fact, it is a nod to a friend of mine. I asked if he wouldn’t mind me having his logo on my logo, as a way to say thanks for his support, his teachings, and his friendship over the last five years. Happily, he said yes. DJ Sam Tweaks, you legend.
Then, I got to playing with Motion. Not the act, the Apple program I have on my Mac. And, well…
Fig 9:
Soon to be EVERYWHERE!!!
A quick sketch, and I knew exactly what I wanted. I contacted the artist, and started scribbling.
Fig 2: this is why I don’t Photoshop!
Yep, I said that’s what I want. Fair play to the artist, Mike Devereux Danks, he came back with the best scribble of me that was possible.
Fig 3:
and there I was, in cartoon form. But, the pose wasn’t quite right. Luckily for Mike, I photo bombed a lot of pictures. Luckily for me, I was able to acquire one…
Fig 4: Kelsey, Stacey, and Jordan.
Guess what, there is the EXACT pose I wanted…and Mike being the genius he is, made it.
Fig 5:
Spot! On!
Fig 6: I really shouldn’t Photoshop
Oooo, it’s almost perfect.
Mike went away after he sketched the idea, and transferred it to digital. I told him the colour requirements and that I wanted a t-shirt. To which he complied. Then, he said it’s almost complete.
Fig 8:
Cue the colour. As you’ll see, the logo on the t-shirt is not me. I. Fact, it is a nod to a friend of mine. I asked if he wouldn’t mind me having his logo on my logo, as a way to say thanks for his support, his teachings, and his friendship over the last five years. Happily, he said yes. DJ Sam Tweaks, you legend.
Then, I got to playing with Motion. Not the act, the Apple program I have on my Mac. And, well…
Fig 9:
Soon to be EVERYWHERE!!!