Logo Design – The All Smiles Gift Co.

I am always over joyed when a company comes to me for a logo design. The below logo was for an e-commerce toy & gift shop, thus we wanted to make sure the final result was fun and punchy with a clear idea of what the business is about.

This project was very fun and it was great to work with All Smiles. Vincent supplied me with everything required, including: mock up base logo, colour scheme, preferred styles. This improved the efficiency of our work, I responded through a variety of mock up, development and final visual design boards.

DEVELOPMENT BOARDS

DESIGNS BEFORE & AFTER

On the left is the mock up design provided by All Smiles, this was created to give me an idea on what features are important, for example the “S” being a dominant element within the design, I was enabled to explore options with a definitive style in mind.

The project went very well, we were able to solve any problems that arose. These were around available fonts and the style of the ‘S’; unfortunately, the desired font was copy righted, so I was able to offer a range of free fonts, which I then tweaked to the client’s desire. As for the ‘S’, none of the fonts would produce the preferred curves, so I was able to design this freely using vector tools. These small issues were solved quickly and effectively, resulting in a smooth fun project and a very happy client.

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Feb 24, 2023Feb 24, 2023

STREET FOOD – LOGO DESIGN

JEYDA’S TURKISH KITCHEN

There are a few stages to designing a logo, but development is one of my favourites. I enjoy harnessing potential and exciting the client with visuals for their company. This project is especially exciting as it is for my sister’s incredible street food business “Jeyda’s Turkish Kitchen”.

To begin establishing this food brand, we discussed business direction and company ambition; understanding the business aims, meant we could develop a timeless logo that would support the street food brand, while complimenting the business’ expansion to deli cafes.

To get started we explored different aesthetics and began to narrow down what graphics, themes, colours would maximise potential. I produced a few mood boards to kick off and soon we had the above board to begin finalising.

PACKAGING DESIGN

Once the logo was underway, we progressed to packaging design. We explored an array of options considering any potential issues concerning the food, portability, freshness as well as budget.

Once we had this in mind, I was enabled to cultivate appropriate development to guide the designs; I looked to a range of Turkish and middle eastern artworks, filtering through reoccurring elements such as pattern, stars and organic mandala design. I felt the classic eye design could be referenced in the sense of adding an iris to stars. This would nod at a range of influences while developing something subtle.

INGREDIENTS FOR A TASTY PATTERN

During this progress, I furthered exploration in hand with the chef side, focusing on food inspiration. To respond, I generated some key ingredients used in Jeyda’s cuisines e.g. coriander, olives, lemons, tomato. Though the progress was good, it wasn’t innovative enough for a street food brand. With this in mind, I worked on finalising something with more bite.

FINAL DESIGNS

The final designs are minimal and simplistic with a strong foodie edge, we developed a final logo in two formats as displayed below. I chose a bold colour pallet, this was inspired by the bright, mosaic Turkish lamps/lanterns, they are mesmerising and eye catching which is exactly the impact I wanted to draw on.

PACKAGING: BOXES, TUBS, BAGS, WRAPPING PAPER

All designs are for different applications; I made sure to reverse the logo so it could be used for stamps and for any coloured packaging while keeping the original for stickers and print. The designs are expandable and transferable to aid the business’ development. It has been great working with Jeyda, I am excited to be her affiliated designer!

Feb 7, 2023Jun 2, 2023

WELLBEING WALKS PROJECT

This project has progressed immensely over the last few weeks. I have spent a lot of time evolving the design style and producing a huge body of work to propel exploration. To manage my work, I divided the project into three design challenges: cover, map and page design. I’ve been bouncing between these, referencing my planning, colour pallets and visual boards.

I discussed in-depth details with the Thrive Manchester program directors in advance; noted points on how the booklet would fold and read e.g., landmark symbols, legend, route colours, etc. The design side has been freeing, generating my inspired visions while implementing suggestions and preferences from directors, it has been a very smooth collaboration.

FINALISING THE WINNING DESIGN

I have updated project managers/partners during design development. Once we were happy with a cover, I played with design potential by introducing alternative colours, clothing and fonts. I then moved onto furthering depth and detail, adding sun beams, rivers, drawing on outdoors, nature and wellbeing. I wanted the visuals and colours for the map and pages to extend through each aspect of the booklet; the fun challenge was finding the best balance of colours and composition. Producing this project using Adobe Illustrator provided many solutions and eased development exploration e.g., ability to freehand vector visuals directly onto art boards, easily alter pantones/pallets, introduce temporary artboards for comparrision. This in hand with Adobe Photoshop has made my design approach much more professional and stress free.

PROTOTYPE PREVIEW

Stay tuned for updates on map and page development!