Black History Month 2012: Design Process

Posted by Saturday, February 16, 2013 , ,

In the spirit of Black History Month, I wanted to pull a logo design piece that I completed last February for the Black History Month events at my alma mater Fairleigh Dickinson University. I found that looking at the logo design process is helpful to understanding how to take an idea from concept to concrete and understanding different techniques professionals use. I typically do not document my design process, but I wanted to return to the project and analyze what I had done.

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Google Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Posted by Monday, January 21, 2013 , , ,


Today, Americans across the nation are celebrating Martin Luther King Day by paying tribute to Dr. King's legacy as a champion of civil rights. This morning, Google continued its practice of creating an illustration, known as a "Google Doogle," to celebrate holidays, anniversaries, and the lives of famous artists, pioneers, and scientists. Today's doodle is Google's 9th doodle commemorating MLK Day. The first MLK-themed doodle appeared on Google's homepage in 2003, took a brief absence for two years, and re-emerged in 2006.

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Behind the Obama Brand

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Having studied politics and now working in politics professionally, I am always interested in how the two seemingly unrelated fields intersect. As our President is inaugurated for a second term, I decided to take a look back at the Obama campaign logo. The blue "o" featuring three red stripes is often regarded as one of the most successful political logos of this design era. In a 2008 interview by VSA Partners, Inc., Sol Sender, who spearheaded the logo development for the 2008 campaign, discusses the design process.

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