How will your logo move? What will change over time? How will it capture the viewer's attention and make people understand a bit about your company?
The technical part of this assignment is to use the pen tool accurately to replicate your drawing or create it from scratch and learn how to animate filters.
Vectorization (computer graphics), the process of converting raster graphics into vector graphics (shapes & vertices).
Learn about the pen tool here and how to create and control smooth curves with it.
Read about blending modes here.
Read about filters here.
The student created logos below were hand drawn on paper, digitized (scanned), vectorized, and finally animated in Flash.
Bakhaya, Ziad |
Earle, Stephanie |
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Carrasco, Brittany |
Christenson, Brian |
Castillo, Joseph |
Luu, Jivan |
Custer, Thomas |
Barrera Gabe |
Edwards, Jace |
Gamblin,Nikki |
Scoggin, Zac |
McCalley, Kylee |
Dossat, Megan |
Coats, Shannon |
Kindred, Nick |
Cousins, AJ |
Michael-Emily |
Nguyen, David |
Penn Marshal |
Retkowski, Michael |
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Follow handout to prepare your logo for animating.
Follow this handout to animate your filters.
Criteria Logo should be all original and look clean and neat (professional). |
Save it to the proper period "Logos" folder in the Z:drive (Time Capsule) and to your portfolio as a .fla and .swf.
Watching this video is optional. It shows how to animate after the logo has been completely converted into vector format using a masking technique.
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