How to: Create a Logo

Making a logo it's not as difficult at it seems. Here i'll tell you some steps you cant take to make a good logo and not dying at trying haha. You can apply this to any kind of logo; it doesn't matter if it's a logo for a restaurant or a company. Here there are:


stepone:  find information
This is important to you to do because it helps you when you're creating the logo. You have to research some information about what the company do, what can they offer to the public, or if it's a logo for one person, it's good to interview him or her.  With the information in your head, you can represent all you have in just one graphic.

steptwo:  sketch and sketch

I think this is the most "difficult" part. This is the center of all the design process of the logo. All you have to do is sketch as many ideas as possible having the information in your head; try to represent that in a interesting and original way. Don't throw away any idea because you can use in another time.

stepthree:  choose, sketch and clean

Put all your sketches in your desk and start to discart what you think it won't work for the company or person you're creating the logo until you have three or two logos; but once again, don't throw what you can't use now. After that, try to mix those ideas in one logo until you're satisfied of the result. Finally, clean that sketch and do it again at the computer with Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator (in my opinion you should use this one because it's more for creating a logo).


Well, there you go. Three easy steps for when you're going to make a logo :). Here I posted a logo that I made by using those steps; hope it'll be useful for you as an example.

Getting Ready for your Job Interview

·  What happens during a "job interview"?

It usually starts with a small talk and then you talk about your background experiences and how can you be a benefit for the company. Sometimes you can be interviewed not for only one person.

·  What should I wear for my job interview?

Always dress very professionally for every interview

·  What are the key do's and don'ts for a great interview?

To make a good impression you should make eye contact, smile, give a great handshake to the interviewer and show entusiams. Wait for the interviewer to ask you to sit down and when you leave, you should thanks and ask for the job.

Don' tput your things under the desk, also wait to ask the questions before you speak

·  How do I handle an interview in a restaurant or cafe?

For a good interview, you should know your dining etiquette, stay focused on the interviewer and speak in an audible level

·  What do I do when more than one person is interviewing me?

You adpat your style depending on the interviewer to make them to feel confortable talking to you

·  How can I rescue an interview that I know is going poorly?

You should ask the interviewer for directives, regroup and revive your energy

·  What are good tips for a telephone interview?

You should talk with high energy and have your resume and the job posting with you so you can refer them during the interview

·  Can a potential employer ask me to take a lie detector test?

No, because lie detectors are illegals.

·  What are illegal questions that an employer should not ask me?

Interviewers are not allowed to ask about ethnicity, family status or culture.

·  How do I handle the end of the interview?

Always end the interview by asking for the job

·  What do I do if an employer doesn't call me back after an interview?

You should call back and also send a handwritten thank you note to everyone you met at the company, including the receptionist.

Curriculum

Here's a form of curriculum I made for the activity. There's not too much haha because I've gotten graduated yet. Here it is:

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Yoselin A. Zapata H.

City Birth: xxxxxxx

Phone Number: xxxxx

Email: xxxxxx

Nationality: xxxxx

EDUCATION

96 - 99: San Jose De Cupertino School

00- 02: Nuestra Señora de Coromoto School

03-06: Hno. Ildefonso Gutiérrez School

07-09: Nuestra Sra. Del Fátima School

09- Now: Universidad Rafael Belloso Chacín

10-Now: Universidad Del Zulia

COURSES

English

03- 09: Centro Venezolano Americano del Zulia

Art

07-09: Teatro Bellas Artes

Suffixes Quiz

This is a certificate that I got from doing a suffix quiz. You can take it here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/wordbuilding/suffixes/quiz.shtml

Adjectives and adverbs

This is a way of practicing adjectives and adverbs without being boring at all. It's kind of a mini game, you can choose from 4 products using adverbs and adjectives. I choose the crunchy flakes that you should eat then daily (:

Finding a Job

Location:  500 Quality Blvd Fairfield, OH 45014 Employee Type:  Full-Time

Industry:  Other Great Industries

Manages Others:  No

Job Type:  Design Entry Level

Experience:  Not Specified

Post Date:  5/13/2011

   ENTRY LEVEL Graphic Designer

Quality Gold is a rapidly growing wholesale distribution and manufacturing company located in Fairfield, Ohio.  We are currently looking for an ENTRY level full time Graphic Designer and Catalog Production Specialist to work collaboratively with the marketing team in developing various print materials to communicate with the customers, resulting in increased sales and reinforced brand equity.  Print material includes, but is not limited to catalogs, posters, logo design, direct mail, flyers, brochures, packaging, trade show signage and ads for trade magazines.

Job Duties:

• Electronically build, create, develop, design and assemble various print projects within company specifications
• Manipulate, color correct and “clean up" or modify images
• Type set and text format
• Proof read
• Make corrections and modifications to proofs
• Prepare and transmit files to printer
• Perform routine desktop computer maintenance, archival of data and follow back up procedures.
• Track details of multiple projects
• Maintain a high level of attention to detail
• Interact with marketing team, outside printers and photographers
• Interact with people at all levels and different departments within the company
• Complete special projects and other duties as assigned

Requirements:  This person must be creative as well as be able to work in a fast pace work environment, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and be able to remain organized and be able to prioritize to meet tight production deadlines. He or she must also be able to work collaboratively with the marketing team as well as work as part of a team specifically on team projects to complete assignments. Knowledge of electronic publishing using Mac OS X platform is required along with QuarkXPress, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Knowledge of Adobe InDesign, photography, and file archiving, transferring and compressing is helpful.  Must be flexible with work schedule and be able to work weekends when necessary throughout the year. Applicants must pass an internally administered skills test and provide a design portfolio in order to qualify for the position.


Hours:  Full Time – Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.  Weekend and overtime work required during certain times of the year.

Link: http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?ipath=EXIND&siteid=cbindeed&Job_DID=J8E0FF6VZ22FKNGH1XK

These two are an entry level job and a professional job for a graphic designer. The first one I chose it because I think it's an easy level for a gaphic designer who has no experience like me. You need to know the basics like Photoshop or Illustrator although at the end it would be hard because it'll be you first job. Any ways, i think this one would be perfect to gain experience in my field.

Builing Rapport

 

This are my answers to the Building Rapport's quiz:

Building Rapport

I want to look at building rapport, to examine how to build close professional relationships.

Now, I’m sure you are asking: “What exactly do you mean by rapport?” Well, for me rapport is a kind of between people, a sort of emotional connection, a positive relationship in which there is a deep understanding and liking. We often say people who have rapport are on the same wavelength they are even .

Now the key question to ask is: “Can we learn rapport skills?” And I think yes and I’d like to look at two specific .

The first is . Now this means your behaviour to the behaviour of others, becoming . It could mean using the same words, which others use when you talk. So someone says to you “It’s a good solution” you say “Yes I agree it’s a good because…” rather than “Yes, that’s an interesting idea”. So this mirroring of words has a real on your partner. It makes him feel that you understand and his reality. But all this demands a lot of and a lot of from your side, careful observation, careful listening and very careful control of what you say and how you say it. You need to do the same with , to communicate with a similar of voice, speed of speech, arm movements, even the way you sit. And this is not copying or to . I see it as a really positive effort to be and to connect to another human being so that you can really work together effectively.

The second technique is what I call positive . Now this means saying and doing things so that the other person will develop a similarly positive . It means for example talking about the future rather than the past. It means focusing on people’s rather than their weaknesses. It means bringing energy and to the way you communicate to create the same mindset in your . And you’ll see whether you’ve been successful. If the other person begins to talk and think like you, to move with your energy, you have rapport.

But be patient rapport building is a set of skills which can take time to . But, if you can develop these skills you’ll really have the power to build the you need to do business very effectively.

Parts of Speech

8 Practical Tips for Newbie Graphic Designers! 

One of my cousins recently joined a creative agency as an entry-lever graphic designer. For the first couple of weeks, he was in complete disarray. Being relatively new in the professional field, he was unaccustomed to working in an office environment. As an experienced professional of graphic design, I helped him by providing some insightful tips that I picked up during my stint as a graphic designer.

The dilemma of not being able to adjust in a new working environment is what every newbie graphic designer faces. Newly joining designers constantly face issues in adjusting to the new set-up and fail to deliver their true potential. This happens especially when you don’t know what the tools of the trade are. Today I would like to assist my newbie graphic designer friends in adapting to the new environment with these valuable career advices:

1. Learn from others:  Being new and relatively junior in practice, you must acknowledge the experience of your seniors and peers. Don’t be a know-it-all, instead learn from others. Make a note of all the insightful tips and pointers given by the people already working there. Bear in mind that the people who are more experienced that you will have learned from their mistakes. So being new, you can learn from them and avoid the mistakes that they made. Never feel ashamed in asking for help from others.

Source: http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/tips-newbie-graphic-designers/

Line 1: 


of, my: Conjuction
as: Preposition 
an, a: Article
recently: Adverb

joined: Verb 
creative: Adjetive

one, cousins, agency, entry-lever, graphic designer: Noun

Line 2:


Being, was, working: Verb 
relatively: Adverb 
new, the, professional, unaccustomed: Adjetive
in, to: Preposition
field, office, enviroment: Noun 
he: Pronoun
the: Article

Line 3:

 
This, you: Pronoun
happens, don't, know, are: Verb 
especially: Adverb
when, what: Conjuction
the: Article
tools, trade: Noun 
of: Preposition

Line 4:

Being, must, acknowledge: Verb 
new, relatively: Adjetive 
and: Conjuction 
junior, practice, experience, seniors, peers: Noun 
in, of: Preposition 
you: Pronoun
the: Article

your: Adjective

Line 5:


in, from: Preposition 
bear, mind, people, mistakes: Noun 
that, who, you: Pronoun
the: Article 
are, have, learned, will: Verb
experienced, their, more: Adjetive
  

Enterview to a friend

This is a enterview i made to a friend about his choice of his career.

Name: Gerardo Marcano
Date: 05/30/2011

1. Could you please define Graphic Designing in your own words?
Graphic Design is Graphic communication, in which we fix communicational problems via images; it can be impressions, television, digital, etc.

2. What influenced you to pursue Graphic Design?
I’ve always liked posters and stuff, always wanted to make them.

3. Could you please describe the educational process required to become an Graphic Designer?
Most of all you need to be creative, that’s pretty much all there is to it. The rest of the process is guidance from your tutor that teaches you about the basic steps for designing, the rest it’s all up to you.

4. What are the skills you need to be a good Graphic Design?
Like I said before, you need to be creative :)

5. What job considerations were you looking for after you completed your education?
Illustration or Web design and multimedia

6. What's something of your school life that you enjoy the most?
Sharing all that knowledge with my friends

7. From your perspective, what is the most difficult part of being an Graphic Design student?
I would say getting started with the programs if you had no previous knowledge about them.

8. What are your plans for the future?
I’m not sure yet. Maybe build a company (laughs).

9. Point out your most personally gratifying moment in Graphic Design.
Hmm, I would say when i finished my last illustration project.

10. Why would you recommend Graphic Design as a career?

I would only recommend it IF the person is interested in what it’s all about because there are not so many people who are interested in Graphic Design.

Video: Fall

Fall from Lainy Voom on Vimeo.

I think the right phrase in this case is Fall for (informal), fall in love with. 

The video shows a girl stading alone in the middle of nowhere holding an umbrella and a photo of a boy. The scene we see in this part is kind of sad or melancholic because of the tone of the colors and the fact she's all alone. The music helps that sensation too. She walks to the edge of a cliff and starts to fall down, passing through some letters until she's underwater meeting with the boy we saw in the photo in the beginning. 

I think is a metaphor of a girl who can't handle falling in love for a boy who has been trying to make her fall, maybe through letters. So in the end, she ends up with him. When they hug each other, there's a comparison between the calm or relax feeling of the water and the hug, make me think that they finally felt peace beacuse they've fallen in love.

Friend

My friend's name is Pedro Piña and he’s from Maracaibo, Venezuela. He’s 19 years old and lives in Urbanization El Pinar. He’s studying Graphic Design in the 3rd semester.

He likes Music, Graphic Design and Industrial Art besides that he likes playing the bass, hanging around with his friends, being with his girlfriend, being on the computer and reading about graphic design. He also likes to apply what he reads on his designs. On the other hand, he hates being late for a place, being hungry and dealing with a slow computer.

His dream is to get graduated, have a decent job and being able to travel around the world in his vacations. The first place he wants to go is Bolivar State, here in Venezuela.

He thinks that English is interesting because it allow us to interact or communicate in other countries. He said that all the best information and resources he found are in English.

Using the Dictionary

I took these paragraphs from an article called "Using Illustration in Graphic Design" (you can check the article here: http://graphicdesign.about.com/od/elementsofgooddesign/a/find_illustrate.htm). I used Answer.com as a dictionary.

Illustrations are commonly used in graphic design projects. A beautiful illustration can often grab the attention of your audience just as well as a photograph, and in many cases it can be even more effective. Illustrations are often necessary to “illustrate” a point, such as in graphs, charts and maps or in a set of icons for a website. There are several sources of illustrations, each with advantages and disadvantages in terms of quality, cost and time. Regardless of where the illustrations are obtained, be sure to include the terms related to such work in a contract, to make sure you are paid for your time, and that payments to others or stock agencies are covered in the budget.

Creating Illustrations Yourself

Of course, creating an illustration yourself is always an option, provided you have the skills to complete the job. The complexity of illustrations can vary greatly, so whether or not you take on the work may depend on what the client is looking for, and what was agreed on. If you don’t consider yourself an “illustrator,” but a project requires a simple shape or icon, you may want to work on it yourself. The most common software for illustration work is Adobe Illustrator, though many programs, including Photoshop, have the tools necessary to complete this type of work. Again, what is used will depend on what you or a client is looking for.

Charts /chärt / noun. A sheet presenting information in the form of graphs or tables.

Regardless / rĭ-gärd'lĭs/adverb.  In spite of everything; anyway. e. continues to work regardless.

Budget / bŭj'ĭt / noun. The total sum of money allocated for a particular purpose or period of time. e. a project with an annual budget of five million dollars.