Graphic Design I – Symbol Methodology

For the Symbol Methodology assignment, we were asked to create three symbols that represented who we are. We had to pick a topic that served as the umbrella for the project. After long deliberation and many different big ideas, I decided to focus on my personal interests. My personal interests that I picked were: traveling, shopping, photography, music, social media, biking, volunteering, reading and creativity. I represented each interest with particular object, such as luggage, shoe, camera, computer, bike, book, and abstract symbols.

Here are the original 9 symbols:

The luggage, the shoe and the camera were traced, the iPod, the computer, and the bike were stylized, and lastly, the last three symbols were abstract. When I created these 9 symbols, I focused on using the principles of design such as balance, unity and proportion. I wanted every symbol to have similar qualities so it would be easy to hybridized.

Here are some of the hybridizations that I made with the original 9 symbols:

Again, when creating these hybridizations, I also focused on the principles of designed such as balance, unity and proportion. It was important to consider these principles because it helped me make connections between each symbol.

After the first hybridizations, I continue exploring options and creating more unique hybridizations. It was not a long process, but this assignment involved a lot of mixing of symbols.

Here are the final three symbols that I created from some of the original 9 symbols: