Tuesday, November 19, 2024

I Was Going Loco Making a Logo

I come from an era when cut and paste art/text was used to make all forms of media. There was really no need for me to delve into the graphic design world so many fell into. Poetry chapbooks, party invitations, newsletters and event announcements were put together with glue sticks on the workspace counters at Kinko's and Office Depot. Colored paper, usually dayglo flourescent, was used as an added eye catcher. The finished fliers were then handed out at art exhibits, band gigs, parties or posted on announcement boards at independent coffehouses. Fast forward three decades and that antiquated method of hands on social interaction has been silenced by social media. After trying out various online logo makers (free versions) I decided to scrap it all for a DIY photo edit of enlarged fonts by using the paint tools to come up with exacly what I wanted. Here it is:

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