For this assignment, we had to redesign the recycling logos that are placed on paper and bottle/can recycling bins all over campus. In the end, the best recreations will be chosen to actually replace the logos. Especially since this was a competition, my group and I worked extremely hard on this project.
We knew from the start that we wanted to do some sort of collage, mostly building off of the webpages we had cited earlier as types of designs we liked. Our first decision as a group was to collect scrap paper and empty bottles, empty cans, aluminum, etc. to help us with our collage. Though we had a general idea of what we were going to do, the following day was purely experimental, therefore we were excited that we ended up producing pleasing results. We organized the crumpled paper on one side of the hallway and crushed bottles and cans on the other. Luckily, Imani had an iPhone that had some really cool photography applications on it. We were able to use effects on the pictures we took to make them look even better. Finally, we got a picture we were happy with for each and called it a day.
Trying to get the words to stand out on the pictures was a little difficult, especially since the pictures were both so colorful. Using plenty of shadow and outlining, we finally made them legible. We also decided to add a symbol to the logo that would help people know exactly what the bins were for without even having to read the text: a recycling symbol. Using Photoshop, we cut out the background and changed the color of a recycling symbol we found online. This was the final touch!
When we finally finished working, we all took a step back and admired our work, pretty proud of what we had accomplished. Over all, this project was really fun and exciting; it took what we had been learning in class and applied it to something important in our everyday lives.
Thanks for everything Imani, Maddie, and Aubrey!
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