A few years ago while taking a graphic design class, we had to come up with a logo, preferably one that we would use for our own business.  After many many sketches and lots of advice and feedback from my professor, I came up with:Well, years later when it came time to actually putting that design to use, I shared this with my friend, Laura Kelly.   She has been a very creative artist for years and I value her opinion and suggestions.   While looking over this design, I decided that I wanted to be “A Sweet Berry”.  And the “Designs” was just too bulky for me.   Laura also made the suggestion as to using a different kind of berry.  She asked why I used a strawberry in the first design and my answer was that when I think of berries, a strawberry is what comes to mind first.

While on a family trip to Rochester, NY, I had some free time in the airport to sketch a little.  Instead of using pencil and paper, I used the Adobe Ideas App on my iPad and a Stylus.    This is where my berry was developed.  I got the outline just like I wanted it.   Once I got that the way I wanted it, I imported the file into Adobe Illustrator and added color!   I knew that I wanted my berry to be purple.   Once I got that the way I wanted it, I imported the file into Adobe Illustrator and added color!   I knew that I wanted my berry to be purple.  

I fell in love with my little “berry”!   Next, it was time to incorporate the words.  I spent a lot of time sketching…..  And trust me, these are not all of the sketches!!!

After lots of sketching, it came down to about three final sketches.   I put these three sketches into Adobe Illustrator and turned them into line art so that I could alter them.   My final decision was: 

Once this was in Illustrator and turned into line art, I added the berry, and made a few changes or additions to the letters and VOILA!!!!   My logo was complete!!

Laura mentioned going to a Blogging Conference in September in Sandusky, OH.   I thought since I was new to the blogging world, that maybe I would learn some great tips and network a little.  So, I decided to go with her!  I will post more about my Blogging Conference adventures soon!  But before I went, it was recommended to come with business cards, so………..I created my very own business cards!    What do you think???

Front: Back:

Well, I hope you like my new logo and business cards.   Let me know what you think about it!!!

Until next time………………..