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PE - Employ sales-promotion activities to inform or remind customers of business/product PI - Design logo for sport/event PI – Design tickets. SEM1 1.10 A - Promotion. Explain the importance of having a logo. Visual representation of the company “The Face of the company”
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PE - Employ sales-promotion activities to inform or remind customers of business/product • PI - Design logo for sport/event • PI – Design tickets SEM1 1.10 A - Promotion
Explain the importance of having a logo • Visual representation of the company “The Face of the company” • Anchors your brand • Single most visible aspect • Essential for overall marketing strategy • Brand recognition will lose a lot of potential without a legitimate logo to go with a brand • The name and logo are the 1st things consumers see and remember
Describe considerations in creating a logo • Your company – what the logo says about you • Professional, contemporary/timeless, stylish, forward thinking, innovative, clear message? • Versatile for various media types • Black/white, distance and up close usage • Simple – easy to remember • Some of the best “big brand logos” are simple • Color, shape, size, 3-D, contrast, etc. • Legibility – if you can’t read, customers can’t • Attract attention, leave an impression, be unique and reflect company’s personality
Describe considerations in creating a logo • More detail = higher cost to reproduce • Competition – what do they utilize • Impressive and seductive • Trademark your logo • With the US Patent & Trademark office • Protects logo from unauthorized usage
Discuss the Components of Logos • Word mark or logo type • The name of your company • Pictogram - a symbol (a.k.a. icon or avatar) • Tagline- a brief description of your company or product. The tagline envelops the essence of your brand. Your brand positioning is what makes your company different from it’s competitors. • Icon, picture, text, color palette • Harmony and balance of all the above
Identify Types of Logos • Brand mark Symbol • This type of symbol represents the company in a simple but bold manner. Most often represented through an abstract design • Word mark • Is a uniquely styled font type that spells out the company or brand name. • Technology companies usually use this type of logo, as stylized text looks best on electronics and expresses the sophistication of a company.
Identify Types of Logos • Letter mark – Are exclusively typographic. • The letter mark uses the company name written out, yet has a symbol representing the company through the use of its initials or the brands first letter. • Combination Mark– Is the combination of a symbol and a word mark. • The purpose of the combination mark is to create an identity that embodies a given company through the use of a symbol and type treatment.
Identify Types of Logos • Emblem – An emblem logo encases the company name within the design. • Most notable emblem logos include; Harley Davidson, UPS and NFL • Icons, symbols, & trade characters • Corporate, product and service logos
Characteristics of Effective Logos • Scalability- resized with ease • Billboards to business cards • Design should be eye-catching • Full color, grayscale or just black and white • No clipart or stock images • Should reflect the individuality of the business • Simple, timeless, fresh, relevant and original • Stay clear of design trends (camo, zebra) • Stick out – see it once and remember it • Legally acceptable – does not infringe on other TM
Resources useful in generating logo ideas. • Focus on your business image • Look at your competitors • Internet research • Hire a designer or do it yourself • Books, articles, blogs • Logo history • Trends • Awards • Typeface
PROCEDURE to Design Logo • Know your Company: • Brand Image (“Personality”) • What message do you want to send about your company? • Researchyour Competitors’ Logos • Referencesuccessful logo designs • Use their ideas • Design • Sketching, graphic designer, etc. • Reflection • Receive feedback • Reveal • Present new logo to the market
Video: The art of logo design • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3jTSB2ez-g
“We Do” We are going to look at several different logos on the next slide. Write the following questions in your notes and use the next slide to answer them: • Identify one symbolic, one word mark and one combination logo. • What type of logo is most frequent? • List two frequently used colors.
“You Do” • Part A: Logo History • Team logos change over time – to freshen up the team image. Go to http://www.sportslogos.net/league.php?id=7 and browse through the NFL team logos. Click on a team logo and you will find their logo history. Select a team and write a paragraph expressing the change in the logo, how exactly it changed, how you feel about the change, how the change may have changed the team image/brand, and suggest the next logo design. • Place your name, block, and turn in for grading
“You Do” Design a Logo You own the new Professional Team in Raleigh, NC • This is what you need to know to create the new logo: • Team Name (You think of one) • Team Colors (You come up with them) • Now, you need to go through the following procedure to create a new logo: • (Answer the following on a sheet of paper) • What are the traits that are unique to their company? • What is the team’s personality/ Brand Image? • What does their competitor’s logos look like? • Design a logo for the team incorporating the Name AND the team colors • Identify it as a Combination Logo, Symbolic OR Word Mark Logo
Information to Include on Tickets • Event or Team Name • Date • Time • Place • Cost/price • Graphics/logos • Promotional Coupons/sponsors • Bar codes • Seat Identification • Restrictions/regulations
Types of tickets used for sports/events • E-Ticket • Print at home • Paper – hard copy • Mobile phone scan • Season Tickets • Multiple Game • Single Game • Group Tickets
Purposes of Tickets for Sports/Events • Count attendees/reservations • Minimize confusion regarding seating/organization • Collect fees and data • Souvenir • Advertising/revenue
Procedures for Designing Tickets for an Event or a Sport • Design the tickets template with events theme • Choose font type, size and color • Choose color based on event’s theme • Lay out the events information on the template • Utilize both sides • Determine ticket size and paper quality • Purchase card stock • Print on pre-cut/perforated paper • Consider embed special watermarks to discourage counterfeiting activities
“We Do” Identify parts of this ticket
“You Do” • You will create a Ticket for one of the following: • Super Bowl • Concert (You pick the band) • Terry Sanford Sporting Event • Olympics 2016 in Brazil • Include information from your notes • This will be a paper/hard copy ticket