This is a logo for a bubble teashop in Pasadena called Tpumps. This design element functions as a logo for some of their flyers and posters and other promotions. I originally saw this logo in their Pasadena location on a flyer promoting their job opportunities. But this specific one I found online and is promoting the opening of a new location in Foster City.  This is a good idea because it uses the “U” in the Tpumps to mimic one of their bubble teas; the straw in the tea also mimics the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Their color pallet is based off of the Golden Gate bride and the bay beneath it. That is why there is reds and blues in the image. The other letters may have been chosen grey to depict the iconic fog that is seen over the bay or it could be grey to mute out the other letters and have the focus on the letter “U”.  The designer probably chose the Golden Gate bride because Tpumps is originally from San Francisco, so the design brings their product and their original location together.

This is another logo for a café; this café is located in Anaheim near Disneyland. This design element also function as a logo and a representation of the café. This logo is intended for café goings and is supposed to be an image that will when seen will be associated with the café.  The café has been open for over a year now and has had this logo since their opening. So the function has not changed over time. The colors used are dark pinks or reds, the same color as berries, which go along with the café’s name Brew berry café. The front and the rest of the images are simple and easy to decipher. This Desgin is just okay; it is not horrible but not great either. There could be done better. The coffee cup in the shape of a raspberry is clever but could have been done better. Maybe use of a gradient to create depth might help to make a better design. But overall the design works for its purpose and that’s what matters.

BB-8 Sipper 

            This is a BB8 Sipper from Disneyland’s Tomorrow land. For those who don’t know the BB8 is a droid in the new Star Wars film the Force Awakens. The BB8 sipper’s is a cup so its function is to hold liquids that one drinks through the straw coming out of its head. This sipper is intended for children because it is kind of small but Star Wars lovers of all ages seem to enjoy them. This product was intended to promote the new Star Wars movie and is intended to be used throughout the Disneyland parks. The sipper is made out of hard plastic, and the colors were intended to match the actual droid in the movie. Since the launch the sippers have been one of the most popular items in Tomorrow Land. Even though they are intended for children many adults, including me, have been buying them.

            I think the design is great; It looks just like the droid in the movie. The only thing I have a problem with is the size, I wish it was a little bigger, but since it is meant for children it works to fit into little hands comfortably. But since most of the fans and the ones buying the cup are adults, I think Disney should have made the sipper bigger or had a bigger version available. For me it was a downer to spend the money and constantly needing to fill it up because it doesn’t hold that much. 

DTLA Flyer

This is a flyer promoting down town LA’s art walk. At least I am assuming that’s what the DTLA stands for. It was created to promote this event to the Cal state LA students in the fine arts building. Based on what I see, it seems as though someone took lined note book paper and drew up this flyer with black sharpie, highlighted the date of the even and was photocopied so that they could be posted all over the fine arts building.

            I personally think this flyer was poorly designed. The creator should have spent more time on it so that it would have a cleaner and organized look to it. Right now it looks as though someone just drew it up in about five or so minutes. I think that an event like this should have had a better flyer since it is a somewhat big event there should have been more time spent on it. One that is more eye catching, and easier to read because if its not no one is going to take the flyer seriously and the event seriously. What gets me is that the flyer was made for the art students in the fine arts building, even if the person who made the flyer wasn’t an art student they could have asked someone else in the building. If the flyer were made on the computer it would have been better, because the format is not bad necessarily it just looks sloppy. Even if they used regular white paper, not lined, it would have helped the design significantly. I also think they should have added color as well. I will say that I do like the little Godzilla in the right hand corner, which was a cute touch, even though everything else was not that great.