One of the things my daughter said before she learned real words was "ne ne." It sounds like "nay nay" but I thought the letter forms of "n" and "e" looked better, and I wanted to use two letters only in the name of this faux kids' band.
This is just one of the many nonsensical things that is floating in my head from living life with a toddler. Hopefully, I can find more time to develop some of the other ones into quick "logo" exercises.
But first, a word on the definition of "logo" because I realize these things I am creating are not really logos as much as postcard-type-things. I suppose elements could be pulled out of some of them that would serve as the logo, which could be reproduced easily in different sizes and colors and used in carious applications.
Like just the text part of the above design, for example:
It's interesting to go back to the basic definition of things—like a logo—to be refreshed in one's understanding. Here's the start of wikipedia's entry:
A logo is a graphical element (ideogram, symbol, emblem, icon, sign) that, together with its logotype (a uniquely set and arranged typeface) form a trademark or commercial brand. Typically, a logo's design is for immediate recognition. The logo is one aspect of a company's commercial brand, or economic or academic entity, and its shapes, colors, fonts, and images usually are different from others in a similar market. Logos are also used to identify organizations and other non-commercial entities.
Well, enough for now. My little one is clamoring rather emphatically for my attention, and if I am going to be the ultimately productive idle parent I aspire to be, I have to give her her five minutes when she wants it, using the wonderful counter-intuitive strategy of saying yes all the time. That's the way it works. I wish I had a ne ne & the nu nus DVD to put on, but I will have to be the entertainment for now.
