So part of the curriculum is a class called “Graphic Symbolism.” To me, that implies learning how images communicate ideas, and how to use that to say something without having to outright say it. Like the red objects in the Sixth Sense, always present whenever there’s a clue about what’s really going on. Red being the color both of blood (and thus death) and of the supernatural. Instead, it was a logo design class. It was a really good logo design class, but that still didn’t make it terribly relevant for a visual effects student.
Anyway, one of the assignments was a set of related logos for a beverage company. Most of my classmates naturally designed booze logos. Here are four logos based on famous Ukiyo-e woodcuts by Hiroshige and Hokusai, and one based on an image imitating the Ukiyo-e style by another acquaintence from the Cartographers’ Guild, Michael Tumey, aka GamerPrinter. Incidentally, he runs a printshop servicing roleplaying gamers, so if you ever need a map printed and/or laminated, look him up at http://www.gamer-printshop.com. The prices are reasonable, the prints are superb, and the lamination is adequate.
Back to the point. Hibiki-An is a real company, but these aren’t their actual products. They are actual traditional Japanese teas, though.
A set of matched logos for an importer of Japanese teas.
And in case you’re wondering, the tea used for the tea ceremony is matcha.
