Source: Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers
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During the Q&A of my World Maker Faire talk with Jimmy DiResta, someone asked us about considerations for designing a logo for a YouTube channel/maker biz. Since my first career was as a graphic designer, I had plenty to say about this. I offered several suggestions. When you get some logo designs that you like, try enlarging them huge and then reducing them tiny. Make your logo bold and emblematic enough that it will look good at any size. Avoid the temptation to try and say too much (literally or figuratively) on your logo. Get a flyer for an event that has a bunch of the sponsors’ logos on it (usually very tiny), reduce your proposed logo to that size and see how it looks amongst the others. Also: avoid trendy treatments and typefaces that will date your logo going forward.
I’m working on a costume project involving an Adafruit Hallowing. We’ve been having fun (my friend Alberto and son Blake have been helping me), but we’ve been having a devil of a time unplugging the 2- and 3-pin JST connectors on the small, heavily populated HalloWing board. It’s…
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