HCHS Graphic Design

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Sunday, May 10, 2026

Hey all!

This week we are going to work with logos and logo design. If you are a football fan, you may have heard about a recently updated logo in the NFL. The Los Angeles Rams released their new logo around this time 5 years ago and you can see the before and after here:

What do you think? Personally, I like the old logo better and a lot of Rams fans felt the same way. The logo was met with a lot of push back and the internet was ready to let the team know about it:

LA Chargers logo next to the LA Rams new logo...

"Karen"

I show these more to laugh about it all but please know - being a graphic designer can be rough! Everyone is a critic and it does not matter what their background is with art or design. If they don't like it, there is a good chance they will let you know about it.

For your project this week, I would like you to take a shot redesigning a school, college/university or an athletic team's logo. This team's logo can be from...

- Professional
- College
- High School

Check out this cool example a local designer did for Forest Hills Central:

Old FHC Logo


New FHC Logo

And you can always take on the challenge of designing a logo/mascot for the Maroons! Think about it, how many times have you heard, "WhAt's A mArOoN?" Take a look at this Maroons logo a student designed a couple years ago...

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Grandparents Day

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Identity Logo

Student Examples: Austin Harper


Logo

Business Card

To Do:

- 10 (yes, 10!) iterations of your logo (size, color, type, shape)\

- Online Avatar (Social Media, email, etc)

- Social Media Banner (example: Twitter/X - 1500 pixels x 500 pixels - or any 3:1 ratio)

Monday, May 4, 2026

May the Fourth

For you Star Wars fan out there, it's Star Wars Day! (Get it? May the Fourth... May the Force...) Anyways, it is a real day that people celebrate with all sorts of photoshopped pictures and designs. Check out some of your favorite brands, athletic teams, and other accounts you follow on social media - chances are some of them will post #MayThe4th images. Here are some I have done for @HCSportsLive over the years:

Your assignment today is to make a "May the Fourth" image. Take a Holland Christian athletics picture and give it a Star Wars twist: https://hollandchristian.smugmug.com/Athletics

Monday, April 27, 2026

Design Collage Collection

Design Collage Collection

Pick a topic:

Person, Place, Thing... This is very open ended! Pick something that you are excited about. Where was the last place you went on vacation? What is your favorite national park? Is there an author, artist, performer, or athlete that you look up to? What about where you want to go to college? All can make for a fun design collage...

- Collect at least 5 pictures

Make at least 1 image a cutout

Make 2 images black and white

- Get one screen shot (google earth, maps, social media)

- Include a logo

- Find a texture

Wrinkled paper, marble, sand, water...

- Think of one other unique way to represent your topic

- Playlist, Song lyric, Signature

- Grab a definition that relates to your topic:

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Infographic Collection

Hey all!

Time to start collecting information for your infographic. Here's what you will need...

1) Pick a topic! This can be an infographic about anything you are interested. Here are some ideas that might help...

- Team
- Performance
- Interest
- Class Project
- Cause

2) Gather pictures. We will need at least 5 pictures to work with.
Most infographics include cutouts. Try and find pictures that are dynamic and start clipping.

3) Get the facts! You will need facts and information about your topic. Gather...

- 3 facts that deal with numbers
- 3 facts that can be summed up in 1 sentence
- A bullet point list

Infographics

Information graphics or infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly. They can improve cognition by utilizing graphics to enhance the human visual system's ability to see patterns and trends.