But this is not about the Battlestar Galactica Starbuck. This is my Victorian Era inspired Starbucks coffee logo with the twin-tailed siren. I decided to draw her not abstract and cheerful because people wanted to romanticise imagery in the Victorian era; and yes, I know she looks really stoned.
I used some Victorian Style fonts that I got off google, and some fancy borders... and I kept the stars around the word coffee to balance it out a little more (it looked strange without them).
Well, it might seem like I am being lazy by taking Woodgrove Centre's design into consideration; however, as of recently, (it might have been more than recently since I do not get out much) the Mall decided to re-design their look from this:
It also for some reason makes me think of home and beauty stores (which Woodgrove centre has a good handful of). Such as those shops that sell lotions and soaps and have a strange, pungent oder that reeks to the other side of the shopping centre (much like those Asian specialty import stores). On the other hand most women like going in those shops I guess, so it possibly opens doors to young and old health and beauty conscious women.
The design also makes you think of nature and the shopping centre is aiming to be more environmentally friendly. Perhaps this also contributes to the way that people will perceive the mall, as being environmentally friendly, warm, and welcoming (and smelling nice).
Although it does look inviting and friendly, on an unserious note it might be too inviting; Woodgrove Centre is still full of those irritating teenagers who think that loitering in a mall and being obnoxious is more important than being productive... I guess you can't get the Hoodies away from malls anyway, it is as possible as time travel. (Time travel is possible but getting yourself into the fourth dimension is not an easy ordeal).
Here goes my first attempt. My fingers begrudgingly begin to type this blog entry despite my knowledge that it is a mandatory effort; Not to mention that I must complete it to receive marks for it. As well as to actually find the will to write it in the dullness of a Monday afternoon in Nanaimo.
Nanaimo greatly lacks excitement and anything stimulating; its dull encampment of mundane flatness seems to be completely void of any source of inspiration. I never thought I would come by much good design here in Nanaimo. Of course, I wasn't really opening my eyes to design, I was sitting hunched over a computer screen playing computer games, and the only thing I was gaining from it was the ability to say I need a life.
One thing that did bug me about this poster is the typography. At the top the type is legible; however, at the bottom you can hardly read it. It looks so small that one must use a bloody magnifying glass to see it. Despite its flaws, I still like it. It seems pop-art themed and modern. Simplistic, but it gets down to the point. I guess I will end that here for now before I projectile text-vomit across this webpage. Speaking of imagery...