When looking for inspiration for my logos, I found that I was drawn more to the ones with words or with the blog title over the ones that were drawings or images. I also found that it was much easier coming up with designs revolving around my blog title, rather than trying to come up with one image that sums up my “about me” topic. I was really interested in the logos that had some sort of doodle incorporated into the text, along with multiple fonts throughout the design, as I felt this added an interesting element overall. So, I decided to keep it simple and make my design an interesting interpretation of my name/blog title.
So far, I have made use of the rectangle and ellipse tool, which is how I made the Z and the J. I also used the Pathfinder, unite tool to combine that into one shape that flowed together. I used the line and arc tools to make the small black letters to complete my name, and the text tool to add the cursive text at the side. I also used the brush tool to add the dots around the letters, and will likely be using it again to add linework to the image as well.
Although the J in the logo needs a bit of work, I feel that I used figure and ground pretty well. I just need to adjust the size of my J a little bit more to make the two big letters have equal visual weight. As of right now it is a bit off. In terms of balance, I could play around with the sizing of the different elements a little bit more just to make things a bit more cohesive, and to add to the overall balance of the design.
Inspiration:
https://graphicmama.com/blog/logo-design-trends-2018/ (number 6)
http://logo.designauctionsnow.com/2017/hand-drawn-style-floral-boutique-logo-design/
http://logo.designauctionsnow.com/2017/hand-drawn-floral-photography-logo/
Life as Zaria Jay 