Making my own logo

Process of making a logo

The process of making a logo is very time consuming but can be worth it in some situations. I have made a logo of my name and based it off my interests. Before I jumped onto illustrator I started with sketches on paper then I would move up from there (see sketches below). Once I had an idea on what my logo was going to be then I went onto illustrator and made black and white logos just to work on the look and not the colors. once I was satisfied with the logo I went on to see what would work with colors (see black & white and colored logos below). When I got my 4 favorite and put them in the middle of the art board and after some thinking I chose the one I liked the most (see final logo below).

Paper sketches of what I could do

Black and white logos that I was working on and trying to get the shape and more ideas out.

Colored in logos that I worked on and decided the four in the middle looked the best and picked one.

The final logo I chose, expanded so I could fine tune it and adjust how it looks.

Why I chose what

When I first started I liked the idea that an M could come out of an R because R and M are my first letter in my first and last name. I also needed a shape to but the letters in to make it more fixed together so I chose a square, but I didn't like the pointy corner on the top right. I decided to make that corner kinda curve toward the M kinda the same fashion as the R's curve. The font of the R and the M are in a sans-serif style to make a more blocky and solid appearance. I made the M by just shapes but I made the R by adjusting a R to make it smaller so the M would look better. I chose black, white, and green because my two favorite colors are black and green and I like how it looks and how the black makes the white pop more than white on green.

Mockups