Bianca Gubalke Icon Design
With the Internet world moving increasingly towards mobile applications, I finally took some time to also focus on my own online image, creating a first version of the Bianca Gubalke Logo Design in simple black & white.
Bianca Gubalke Icon Design
The major challenge with the Bianca Gubalke Icon Design – and one that gave me a headache since a while – is the difficulty of the letter combination: the double-rounded B plus the big-rounded G. It’s really not ideal… and I have tried a multitude of combinations, none of which gave me satisfaction in both simplicity and sophistication. But then, it’s always a matter of putting one’s head to it and trying and experimenting until a solution is found that one can identify with and ideally even be content about.
Here are just a few versions of a “BG” icon design that looks simple, that’s elegant and that is definitely without any ‘schnick-schnack’… except perhaps the tiny nuance in the lower stroke. It took many different versions, each differing in only minuscule changes – more or less shadow… variants in highlight details -, until I got the version I am so far happy with.
Of course, it’s always a matter of personal taste and the role models we may be attracted to and learn from. Today, I am just in awe as to to what level of sophistication the Internet has evolved to over the past 2 – 3 years, narrowing the vast quality gap between online and offline publications to next to nothing. Actually… bearing in mind how thevirtual world opens up the door for multi-media integration – video, audio, flash – I dare to say it has moved beyond and become something different and definitely closer to the pulse of our fast-moving, fast-changing and fast-evolving time.
It was very tempting to just add a dash of red somewhere – especially as I always used that combination – however, I resisted and will design a red version as a next step.
Having always been an afficinado of Japanese lacquer work and having studied and practised that Art of ultimate refinement myself during my Art Mural studies at the ENSAAMA in Paris, France – my challenge will be to get as close to that look and touch as possible.
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