Slow and Steady Progress
Since we spoke last, I have made some great progress on my restaurant remake. As I mentioned before, I chose to re-create Blackbird Gastropub’s elements using the different applications of Adobe. I left off with an unfinished logo for this restaurant and I am very pleased to say that I have a finished logo and a cover to a menu! With last week being a difficult one for me, I was not able to make as much progress as I had hoped. But, I am back on track now and ready to finish this strong!
First, I am going to tell the process behind finishing the new logo for Blackbird. I ended up sticking with the same base to my logo as last time, which I am happy with. I originally wanted to add a white outline of the bird behind the black one, but I realized this was not the best route. I then thought about adding an oval behind the already created logo, I did not like this either. Finally I found a clean, slick look that I was happy with. I found a shape of a hollow oval on The Noun Project and decided that is what I wanted to use. Below is my finished logo for Blackbird Gastropub in Norman, Oklahoma.
Of course my logo has a transparent background but with the way I have my blog set up, I am unable to put it in as a transparent image.
Next we have the menu cover page. Originally I wanted to stick with all black, white and red, but I also want to keep some of the same elements Blackbird has already established. Because of this, I have decided to incorporate green into my menu and menu cover. As I said in the last post, I used Adobe Photoshop to create the new logo. I think the best way to recreate the menu and the menu cover will be through Adobe Illustrator. While today I will only be sharing the menu cover with you, I am excited to share the finished product in a very short time from now. View below for my new menu cover.
As always, come back in a few days for more progress on this project. Feel free to reach out with suggestions or comments. You can find my contact information on the About Me page of my blog.