01: Hello, My Name Is

Time Limit: 30 minutes

Categories: Identity Development, Illustration

Challenge: Spend 10 minutes answering the following questions. “What are my three strengths as a designer? My weaknesses? What’s my favourite colour? What designers do I love? What design work do I enjoy? What kind of work do I want to do in the future?” Then design logo that is clearly informed by your off-the-cuff responses. Be sure to stick to the time limit provided - don’t cheat!


My take away: It has been a while since I’ve done any logo design! I spend so much time in Photoshop and inDesign, it was nice to sit down with this book and my sketchbook on the couch and tackle a small quick design project. I like that it gives me a time limit. I am not looking for perfect designs, just looking for a design activity that is not the same as what I’m doing every day at work. Follow along if you’d like! This is 01 of 80 design challenges in the Creative Workshop book, by David Sherwin.