At first (1870), three diamonds represented a ship’s propellers, from the shipping company Tsukumo Shokai.
The name “Mitsubishi” refers to the three-diamond emblem. “Mitsubishi” is a combination of the words mitsu and hishi. Mitsu means three. Hishi means water chestnut, and Japanese have used the word to denote a rhombus or diamond shape.
The logo is based on the merger of two age-old Japanese dynasties who used a coat of arms with three similar diamond patterns. At first (1870), three diamonds represented a ship’s propellers. Mitsubishi was started as a shipping firm.
For this assignment, we had to redesign the ITP logo. Here’s what it looks like currently.
This week we had to set our names in 6 different typefaces that we feel say something about us or the character of our name.
Things to consider about my name:
Here are my font choices: Continue reading
This week’s assignment was to find signage or information systems that don’t quite work or that might be confusing.
This is a store front in Chinatown.
For my first assignment in 2D Design, I decided to review the TimeOut New York website based on the principles of visual communication we went over in class. For this review, I am only focusing on the homepage.
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