Logo & Symbol Design
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Religious Symbols
Beautiful three dimensional symbols of a cross and Star of David. The cross renders with semi translucent emerald stone. The Star of David renders with translucent blended vertex colors.
3D Cross
3ds Max Translucent Emerald
3D Star of David
Vertex Color Blending
Image Preparation
Both graphics were modeled with 3ds Max. The emerald cross applies a stone material map, some translucency and reflection. The Star of David renders with WebGL, vertex colors and blending.
Logos and Symbols
Often the terms logo
and symbol
refer to two different aspects
of a product's branding.
Logo
usually involves a brand's name in a specific font along with
a standalone symbol
. For example the Nike swoosh
represents Nike apart
from the text which says Nike
.
The swoosh
alone is the symbol.
The best symbols provide quick brand recognition. The ideal symbol looks great in black and white reduced down to one half inch square. Prepare a color version as well, to grab attention. However black and white symbols work on packaging with limited color options. Successful products can omit both the logo text and color scheme yet people continue to recognize the brand by the symbol.