Badges

https://padlet.com/amitchell27/illustrator-xtwmb8bkdzmzbs8c

Assignment: Badge Design

Overview:
You will create two original badges. Each badge should look like a professional logo or emblem created for a real organization or place.  You should be able to show text on a path, shapes, lines, alignment, typography, and visual hierarchy.

Your two badges will have different purposes:

1. Business, Club, Organization Badge, Award– Focus on typography, shapes, lines, and layout.

2. Place Badge – Incorporate an original illustration that you create.

Badge #1 — Business, Club, Organization, Award

Create a circular badge for a fictional or real business, club, team, organization, or event.

Required Elements

Your badge must include:

• Separate text objects

• Text on a path along the top of the badge

• Text on a path along the bottom of the badge

• A name for the business, club, or organization

• A date that is meaningful to the organization

• 
  

• At least one banner or ribbon

• Lines or dividers to organize the design

• A clear center/middle area

• Consistent alignment

• Optional: Multiple circles used as part of the design

• 
  

• A limited and intentional font selection

• A design that works as a unified badge, not simply a collection of required objects

Badge #2 — Place

Create a circular badge representing a place. Your place could be:

• A city

• A state or region

• A landmark

• A park

• A school

• A fictional location

• A favorite vacation destination

• Another place approved by your teacher

Required Elements

Your badge must include:

• 
  

• The name of the place

• At least one additional text element

• Multiple circles and/or geometric shapes

• Lines or other decorative elements

• An original illustration created by you in Illustrator

• Clear alignment and visual hierarchy

• A design that communicates something recognizable about the place

Original Illustration

Your illustration should be created from scratch in Illustrator. It should not simply be a downloaded image or graphic.

Your illustration might represent:

• A landmark

• Building

• Animal

• Plant

• Landscape

• Object

• Symbol

• Other visual characteristics associated with your place