Monday, March 9, 2009





What is ironic about my logo is that the phoenix which represents fire and strength is holding something so delicate and soft; a leaf. The combination of phoenix and the veins of a leaf shows that the products of Skoda are fast, strong, powerful and tough yet in its own way so elegant and harmonizes with the environment.



The delicate veins of a leaf represents elegance and more importantly mother earth





Next, the phoenix. It is frequently used in Iranian literature be it poems, stories even in some history. Universally it is the symbol of high virtue, grace of power and prosperity and freedom. Red gives the impression of fire, speed, burning passion and strength.





Round represents a couple of things on a car itself; wheel and steering wheel. It is also a symbol of trust and loyalty, in this case the relationship of Skoda and its clients



This logo is in the colors of green, white and red which is the obvious indicator of the Iranian flag.




Škoda-Auto:

In the Czech language meaning "damage", is also a Czech surname, which became a brand name. It can refer to Škoda Auto, the leading automobile manufacturer in the Czech Republic (also the main article about Škoda vehicles) and Škoda Works, the biggest industrial enterprise in Austria-Hungary, then Czechoslovakia and now Czech Republic and also
Skoda Xanthi a leading football club in Xanthi, Greece sponsored by Škoda Auto.

This is my Glass



Hello everyone this is my glass that I've worked on for this passed few weeks.
CHEERS!

My Sketch

Background of Škoda





Škoda Auto

Škoda Auto ( pronunciation (help·info), IPA:ʃkodʌ) is an automobile manufacturer in the Czech Republic. In 1991, it became a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group.
(http://www.cars-directory.net/history/skoda/)


History

The origins of Škoda go back to the early 1890s where, like many long-established car manufacturers, the company started out with the manufacture of bicycles. It was 1894, and 26-year old Václav Klement, who was a bookseller by trade in Mladá Boleslav, in today's Czech Republic, which was then part of Austria-Hungary, was unable to obtain the right spare parts to repair his German bicycle. Klement returned his bicycle to the manufacturers, Seidel and Naumann, with a letter, in Czech, asking for them to carry out repairs, only to receive a reply, in German, stating: "If you would like an answer to your inquiry, you should try writing in a language we can understand". A disgusted Klement, despite not having any previous technical experience, then decided to start his own bicycle repair shop, which he and Václav Laurin opened in 1895 in Mladá Boleslav. Before going into business partnership with Klement, Laurin was an already established bicycle manufacturer from the nearby town of Turnov.

In 1898, after moving to their newly-built factory, the pair bought a Werner "motorcyclette" [nb 1], which was produced by French manufacturer Werner Brothers. Laurin & Klement's first motorcyclette (which was powered by an engine mounted on the handlebars driving the front wheels) proved dangerous and unreliable — an early incident on it cost Laurin a front tooth. To design a safer machine with its structure around the engine, the pair wrote to German ignition specialist Robert Bosch for advice on a different electromagnetic system. The pair's new Slavia motorcycle made its debut in 1899. In 1900, when the company had a workforce of 32, Slavia exports began, with 150 machines shipped to London for the Hewtson firm. Shortly afterwards, the press credited them as makers of the first motorcycle.[citation needed]

The first model, Voiturette A, was a success and the company was established both within Austria-Hungary and internationally. By 1905 cars were being produced by the firm. During the First World War Škoda was engaged in war production.

After WWI it began producing trucks, but in 1924, after running into problems and being hit by a fire, the company sought a partner. As a result it merged with Škoda Works, the biggest industrial enterprise in Czechoslovakia. Most later production was under the Škoda name. After a decline during the economic depression, Škoda was again successful with models such as the Popular in the late 1930s.

During the World War II Occupation of Czechoslovakia, the Škoda works was turned into part of Hermann Göring Werke serving the German World War II effort.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0koda_Auto)


• Skoda-auto.com has a traffic rank of: 25.995 ( 4,937)
• Speed: Average (56% of sites are slower), Avg Load Time: 2.1 Seconds
• Skoda-auto.com was first registered on: 23-Jun-1998.

(http://www.alexa.com/data/details/main/skoda-auto.com)

Recreation of Škoda Logo: Final Work



5) And finally my finished product as you can see in the diagram above

Recreation of Škoda Logo: 4th Step



4) Then I put up the vein of the leaf which represents a friendly environment product

Recreation of Škoda Logo: 3rd Step


3) Next stage was writing section and for that I just wrote every single word by using “Type Tool” (1) and then I created each letter as an outline by right clicking and selecting “ Create outlines” (2) and then I transformed them one by one on their appropriate place.

Recreation of Škoda Logo: 2nd Step


2) As for second step I used ‘Pen Tool’ to draw half of the Phoenix, and to smoothen the corner anchors, I used “Convert anchor point tool” (1) and I chose Gradient Liner type color (2) to fill the phoenix shape. Finally I reflected the whole shape by right clicking on the phoenix shape and choosing transform> reflect (3)

Recreation of Škoda Logo: Frist Step



Hello everyone I’m back again, and now I finally have chosen my logo that I wanted to redesign and I’m finished at last. Here is my work which I explained step by step for all of you to understand it better.
OK……………

1) First of all I drew 2 circle using Ellipse Tool (1), and then after selecting both circles I applied PATHFINDER (2). And to make the outline thicker I change the stroke size to 10pt (3). Then I filled in-between area with green color because it represents one of the Iranian flags color.