Anyone who's ever been to high school should know that high school logos are notorious for copying professional sports teams. I've observed copycats of the Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos, Colorado Rockies, and even universities such as Arizona and Virginia in high schools in the past few weeks alone.
Is this even legal? Some logos are blatant copyright infringements, while others have their own unique flair. Even the most obvious thefts, though, wouldn't be worth it to stop. Professional sports leagues can send cease-and-desist orders to countless high schools across the United States, but it probably isn't worth their time. Additionally, it would create mountains of bad press and create general unhappiness. Sometimes, people can get behind the idea of borrowing a pro team's logo: In 2010, the director for corporate communications of the National Football League (NFL) said that "We support football on all levels and do not have an issue with high school and youth teams using NFL team logos." It's also an easy thing to do. Why create an entirely new logo instead of tweaking an already existing one? I'd argue for the latter of that last sentence. The pinnacle of graphic design is creativity. Taking other people's work is not only illegal, but it's wrong. Even with an endorsement from the NFL, it must leave a sour taste in the mouths of high school principals across the country to lift their logo from a pro sports team. I'd love to see a future of high schools with exciting logos that are unorthodox and special. In a world full of talented graphic designers and endless possibility with software such as Adobe Photoshop, why not take the time to have uniqueness? My recent observations have only reinforced the importance I place on graphic design, and I can't wait to see - albeit unlikely - a wave of new high school logos. Summary
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Crossy Road is a very successful game and I assume that most people have played it before. The goal of the game is to cross an endless road as a character without being run over by cars, trains, trucks, drowning, or being attacked by an eagle. It goes on forever, so you will certainly die eventually (my high score is 256!). Anyways, the developers behind Crossy Road had a lot of design elements and principles in mind during its production. In the above left screenshot, the default character, a chicken, is about to cross a three lane road. In the image, basic shapes are visible, as well as cartoonish colors and out of proportion objects. These represent elements of design, whereas repetition of trees, cars, and floating logs as well as contrast between bright grass and water and dark road demonstrate principles of design. The above right capture, on the other hand, is very different. The avatar shown is part of a Halloween collection with unique environments separate from the original setting. The color is dark but still cartoonish like the picture in the top left corner, objects are still disproportionate, and shapes are fairly basic. Emphasis is now present on the character; a ring of light draws your eyes away from the background to him. The principles of design are also partially alike in the two screenshots, except for contrast. Repetition is present in the same way, but with different colors and contrast is between the small aura of light around main object on screen and the darker remainder of it. In reality, the two screenshots shown here represent the majority of the game's graphics and environments, depicting accurately design elements and principles which the makers of Crossy Road intentionally implemented while making the popular game.
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