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 Sketches:



My Final Black & White Logo:




My 3 Colour Versions:

Artist Statement:
In this piece of work, I wanted to represent two cultures that made me who I am today; Japan and Dubai. My grandparents live in Japan and I travel there every year ever since I was a toddler and have grown up there. I created the Burj Khalifa using the pen tool to make a silhouette. I wanted to make the building one colour so I chose to do a silhouette instead of details as the logo design I was going for was a simple design. I chose to do this building because it strongly represents Dubai and it meshed well with the shape of the letter N, becoming the vertical line.

For the letter N, which is the initial of my first name, I picked a graffiti font for the logo because the connecting area of the N looked like a tree branch. The font fits well with the theme of turning my letter into a sakura branch to show the Japanese culture side. I chose the sakura flower because it is an important part of Japan to me. When I went during the spring, I got to see the cherry blossoms in their bloom and it was the most magical experience because most of the trees were pink and made Japan look ethereal. Its a precious memory and also represents Japan as they are quite well known for the cherry blossoms. 

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