I started this task by making a short list within my sketchbook of my ideas. I then took this list and started sketching some simple ideas. As I was creating this at home I was limited to using phone apps for creating the actual brand icon and final images so I tried to keep this in mind and to keep it simple. Below is a scan of my sketchbook and my ideas:
I ended up choosing the bottom idea of a sketchbook with my name on it as I like art and sketching and I think that this sums me up quite well as a personal brand. I used this stock vector image from a free image website as again I was limited to what I could create on the apps on my phone. (https://pixabay.com/vectors/sketchbook-book-notes-calendar-156775/)
I took this image into the app PicsArt and used the colour dropping and selection tools to change the colour of the band on the sketchbook to a purple shade. I then chose a font and tried to position the text onto the sketchbook. I think that this would have looked better if there were more options to configure the text but I think this does look good.
I made a darker and lighter version of the design because I couldn’t choose which I liked best and thought they both could have good uses.
