Creating a blog on healthy eating in college, I knew I wanted a logo that emphasized eating food. Since there are an abundance of healthy foods out there – picking one would be too hard. Veggies, fruits, proteins, grains. Which one would I pick to design my logo around?

My inspiration ended up coming from Pinterest. I looked at a few food logos, realizing the food shouldn’t be my main focus. You can make any healthy snack. You can make any healthy meal. Some people don’t eat meat. Some can’t consume dairy. Some live a vegan lifestyle. It was difficult for me to come up with something that was appealing to everyone.

One thing that is a universal concept for everyone who eats food is that you need a plate and some sort of utensils. Some sort of item to consume your food on. The best way to relate to my audience would be through making a logo they connect to. Everyone curious about healthy eating will have access to some sort of utensils, or at least a plate.  As this article states, /the more recognizable your logo is, the more successful you are.

My goal here is simplicity, some logos have too many colors and are a bit overwhelming for my liking. I want to incorporate the colors of healthy foods – greens – with pastels and whites. I also wanted to highlight some skills I learned in previous assignments. The banners, text, and circles are all features of last week’s lessons.

By creating a logo that’s appealing to look at and easily relatable, I think my logo will encourage people to check out my blog. Marketing and advertising are all about pleasing the customer. If my readers are pleased with my logo, hopefully that will translate to my blog.

I want my logo to look like a dinner setting. Also I hope to use my banner skills to label my logo.

After reading over my Graphic Design Project draft feedback, I realized I failed to understand the directions. The feedback was extremely helpful though! I learned that I didn’t need three final pictures, instead just one. Also some of the text I used was too distracting. Instead of 3D letters I now plan on bolding my letters. One of my editors mentioned that the half-drunken Starbucks was a bit unappealing. I decided to leave this one out of my final project.

After reading my feedback notes I decided I was going to change the goal of my work. I hoped in this one to create the look of layering my images with the cutout and blending method. This way all of the images can mix together and still look like a poster promoting healthy eating. Since all of my images were separated before this will give off a more appealing look.

The goal of each of my photos was to make the food stand out. I wanted them to all look like posters. The inspiration stemmed from the food advertisements that make the food look delicious. Also I wanted healthy eating to be appealing for my reader.

Unfortunately, each of them separately would be no help. Shout out to my peer editors, I managed to follow the real directions. This way the food still stood out, just on a well organized photo. 

All of my images were taken on my phone, and edited on Photoshop. I think that the best way to make change is in small ways. For example – becoming healthier. It’s quiet impossible to turn a dining hall diet into a fit diet right away. However, it is possible to make small changes right away that eventually lead up to bigger ones.

Hence my first photo. Drinking coffee in the morning is ESSENTIAL to survival in college. The calories count up day by day if you are ordering lattes and ,mochas. Buuut if you make a switch to a lighter milk, you can cut your calorie intake in half. Almond milk and coconut milk are good substitutes for whole milk.

My second photo is one that captures a midday snack. Many students will get straight back in bed after class. Whether it’s napping, Netflix watching, or social media scrolling, tummies begin to growl. Instead of unconsciously eating half of a goldfish bag, it’s smarter to make a healthy, filling snack.

Almond butter is a better alternative for peanut butter, a banana will give you potassium, and rice cakes satisfy your salt cravings. Put all three together and you have a healthy afternoon snack.

The last photo is of dark chocolate and why you should eat it. Candy in college is inevitable. Dining halls, gas stations, markets, all carry it at such cheap prices. Instead of wasting calories and extra sugar, dark chocolate is the best substitute. Not only does it satisfy for your sugar craving, but it has many health benefits.

Although weird to recommend sugar on a health blog – it must be noted that dark chocolate is just an alternative. If you don’t have a sweet tooth, don’t go for the chocolate at all!

These options are here to begin the journey to being healthy, stay tuned for more updates!

This is a picture I took today in class. For this photo I plan on advertising almond or coconut milk over whole fat milk. It will contribute to my blog because it’s a healthier option.

This photo is a “healthy snack” option. For my blog I plan on making the items stand out such as in the baby cougar photos. I plan on labeling each item in the photo as well – such as a poster.

Dark chocolate is another healthy alternative to candy or worse processed sugars. In this photo I’m hoping to create an ad for dark chocolate.

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Here are my completed tutorials.

I have decided to focus this blog on the “how” and the “why” of eating healthy as a college student living in dorms. The year spent as a college freshman is a transition period for many, and the “freshman 15” is rarely avoided. My goal is to change my eating habits, and influence others to as well.

My data collection throughout this blog will be through what my friends and I are eating, and how we feel waking up and right before bed. I will be explaining what the body needs to keep energy levels and mood levels up throughout the day. I also will emphasize alternatives for unhealthy options.

For my content I will take photos of snacks and meals. I will be filming myself at the dining hall as well as audio record how I feel after eating healthy throughout the entire day.

Also, I will be utilizing my friends who have different taste palettes. If you follow the blog, you should feel well informed with many a multitude of options of how to be healthy in the dining halls.

For the poster I will be creating, I will make a poster that provides substitutes for certain foods that are often offered in the dining hall. For example, instead of using the waffle machine, you can make two pieces of whole grain toast. It would result in the same fullness – but less carb and sugar intake. Or instead of a greasy cheeseburger, you could opt for a grilled chicken burger, or a burger with a lettuce wrap instead of a bun. The purpose of the poster is to be informative on healthier options. My inspiration comes from a poster like this, where there are two options.

For my final assignment – the video – I plan on taking small video clips of my meals everyday. Also there will be some of me in the dining hall. There I will explain how to change your thought process when deciding how to fuel yourself. The purpose of the video will be to sum up the entire blog. The inspiration comes from here, like a bunch of small clips of food options. I hope to make it short and easy to follow and copy.

The overall blog was inspired by this. I hope students living in the dorms (or even out of the dorms!) can benefit from the purpose of this blog!

Thanks for joining me!

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton