Introduction



= Introduction:  =

Welcome to Logos Work!
media type="custom" key="6559743" ====Transcript: Hello! Welcome to Logos Work! This workshop promises to be a fun and informative adventure. Find your nametag, get some coffee, and grab a doughnut because it is time to get started. Please have a seat. (Created in Blabberize.com) ====

= Please, watch the following Introduction Video to help provide focus for this workshop. It will include key content information necessary for your successful participation in the workshop activities. Pay close attention to the symbolic imagery and to the graphic elements of each logo. For example, how is color used? What makes a logo a logo, and not just a drawing? =

media type="custom" key="6575081" = = = = = = =Before moving on to the authentic assessment portion of the workshop, participants should review the following sites: =
 * =http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/ (Advertising tricks employed by marketing experts. Presented by PBS for children) =
 * =http://www.cramersweeney.com/smiq.html (This site asks the user to identify companies based on their logos, mascots, slogans, and jingles) =
 * =http://www.logoquiz.net/ (Logo quiz game. You will be presented with a portion of a logo and you must guess the company) =
 * =http://www.logoblog.org/wordpress/logo-designing-in-game-advertising/ **(Blog that illustrates how logos are housed in in-game advertising)** =