Event guide company doLampasas has begun collaboration with Lampasas ISD to design a logo in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Storm’s Drive-In. The company previously reached out to the community in search of anyone who could help with designing and finalizing a celebrative logo, with doLampasas responding and presenting the commission as a potential opportunity to work together with digital arts CTE students.

“Storm’s reached [out to us] and accepted help offered by doLampasas on their request for the community to help with a new logo,” doLampasas artist Ashleigh Elizabeth said. “Since [they] wanted the community involved and we had already been in discussions with the CTE department about volunteering and helping with classes, we thought this was the perfect time.”

Students were first introduced to basic design principles and shown examples of the requesting features of the logo, including a stylized number 75 and the iconic Storm’s lightning bolt. Students were then tasked with creating pencil sketches of their ideas, which were then compiled by doLampasas and refined.

“I think it’s a cool opportunity to get involved with the things going on around Lampasas,” junior Veer Patel said. “I thought this project might go a little sketchy at first since we didn’t really get any specific instructions and time was limited, but things have been okay so far.”

After settling on certain parts of the design and creating a rough sketch of the logo, students were then given the opportunity to digitally recreate the drawings and individually explore different design aspects, being encouraged to try different ideas to get a broader view of what did and didn’t work.

“Working with the [digital] version of the design was pretty cool,” junior Parker Boykin said. “I liked being able to mess around with each part of the logo individually and see what fit best in what position, as well as the resizing and rotating that I couldn’t really do on paper.”

Aside from being an opportunity to get involved with the community and participate in a unique event, students and collaborators alike have also been exposed to a new and interactive learning environment. Such a hands-on experience could potentially interest more students in the digital arts field and encourage existing students to grow and explore the pathway.

“I think [this project] has sparked a lot of good [questions and interactions] that will be helpful regardless of what the students intend to do in the future,” Elizabeth said. “The class[es] were able to learn about client expectations, breaking down a design project and understanding the scope of a particular project. We loved having the younger generations’ opinions on the canvas this time.”