Gabriel Angel Design™ Blog » danger http://www.gabrielangeldesignblog.com World Domination, One Design at a Time™ Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:58:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Skull and Cross Bones are Only for the Cool Kids http://www.gabrielangeldesignblog.com/2011/04/skull-and-cross-bones-are-only-for-the-cool-kids/ http://www.gabrielangeldesignblog.com/2011/04/skull-and-cross-bones-are-only-for-the-cool-kids/#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:24:57 +0000 admin http://www.gabrielangeldesignblog.com/?p=283

There was a time when the old skull and cross bones were only for bikers, gangs, and goth kids. These days, kids all over wear them to school and there are even versions with pink bow ties. My wife is a big fan of them and she’s an artist, so she sketched a few designs for me to put on shoes. I converted them to digital copy, then added some shading and rough texture to all of the skull and bones designs.
skull and cross bones on keds shoesskull and cross bones design
These skull and cross bones were such great designs that I had to make sure to add them to anything. The main skull and cross bones design was placed on the front of shirts, gifts, the toe and lip of shoes. The pile of skull and bones was used for the sides of shoes and the backs of some shirts. Our store logo was built subtly into the designs.

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During my Physics years in college, I became very familiar with the variations of the radiation symbol. The fission and fusion of atoms was always a big part of the various science courses that I had to take. The radioactivity warnings always stuck out, because I learned that you could be literally cooked from inside by decaying particles from radioactive elements.
Yellow radiation symbol with beveled look and black outline
A radiation symbol catches the eye and I’m sure that most people would agree that nuclear war is high on the list of fears. Many popular movies center around the danger of terrorists getting a hold of a nuke. The atom bomb is the most dangerous technology ever created by man. This warning sign design passes on that intimidation. I never got too deep into the atomic sciences, but I had to give a nod to this symbol of danger.

I took the basic form of the radiation sign and gave it a beveled appearance. Yellow was chosen with caution in mind. Black was used to outline the entire symbol to make it pop in any color. Finally, I integrated the brand into the very bottom in a subtle way.

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