As you can see above, I’ve finally got around to designing an official logo for this blog site. I’ve been wanting to do this for quite a while, but just never got around to it.

I actually created this logo crudely using Photoshop, as the computer I’m currently on doesn’t have Illustrator and a very limited font set. I’ll probably completely redo it (keeping the same concept) in Illustrator later.

The design suggests the Shave Ice cone representing a “tasty island”, surrounded by ocean, which is represented by the blue with the ripple effect surface, and a yellow sky for contrast and color. I went with red as the “flavor” of the shave ice, as it looked the “sweetest” if you will. Call it strawberry, cherry or fruit punch. Li Hing Mui perhaps? How about a Char Siu or Beni Shoga shave ice? Whatevahz. lol

Hey, you gotta’ admit, if you landed on a remote “shave ice island” after days or months of sailing under the scorching hot sun, that’s gotta’ be tasty!

I like the simplicity of it, as it will work in gray scale (black & white) as well. I also like the circular shape, as I’ll be using it as a “seal of approval” for future reviews…

When I have time, I’ll redo this site’s masthead (the image on top with the manapua), incorporating this logo, along with a montage of several good-looking food images I’ve taken over the few years online here.

Notice that “The” is no longer in the name on the logo. When I get around to redesigning the masthead, this site will simply be referred to as ‘Tasty Island’.

If you have any suggestions on which dish(s) from this site I should incorporate into the new Tasty Island masthead design, leave a comment and let me know. Also, if you have any constructive criticism of the new logo above, do tell.

I’d like to thank ‘Da Man’ for the art direction on this logo design. What else can I say but “you da’ man”!