Portabella Play

I'm (slowly) learning to design things in Adobe Illustrator, and for practice, my friend, Jordan, let me use an idea he and his friend, Jared had.  They are interested in making a computer company called Portabella (yes, as in the variety of mushroom), and while my knowledge of such things is limited and I don't fully understand the details, I know that they want to make an operating system that's better than Mac, so I love their ambition!  They don't really know if this cool idea will ever come to pass, but I was grateful that Jordan still let me play around with some logo ideas.  Jordan is considering making Portabella an eco-friendly company, which I think would be a good move since so many people are concerned with "going green" these days.  With that in mind, I attempted to create some graphics for Portabella!  When I had some extra time and had figured out a tiny bit of Illustrator know-how, I made some logo ideas.  Here's my first try.

The shape is a little off, I think, so it doesn't look that much like a mushroom!  Next, I made this version.

This turned out to be my favorite concept (and Jordan's).  In support of the eco-friendly theme of Portabella, I also made this piece as a second element that matches the second mushroom design.

And finally, I made one more design, which at least adds another option to the mix, even though some of the other graphics were more of a hit.

I really had fun throwing together these graphics, and it was a great way to practice in Illustrator.  I'm looking forward to seeing what Portabella may do in the future!