1. I grew up playing basketball my entire life, and as a Native American, it's a sport that is very popular at home. I played with a youth basketball team since I was 8 years old, called the "Native American Youth Organization". I created this logo as the new face of the basketball organization, because the original one was getting outdated. So I was approached to make a logo and here it is. 

2. I knew the logo needed a few things, like the basketball, headdress and the symbol in between. The symbol is the "Hiawatha" belt, a symbol that stands for all the nations of the Iroquois. I incorporated them all together to become unified as one eye-catching logo. The Hiawatha belt had to be purple because that's just what it is, but I used the bright orange for the basketball to get it to stand out even more. 

3. The most important discovery I made was my process of drawing. I've all ways been a drawer, but for something this special to me I wanted to do a good job on it so I worked on it for awhile. I went through a lot of rough drafts before I settle with this one, but over the process i discovery my technique of detail, especially with the headdress.

4. The most important thing I learn was make it memorable. Companies and groups don't want a logo that's not going to catch a viewer's eye. I had this thought in mind the entire time. The videos were of some help, but my motivation was my old team.didn't want the basketball organization I played with for so many years to not look good. They loved it so I'm happy.