Overview: Students were shown a variety of popular logos and were asked how many of the logos they could recognize. The idea was for students to see the historical connection to the use of symbols. Students were also shown pictographs (a writing system using pictures). For example, the Egyptians used hieroglyphics and the Sumerians used cuneiform as their picture-writing systems. 

To begin, students had to think what type of logo they would like to design. They were given a paper template on which to draw their logo; they traced the image on the surface of foam afterward. To make the collagraph printing plate, the design (foam) was glued on top of cardboard. The final step was to pick two colors: one for the background (cardboard) and one for the design (foam).