Dixie State University has recently changed their font for their logo. At first when I saw this I was skeptical, however, now when I look at this I see the power of design.
The boldness of the font they use for DSU grabs your attention and pulls your attention to the lower half where you can then see Dixie State University. They used the law of continuity. They continue the law of continuity, as your eye lowers so does the font size. This also creates balance with the usage of different fonts and font sizes. This logo also uses balance with balancing the bold color of red with two different tones. It is using the law of closure because at glance you do not realize their is two different colors, you group it together and see it as a whole.
I find a lot of symbolism within this logo as well. Red is a bold color that grabs attention and it is also one of our schools colors. However, I feel as if they emphasize the red to symbolize the red rock of St. George. That is what people remember about St. George, it is our red rock. The font color was a smart choice so people are using the law of similarity. When people see this logo they instantly think of Dixie/St. George/ then red rock. This was a smart design element. The red in the logo triggers that response.
The line splitting the DSU also has grooves in it and angles. This reminds me of cliffs/rocks. This font design pulls you in,not only do you see DSU,you see your experiences you had in St. George while hiking the red rocks.
This font is simple yet complex. Dixie State University did a great job using design elements in creating this font and logo.