![]() That’s it!Ĭongratulations! You now have two different logos for one company and based on what you’ve learned today you can create many more. Place them on top of the ‘C’ to make it look cute and more personalized. Use the option Vertically and press Copy. Once you have created a shape that you like select it and from the Object menu select the option Transform > Reflect. Zoom in to the letter ‘C’ and using the pen tool once again draw a stylized cat’s ear on top of it. Make sure to select the width profile 2 from the width panel and use a stroke of 18pt. Now select the pen tool and starting from the top part of the last letter draw a tail-like line. I will change its color to a nice yellow that will be in contrast to the black parts of the design. ![]() ![]() Select the text with the type tool and select the word ‘cats’ only. 160 pt is a good size for this design given you’ve used the dimensions we’ve started with. I will use one of my favorite fonts called Coolvetica to type the word ‘designcats’. The second design is much simpler, but could be a great fit for a company’s website. You can decide to align them by eye but you can also decide to draw a line from the upper corner to the bottom and align all elements around it. Put ‘EST.’ at the top of the badge, centered and ‘2015’ at the bottom, centered as well. Select the words ‘EST.’ and ‘2015’, make them smaller, and align their angle. You don’t have to transform it, just change its size so that it fits the design. There is some space on the right side where you can put the cat. Now move the main word ‘CATS’ and place it on the left side of the yellow ribbon. I slightly adjusted the text height to make it a bit taller and moved it above the ribbon. First, move the word ‘DESIGN on top of the ribbon and make sure its angle is the same as the ribbon’s. You can now start placing the elements on the badge. Also place the ribbon a bit lower, just make sure its corners fit the badge. I’ll use one of the designs from this vector set To add a little spark and fun to the logo I’d like to feature some cat elements. My choices are yellow #EDB21E for the main part of the ribbon orange #D95926 for the back part of it and brown #592B1D for the main design. To add some warm but vintage looking colors, I’ve decided to go for yellow, orange and brown but of course you can modify them. You can do so by clicking on Type > Create Outlines. Select the text and transform it from type to outlines. For the small details, I’ll use the minimalistic Caviar Dreams. You should also check out these super helpful practical tips from Aaron Draplin.įor the word ‘CATS’ I’ll use the Seaside Resort font and for the word ‘DESIGN’ I’ll use Silverfake font. If you want to go with your own combinations, here’s a couple of helpful tools that will help you combine typefaces:, ,, and typ.io. I really like the ribbon on the white badge, so I’ll take it and apply to the black one.Īs for the fonts, I’ve decided to mix it up by using three different ones. Now delete the text and the illustrations. You won’t need all the elements here, so ungroup them by selecting them and choosing the Ungroup option from the Object menu. I’ll use two elements from this set of badges. The first logo version has a trendy, vintage look. I’ve decided to create two artboards with the following dimensions: 1,000 x 1,000 px. Go ahead and open Adobe Illustrator and create a new file. I’ll use some simple actions to help you improve your Illustrator skills. I’ll keep this in mind during my work to make sure the logo reflects the company’s spirit and identity. It’s a small team of young and enthusiastic creatives passionate about fresh, somewhat funky, but still elegant designs. The company name I’m going to use as an example is Design Cats. In fact, I’m going to create two versions of the logo, so you can choose the one you like best. One of the best ways to learn something is to do it yourself! In today’s tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a simple, professional looking logo in Adobe Illustrator. Designing a logo involves deep analysis of the company, their products, and values.
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