Constructing Glyphs for Logos by Hand in Illustrator
In this course, we cover how Adobe Illustrator can help you recreate vector logo art and, by the end, you'll be able to use these techniques on any similar logo project you have in mind for use in 3D mapping, 3D extrusion, websites, apps, or print. Software required: Creative Cloud 2015, Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC.
What you'll learn
The perfect course for designers and artists who already have some basic knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, and are called upon to recreate a vector retro logo from nothing but a scan because the font that made up the original logo is either non-existent or unfindable in the timeframe that is given. In this course, we cover how Adobe Illustrator can help you recreate vector logo art and, by the end, you'll be able to use these techniques on any similar logo project you have in mind for use in 3D mapping, 3D extrusion, websites, apps, or print. Software required: Creative Cloud 2015, Illustrator CC, Photoshop CC.
Table of contents
- Taking a Look at the Client's Parameters 1m
- Scanning the Client's Old Business Card 1m
- Tweaking and Straightening the Logo in Adobe Photoshop 4m
- Creating an Illustrator File and Placing the Scan into It 2m
- Setting up the Initial Guidelines for Our Font 1m
- Establishing the First Vertical Stroke and Setting up the E and Lowercase L 3m
- Duplicating the E and Creating the T 2m
- Setting up the Letter A 3m
- Creating the Letter R 4m
- Constructing the Letter M 3m
- Building the B 6m
- Placing the C and O in Company 3m
- Building the C's and the Letter E 4m
- Dotting the Lowercase I 1m
- Sculpting the Lowercase T and the Lowercase R 5m
- Auto-tracing the Logo Scan and Why It's Unusable 4m
- Feedback from the Client 1m
- Combining Shapes Using the Pathfinder Tool 3m
- Converting the Lowercase L into an Uppercase L in the EL Combo 3m
- Putting the Uppercase L in the LLC 2m
- Copying the C and Creating the T 2m
- Duplicating the R and C and Retrieving the Letter I 2m
- Changing Electric to Electrical 2m
- Moving the C and Recreating the O 1m
- Laying out the Word Contractors 2m
- Building the Letter N 2m
- Bending the Letter S 6m
- Making the Third Logo Rendition Presentable 2m
- Setting up the Word Power 2m
- Creating the Letter P and W 9m
- Conclusion 1m
About the author
Mario Macari has spent more than ten plus years as a coder specializing in HTML5, CSS3, Javascript and other client and server side languages. He is also an award-winning artist and holds a BFA in Illustration. He has worked on projects for companies like Disney, Apple Computers, Microsoft and DC Comics. He currently teaches coding, design, UX/UI and Adobe products at two Southeastern Wisconsin colleges. Mario Macari has an "A+" rating with the Better Business Bureau.