Constructing Glyphs for Logos by Hand in Illustrator
Pluralsight
Course Summary
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.
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Course Description
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.
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Course Syllabus
Introduction and Project Overview- 1m 40s
—Introduction and Project Overview 1m 40sConstructing Glyphs for Logos by Hand in Illustrator- 1h 28m
—Taking a Look at the Client's Parameters 1m 13s
—Scanning the Client's Old Business Card 1m 19s
—Tweaking and Straightening the Logo in Adobe Photoshop 3m 34s
—Creating an Illustrator File and Placing the Scan into It 1m 43s
—Setting up the Initial Guidelines for Our Font 1m 9s
—Establishing the First Vertical Stroke and Setting up the E and Lowercase L 2m 54s
—Duplicating the E and Creating the T 2m 14s
—Setting up the Letter A 3m 14s
—Creating the Letter R 3m 39s
—Constructing the Letter M 2m 50s
—Building the B 6m 28s
—Placing the C and O in Company 2m 56s
—Building the C's and the Letter E 3m 46s
—Dotting the Lowercase I 1m 21s
—Sculpting the Lowercase T and the Lowercase R 4m 51s
—Auto-tracing the Logo Scan and Why It's Unusable 4m 7s
—Feedback from the Client 1m 22s
—Combining Shapes Using the Pathfinder Tool 2m 56s
—Converting the Lowercase L into an Uppercase L in the EL Combo 3m 9s
—Putting the Uppercase L in the LLC 2m 19s
—Copying the C and Creating the T 2m 17s
—Duplicating the R and C and Retrieving the Letter I 2m 4s
—Changing Electric to Electrical 1m 42s
—Moving the C and Recreating the O 1m 23s
—Laying out the Word Contractors 1m 33s
—Building the Letter N 2m 6s
—Bending the Letter S 5m 31s
—Making the Third Logo Rendition Presentable 1m 41s
—Setting up the Word Power 2m 8s
—Creating the Letter P and W 9m 24s
—Conclusion 1m 12s
