3. Make a Logo with Shapes

Lesson overview

In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following:

  • Create a new document.

  • Use tools and commands to create a variety of shapes.

  • Understand Live Shapes.

  • Create rounded corners.

  • Work with drawing modes.

  • Use the Place command.

  • Use Image Trace to create shapes.

  • Simplify paths.

Icon of a clock.

This lesson will take about 60 minutes to complete. To get the lesson files used in this chapter, download them from the web page for this book at adobepress.com/IllustratorCIB2023. For more information, see “Accessing the lesson files and Web Edition” in the Getting Started section at the beginning of this book.

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