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Designing Professional Logos - Part 1: With Photoshop and Illustrator
on-demand course

Designing Professional Logos - Part 1: With Photoshop and Illustrator

with Jennifer Harder
October 2022
Beginner
55m
English
Apress
Closed Captioning available in English

Overview

Learn how to take your client’s logo from a flat 2-dimensional business card and turn it into a polished, three-dimensional design for use on merchandise using Photoshop. 

In this video, you will learn how to create a logo in Illustrator that can later be modified in Photoshop. You'll start by setting up your Illustrator workspace by importing a client's logo for tracing using the Pen and Shape Tools. Next, you'll see how to add text and effects and how to place the logo as a Smart Object in Photoshop for quick modifications.

What You Will Learn
  • Set up Illustrator and import image for tracing
  • Understand Symbols panel and how to use it
  • Add color and graphic styles to enhance the logo
Who Is This Video For
Beginners who have little knowledge of Adobe's Illustrator and Photoshop and want to learn how to design logos.
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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781484282229