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Logo Design in Illustrator

Logo Design in Illustrator

Introduction to Logo Design in Illustrator

Creating Logo Design in Adobe Illustrator is one of the famous and popular graphics editing programs and widely used worldwide by Graphic designers, editors, artists, and web artists. Adobe Illustrator provides a platform for all artists to convert their imagination to a digital platform.

Adobe Illustrator has a powerful and unique set of tools that make the program easier and simpler to use for beginners and professionals. In this article, we will learn how to create a logo in Adobe Illustrator. Let us learn how to create a simple Logo of the famous APPLE COMPANY on Illustrator.

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How to Create Logo in Adobe Illustrator?

Below are the steps to create a simple logo in Adobe Illustrator.

Step #1: Create a new file of A4 size in the program.

Step 1 Logo

Step #2: By using the Ellipse tool, create an Ellipse on the page.

Step 2 logo design in illustrator

Step #3: Make sure the Smart Guides are Switched on. The option is available under VIEW.

Step 3 logo design in illustrator

Step #4: Copy the Circle as shown in the image below.

Copy the Logo

Step #5: Paste the Circle as shown in the image below. This needs to be done very patiently and neatly.

Paste the logo

Step #6: Next, place the 2nd circle just as shown in the image.

step 6 logo design in illustrator

Step #7: Select both circles and go to the pathfinder panel. The pathfinder toolbox is available on the Windows Panel. The pathfinder tools allow merging multiple objects using some special modes and options. We can even edit the new combination created using the Pathfinder tools. The Pathfinder tools include options such as Union, Intersect, Subtract, Minus Back, Divide, Trim, Merge, Crop, Outline, Hard Mix, Soft Mix, and Trap. Each of the tools performs different functions that help the user create various objects and designs in a simpler way. Click UNITE button that is the first button on the pathfinder panel.

logo design in illustrator Step 7

Step #8: With the help of the Direct Selection Tool, make a shape by editing the shape’s anchor points. The Direct Selection Tool is also a very useful tool in Illustrator that helps the user to redesign or modify any shape or object. It works on the anchor points of the shape that can be edited using this tool.

Steps 8 logo design in illustrator

Step #9: The final shape would look like, as shown in the image below.

Steps 9 logo design in illustrator

Step #10: Next, create another Ellipse on the same page as shown in the image.

Steps 10 logo design in illustrator

Step #11: Drag and place the circle on the right corner of the already created Apple.

Logo step 11

Step #12: Select both the shapes, i.e. the circle and the Apple. Now, use the pathfinder panel again, and click on the MINUS option this time. The result is shown in the image below.

Logo Step 11

Step #13: Next, create another Circle on the same page.

logo Step 12

Step #14: Select the circle and create a duplicate of this circle and place the second circle as shown in the image.

logo Step 14

Step #15: Select both circles and again use the pathfinder panel and click on intersect option this time. The final result is as shown in the image below.

logo Step 15

Step #16: Next, resize and rotate the leaf and place it as shown in the image below.

Logo step 16

Step #17: Use the black color and while both the shapes are selected, click on the black color from the color toolbox.

Logo step 17

Step #18: The final result is as shown in the image below.

FInal image of Logo

Conclusion

This was a small example of how to design or create a simple logo in Adobe Illustrator. We can design more complex logos in the program using simple yet powerful tools of the software. Another way of creating the same logo is by using the Pen Tool and tracing the logo as it is. Pathfinder tool is an easy way out to create objects and designs that involve basic shapes and lines. If we need to design logos or any other artwork, we need to use the pen tool for that purpose. The main tool in the above example is the Pathfinder tool that helps the user to create multiple objects using various interaction modes.

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