Logos are a critical part of the modern visual landscape. A good logo is simple, instantly recognizable, and comprised of only the most essential elements. To learn how to create your own, it's important to be able to identify the components and design techniques behind the most successful examples, from the Nike swoosh to the Coca-Cola ribbon. In this course, Nigel French reveals how successful logos depend on good type choices and simple shapes—or the combination of simple shapes. He shows examples of popular logos and then demonstrates how to use the same construction techniques to create similar logos in Adobe Illustrator. The course combines theory with nuts-and-bolts techniques that emphasize simplicity and readability: the principles that ground the world’s best logo designs.

Topics include:

• Choosing the right typeface
• Exploring type variables
• Replacing letters with words
• Creating a circular logo
• Creating a hand-drawn logo
• Designing with simple shapes
• Offsetting multiple paths
• Creating isometric type
• Adding gloss, texture, beveled edges, and transparency
• Designing with negative space
• Choosing logo colors
• Converting colors
• Preparing final files

About the Author

Nigel French is a graphic designer, author, artist, and trainer with more than 20 years of related experience.

Nigel is author of InDesign Type: Professional Typography with Adobe InDesign, published in its third edition by Adobe Press. He is based in Brighton, UK. His website is nigelfrench.com.

Product Details

• Full Video Tutorials
• Video File Format: MP4
• Skill Level: Intermediate
• Video Duration: 4h 34m
• Instructor: Nigel French

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Photoshop filters are often misused by designers. Filtered images can look garish or generic—but with the right application, the results can be eye-catching and unique. Author Nigel French teaches a creative approach to filters, explaining how to combine them with other filters and with the Photoshop masking and blending tools for maximum visual impact. Learn how to add blur, artistic and brush stroke effects, sharpening, distortion, pixilation, and illustration and painterly effects—all completely nondestructively. Plus, learn how to use Camera Raw as a filter and stack filters to create unique combinations.

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