In this post from our Copycat Design Series, we’ll walk through how to recreate one of the most iconic logos of all time: the Olympic rings. Along the way, we’ll dig into the history, explore the official brand guidelines, and learn some Illustrator techniques that you can apply to any design project. Table of ContentsA Brief History of the Olympic SymbolSetting Up Your WorkspaceBuilding the...
When you scale your Artboard or object in Adobe Illustrator, don't forget that you can scale by different reference points, nine to be exact! Here's how.
I recently created a video about including SVGs on your Squarespace website. A YouTube viewer commented and asked, "By chance, do you know how to find the code of a personal design created in Adobe Illustrator?"
The answer, is "Yes. Yes, I do, and here's how." Thank you for asking, Morgan.
So here, we go. Watch or read how below.
Here are 6 ways to do it. As frequent users of Adobe products know first-hand, each Adobe program has similarities AND lots of differences AND there's many ways to accomplish each task. The copying of styles (fx) is one such difference.
If you're viewing a gridded "vortex" of green, blue and orange that overlays your Illustrator design, then you likely have your Show Perspective Grid active. Here's how to hide it.
This post includes How-To videos that I use when I'm teaching beginner undergraduate Graphic Design students about Color. The Illustrator Color Wheel uses the HSB color mode and Live Paint Bucket tool. The Photoshop Color Wheel uses an RGB additive technique the brush tool. Enjoy! Happy Designing!
Learning the nuances of the Illustrator pen tool takes time and practice. Many years ago, I found an exercise created by Belgian-based web/graphic designer, Veerle. I've often used her exercise as an in-class project for my beginner design students. This post shares tips and provides videos of completing this beginner pen tool exercise.
This post is based on the skills and exercises I teach my beginner design students during a project where we make two-letter logotypes using our initials. Watch videos and get how-to tips for making your own initial/monogram logo.