Typographic Logos Typography and Lettering for Logo Design
What you’ll learn
You will be able to come up with an idea, create thumbnail sketches, and refine your design into a finished type-based logo.
You will be able to download the working files that were created in the video so you can see them up close.
Requirements
Even though beginners are welcome to this course, you should already have some familiarity with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to get the most out of Lectures 13 through 19 of this course. These sections are Mac software focused at an intermediate level. If you understand layers, various tools, and how to draw objects in Photoshop and Illustrator, then this should be enough for you to follow the computer sections of this class.
Description
Learning and improving upon your type-based logo designs is one of the most important investments you can make in your design career. In this course we’ll go over the entire process of creating a type-based logo, from idea to implementation. Let’s get started! In this course we’ll cover: How to find and apply inspiration Learn the Digital and Analog Tools you’ll need to create your logos Use both Traditional and Untraditional tools to create your logo Special techniques to refine your design How to structure letterforms and overall composition Sketch design thumbnails Create a clean vector design Implement color theory, shading, and add a 3D effect How to add texture in Photoshop and Illustrator Then it’s up to you to take these methods and create something incredible! As a bonus, you will also receive: 26 Bitmap Textures to use in Illustrator 26 Photoshop Brushes to add texture to your own designs A collection of vector halftone gradients The finished “Typographic Logos” design in vector format
Overview
Section 1: Introduction to Typographic Logos
Lecture 1 Welcome
Lecture 2 Why make custom lettering?
Lecture 3 Typographic terminology
Lecture 4 The business of logo design
Section 2: Inspiration and planning your design
Lecture 5 Examples of type and lettering designs
Lecture 6 Pinterest
Lecture 7 How to apply your inspiration
Section 3: Tools and materials
Lecture 8 Analog tools
Lecture 9 Digital tools
Section 4: Structure of a type-based logo
Lecture 10 Letterforms and compostions
Section 5: Demonstration: Creating a typographic logo
Lecture 11 Thumbnails and bringing your design into the computer
Lecture 12 Sketching techniques
Lecture 13 Making vector lettering
Lecture 14 Refining the initial design
Lecture 15 Adding shading
Lecture 16 Making a 3D effect
Lecture 17 Colorways
Lecture 18 Using bitmap textures in Illustrator
Lecture 19 Adding texture with Photoshop brushes
Section 6: Conclusion
Lecture 20 Closing thoughts
This course is for anyone who is interested in improving their type-based logo designs.,This course does not cover icon design or logo designs that do not contain lettering.,This course shows the process of creating a type-based logo. However, it is not focused on the history and fundamentals of type.
Course Information:
Udemy | English | 1h 30m | 2.30 GB
Created by: Ray Dombroski
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