The Ultimate Logo Design Tutorials and Resources Roundup

Ben Rama — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:19:32 +0000

This article will help you either top up on your logo skills or be a good introduction to designing a logo; I have chosen a broad spectrum and kept the article concise so it’s easy to take in and come back to.

This article is broken up into Tutorials, Inspiration and Articles for learning how to create Logos .

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Illustrative Logo: Bow the Knee

Source files are included in this download so you can manually de-construct the method I used to create my reference imagery.

BzZz, Create a Fly Logo Design Part 1

BzZz, Create a Fly Logo Design Part 2

This tutorial is focused on the process of creating a logo for a web design client. It will cover developing a logo from concept to completion and working with the client throughout this process. This tutorial series covers both the technical processes and business issues related to designing this fly logo.

Design a Grungy Circular Logo

In this tutorial I want to detail how to create text along a path in an interesting way and apply it to a common application. Although the circular logo has been used forever, it can still be effective if done well, while mixing in some modern design. In this case, we are going to use some vector art, then grunge it up. This will give it that worn beach look I’m going for. I hope you enjoy it, here we go…

Creating a Rockstar Brand, Logo & Styleguide in Illustrator

Designing a strong, coherent graphic brand identity is one of the most rewarding tasks in graphic design. It is a unique opportunity to create something that will go on to be used in many different places, applications and designs. In this multi-part tutorial series I’ll take you through the processes and design I used to create the Rockable Press brand and its many different applications both offline and on.

Tutorial: Web 2.0 Logo Reflection in Vector format with Illustrator

You will probably find dozens, if not hundreds of tutorials on how to do this in Photoshop, but I’m going to show you how to do it in Illustrator (vector). The advantage? You can scale it up for a roadside billboard if you like. That’s the power of vector graphics.

Create a Logo for Your Feature Posts

For this logo the title said it all. I had to find a cool 7-UP graphic to use as the main focus of my logo. I was able to find a really cool and colorful version of the 7Up logo on brandsoftheworld.com. Once you’ve found a suitable logo to work with open it up in Illustrator to begin working on your new artwork.

Logo Design Process and Walkthrough for Vivid Ways

I recently finished up a project with Scott McIntyre of Vivid Ways and Jon Phillip of Spyre Studios. My part in the project was to work on a new logo design for the Vivid Ways website and brand. Here’s my design process and a walkthrough of how the final logo is created in Adobe Illustrator.

Create a black and white logo

Freelance design studio Thinkdust shows you how to create a one-colour logotype that has a contemporary yet classic look…

When it comes to brand identity, Thinkdust has always stepped away from the corporate style. Creating brands can be rewarding work, and an open brief gives you the opportunity to experiment and get fully creative.

Design a Print-Ready Beer Label in Adobe Illustrator

Alright folks, it’s time to roll up the sleeves and get down to business with this full-featured Adobe illustrator CS3 tutorial. This one takes you from setup to production of a really cool beer label, although this could be useful for any bottled concoction of your choosing.