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I've always wondered how to create these kind of logos - based on circles and a grid:

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How do I connect the circles in the 'U' here and clean up the paths afterwards? The connection could be done with Common Tangents but how do I remove the right points from the circles?

Could someone show me this in steps or perhaps link to a video?

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Consider the possibility that the circles were conceived/placed AFTER the logo was created. There are actually only two basic forms here: the "L" and the "V" which have been mirrored/rotated – horatio Nov 15 '12 at 21:05
True enough, although the question still stands for creating the initial forms and deriving some of the others, e.g. the T. – e100 Nov 27 '12 at 18:51

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The Pathfinder panel is your friend when it comes to merging, cutting and lots of other boolean operations. An easy way to use the pathfinder panel is to draw all the required shapes, then click the Divide button. From there you'll be able to select the shapes you don't want and delete them. After that, select all the parts you do want to keep, and unite them.

Here's a good explanation of what's possible: http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/pathfinder-explained

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To expand on my comment, I think the circles (and possibly the grid) were added after the logo was created merely for affect or staffage.

The creator made an "L" shape and a "V" shape and then duplicated, mirrored, and translated them. The "T" is an "L" flipped on the horizontal axis, the arm has been shortened slightly, and then duped and flipped on the vertical axis.

This doesn't answer your question per se but I think it is how this particular logo was conceived. Note also that the circle for the "V" (and "A") is actually an oval.

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Thanks guys! I admit that my example here was not the best of practice, since I agree that the circles and grid could have been added afterwards. But I'm still looking for some tutorials showing these kind of circle/cutting/merging-tricks :-) – Hotterjoe Nov 26 '12 at 11:41

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