a visual consisting of shapes, symbols, images, and/or text. Commonly used to represent a group, organization or enterprise.
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How to draw an image and write on it, in a logo [closed]
My designer is out of reach, he has designed a logo but now there is a need to write PRO on the lower right corner of it(as written in various other logos), I am an amateur in designing, can anybody ...
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What type face is used for Wexford Plantation's logo?
I would like to identify the font in this image to add more text.
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Logo for an application called calendar resources/ resource calendar [closed]
Logo for an application called calendar resources/ resource calendar. I created some logos which were not received very well. Can you guys give me some inspiration. I don't want logo inspiration ...
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When I create an arrow in Sketch and enlarge it, the tail bursts out of the arrow
I've been creating an arrow in Sketch and whenever I adjust the Size property of the border, it decides to burst out the side of the < part of the arrow. Is there anyway to fix this, or am I ...
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Why do some logos look.. old? How does design age?
This drives me crazy.
What makes design look old? How subjective is this? Who decides?
Look at this Bell logo:
It's from 1969. And boy, does it look that way. It's simple and minimal, but.. it ...
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Help me recreate this text effect
I'm trying to learn and practice Photoshop in my free time. Been trying to recreate the text effect used on Gizmodo Brazil's logo but can't quite get it right. Can somebody guide me through?
Here's ...
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Adobe Illustrator - working with path & pathfinder issue
I'm working on some print design in Adobe Illustrator, but I can't seem to figure out this one thing. It's probably stupid, but would really appreciate if someone could help me out.
I've create a ...
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Pointillism? Mosaic? Vector Bokeh? [duplicate]
Is there a name for this effect and what would be the best way to achieve it in Photoshop or Illustrator in terms of filling a different vector shape with a similar distribution of rainbow circles?
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Can anyone identify the font in this logo we just bought? [duplicate]
We just purchased a logo from stocklogos.com. The logo was listed in 2011 and the original designer has proven hard to reach. Does anyone know what the font used in this logo is?
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What type of information should a logo display, or what makes a great logo?
For example, for a tech company, should one be able to look at a logo and immediately see 'tech company', or whatever niche that company may provide\service? Also, is the color scheme important as ...
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Can't find font for the newspaper “Le Temps”
I need to identify the logo font for "Le Temps", a swiss newspaper. It is similar to a times-like font, but not exactly sure. Whatthefont doesn't help me...gives me over 60 matches.
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How do I curve a vector line in Fireworks?
I've been using Fireworks for a long time, but mostly for basic edits and web exports. I want to do more with it. I'm just trying to create a vector version of the Dribbble logo entirely in Fireworks, ...
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How to create a spiral logo or shape in adobe illustrator
This shape was created using Adobe Illustrator.:
How can I recreate it?
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Identifying font type
I tried searching on WhatTheFont Site and asked in the forum to identify the font.
Here is the Logo:
The font type of the "MSB" 3D text needs to be identified.
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Vectorize 3D Logo in Illustrator
I am new to Illustrator and vectorizing Logos. I need to vectorize this logo
My questions are: how can I find out the two font types and colors? What will be the best way to vectorize this Logo ...
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Identifying a couple more fonts
These two fonts are a pain to identify because of the formatting (one is partially masked) and the other is on a background that makes it hard to identify. There are two different images for the 2nd ...
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Identifying several fonts
I am trying to identify several fonts but hitting a brick wall.
Can anyone help me identify these fonts please?
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Where can I find visual examples of the thought process behind different logo designs?
In this image you can see a preliminary grid and then circles are added that are aligned with the grid and then the shapes are formed by the intersecting circles, etc: http://i.imgur.com/ZErtNHC.jpg
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What is the shape of curved text in a typical logo?
I'd like to know what type of path the curved text commonly seen in logos takes. For example, consider the following logos (all pulled of a recent Google search):
Part of each logo is curved. In ...
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What are good pre-internet books or courses for the creation of a logotype?
I am a software engineer attempting the impossible: to codify logotype creation.
I want to learn all the rules and principles for logotype design and don't want to rely on blogspam. I'm looking ...
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How to display an user-defined logo in a Metro dark themed application?
For a Windows application currently under development we have chosen a dark Modern UI theme. As I don't have any representative screenshot at hand, let's say our look and feel is somewhat similar to ...
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Convert logo from text semi-automatically
I am a software developer and new at logo design. I want to make a logo for my application based on its name, but I prefer to not use Adobe Illustrator or similar tools.
The ideal for me would be a ...
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How to create a 3D logo in Adobe Illustrator?
In this site I found one logo which might be made in Adobe Illustrator:
It's a perfect 3D logo, how can this kind of logo be made with Illustrator?.
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In Illustrator, how can I use a blending layer (soft light) but limit it's opacity based on objects beneath (like a clipping mask)
I'm really more of a Photoshop person--so I know exactly how to do this technique in Photoshop but can't for the life of me figure it out in Illustrator!
Here's what I'm trying to do.
I have ...
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My web logo looks pixelated after resizing
I am trying to resize my logo for the web but so far I have not been seeing the result that I want to. This is how my logo looks in PhotoShop
This is how my logo looks on my website when I remove ...
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What font does Safe Host use for their logo?
I want to identify this font in the safehost.net logo. Can anyone assist please?
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How to Create Pixel Based Text Logo?
I want to write 'SBS' in Pixel Art Style
SBS is a Software House, so that's why I want to make something that is related to computers or technology etc.
like this
or like this
I want to see ...
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client logo - large dropshadow and awkward angle - looks terrible on any media, any guidance?
I am reluctant to post the actual logo for risk of repercussions, but I have taken away any identifiable features, leaving the "problem" parts. Here is the logo on a white background:
It looks ...
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How to make a logo where a letter is made of particles of varying sizes?
How can I make a logo in Adobe Illustrator like the AntiParticle logo below, from http://www.graphicdesigninspiration.net/2012/08/15/70-awesome-logo-designs-for-your-inspiration/?
It is a large ...
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Conventions regarding saving different versions of a logo in Adobe Illustrator
When designing logos in Adobe Illustrator, what is the best way to save all my different versions of the logo? In seperate project (.ai) files or in seperate artboards?
Thanks!
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Best way to create a shadow (depth) effect in Illustrator?
I'm working on a logo and trying to give the logo shape a 3D'ish depth effect. Here is what I currently have:
Regular size:
Larger size:
The way I'm currently achieving this effect is by creating ...
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Name for style of text logo where two colours overlap imperfectly?
I've seen a bunch of these - often with similar colour palettes of red with blue/green/turquoise. There are two overlapping copies of the design in two solid colours, which are almost (but not quite) ...
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How to construct logos/letterforms with circles?
I've always wondered how to create these kind of logos - based on circles and a grid:
How do I connect the circles in the 'U' here and clean up the paths afterwards?
The connection could be done ...
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Object > Expand on font seems to change the weight of the font
I am creating a logo for a client, I have two simple lines of text in Ai.
I have duplicated the logo and moved the copy below the original so I can compare the 2.
It seems that when I do Object > ...
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Logo Pack - What should I include?
What files should i put in a logo pack to give to clients? Should I put small, medium and large version of my logo as well as the vector file.
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logo with color gradient how to do this?
I would like to do the below color gradiant:
Does anyone know how to approach this? I have searched but don't know the right way to name this effect.
I'd prefer making this effect in Adobe ...
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Export SVG function in Fireworks only creates outline
There's a pretty big problem I'm having with Aaron Bealle's Export to SVG script in Fireworks:
So I have a path in Fireworks that I created from a marquee selection (which came from the magic wand, ...
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What licensing requirements are there for the use of fonts in logos?
Imagine a logo that uses only a few characters from a font… or more exactly, the vector outlines of a few characters (between 2 and 4) from a font. What are the licensing requirements for commercial ...
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What is the range of size a logo can be viewed at?
I’m trying to come up with a logo for a small venture of mine, and I was wondering: at what sizes are logos typically displayed? I mean, I know in theory branding artwork should be redesigned for ...
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Bulk download or Web service offering brand logos
I have a rather long list of global brands (about 2000) for which I would like to download a brand logo. I was wondering if there is a way to automate this process, since I know that this list will ...
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Photoshop Layer -> SVG
I've got PSD file with vector logo (smart object). I need to save it as SVG for website use. I don't see such option directly in Photoshop though.
Can anyone shed some light on the process? Is it ...
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How do I create an effect of an object hanging off the end of text
I am trying to find a tutorial on how to create the effect of an object (in this case a crown) hanging on the edge of a letter (on the end of a word). I am designing a logo for our kids ministry at ...
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Creating negative company logos?
Is it standard practice to create negative copies of a companies logo if they don't provide one.
I'm asking as I'm creating a website which will have a companies page where I would like to list the ...
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Double sided letterhead design with heavy ink coverage on the reverse
I have a question for seasoned graphic designers.
I'm designing a logo and a stationary including the letterhead. The back of the letterhead uses a very dark background. The question is, is it risky ...
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Why was my experience with a logo contest so miserable?
I'm starting out as a freelance designer (and no job experience at any company before) and I decided to join "contests" held by freelancer.com's users.
I've joined several of them already and I can ...
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Logo design : 300dpi Issues [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to ensure scalability of logo design?
I made a logo, consist of text myriad pro, I made them in 300dpi solution, I don't know but they are too pixelated, or it will ...
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How to design sites with dark colours (red and black palette)
The graphic designer for my club created a red and black logo (major color is black highlighted with red). Everyone thinks it looks great, and I agree. The issue lies with designing the site. We've ...
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Logo design issue
forgive me if this question doesnt fit the purpose of this stackexchange site,
Some of you probably have experience with logo design,
I'd like to ask a question,
I currently have a client that owns a ...
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How can I create perfect “radio waves” (concentric arcs of a circle)?
I suck at illustrator, so this is a huge leap in my ability. I'm trying to draw a radio tower, but I want everything in the vector to be as perfect as possible. I want some waves to come off of the ...
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Why is there so much emphasis on the text of a logo and not the catchyness of the logo itself?
Ok, so I have been looking at a lot of logos recently, all done by graphic designers. And in the majority of them, the only thing they have is a name or some "basic" text. I thought the idea behind a ...
