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Add initials---choose a sans serif font Choose Type tool and type “JR”: Use your initials then select the text Choose a bold 100pt sans serif, but NOT what I used.
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JR Logo: 15 points-in class
New Document JR-Logo (Use your initials) Defaults OK
Ellipse/circle
Fill—anything (not black), no stroke 1.38
Add initials---choose a sans serif font
Choose Type tool and type “JR”: Use your initials then select the text
Choose a bold 100pt sans serif, but NOT what I used.
Character Rotation Explain Be sure it’s on:
If you don’t see the expanded Character panel, click next to the word Character in the control area.
Rotation Select the J using the Type tool Choose Character Rotation and set it to 30 degrees: You: Do similar for the “R” Should look:
Kern: What does it do?
By -100
Next:
Align circle and JR on their centers
We want Center of JR centered on center of ellipse Open Align panel (next slide)
.
Center……you figure out
OR use control area
Pathfinder
Side trip! Draw an ellipse Draw second ellipse, overlap a bit Pathfinder Exclude overlap
Back to JR…
Center….result
Want to cut out the overlapping shapes:
Cut out…
Zoom in Q: What shape is on top? Text or ellipse? Open Pathfinder Use Exclude overlap The resulting color will be the color of the top object (The text…black)Select both objectsMight need: Layers, click on actual art work (would see blue boxes below)
Choose Shape Modes> Exclude
Symbols
Find Logo Elements library Drop person with child on the logo:
Center
Center the symbol and the ellipse And then do the exclude again. Result:
New ellipse
Any color No fill 2.3 x 2.3
• Type on a path:
Choose the Type on a path tool Make font be your sans serif font /24 points Click on an path of the new circle Type “JR Foundation” (your initials)
Type on Path…
Main bracket…move it and watch what happens
Center the text
Slide the right-most bracket so the text is centered: (You may have to reselect the ellipse)
Click away to :
Rotation still on?
Result:
Move to Bottom
Rotate the text around using bracket (This may not be necessary, mine didn’t)
Drag
Result:
Group all
Fill and stroke
Is now a single shape (group) Fill with color of your choice: I chose cyan:
Orange stroke , 2 pt (complementary colors)
Fill: Dark Blue:
Add a Pentagon
Q: How many sides? Use Polygon tool…find it Dimensions: Radius 2.8” 5 sides
…too big
Resize
Use transform Use W:3 in H:2.85 in
Fixit
Drag the polygon on top of logo It covers the logo…what’s the solution?
Align Centers
Horizontal and vertical.
One more exclusion (Pathfinder)
Select all, then:
May have to ungroup, reselect, Exclude
Almost there…
Add Drop shadow…60% opacity
Add a path using pencil toolType: Logo by …your name, impact, 48 ptCropPrint color