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OK, Here is my corporate
logo. Below are the step-by-step instructions
on how I made it.
I am providing this so you
can see some of the techniques I used.
After going through this,
you can put your creativity to work to see what
you can design.
For this logo I used the
Corporate Edition 2 logo set, and Orbs Object
library.
The bold text indicates something
you need to click on.
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Open the LA Graphics logo from
Corporate logo set 2.
Click on
Modify
Set Canvas Color
then select white for the canvas color
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Remove the shadow from the word Graphics.
Click on the word Graphics so it is displayed in the Element Setter
Click on the button labeled Shadow
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De-activate the shadow by clicking
on the Shadow toggle button
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Next change the text from the
word Graphics to the words Atlanta's Best then
click the Set Text button.
It is important to click Set Text rather
than Add New Text because you want to overwrite
the word Graphics.
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With the new text Atlanta's Best
showing in the element setter, click on the Format button
to change the font.
I used the TLC fonts (which is the button
below System Fonts) and selected Copperplate
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Resize the text Atlanta's Best
to a scale of .101
You may use either the sliding scale or just
click in the box to the left of the slider,
and input your text size.
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Click on the Circle button.
It is the middle button above the font types.
Change the circle radius to 109 or
whatever radius you need. The smaller the number
the smaller the circle.
Since we are just dealing with one line right
now you want the text to fill the top half of
the circle.
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To add a second line of text,
I chose to duplicate the first line of text.
That way the font and size will already be close
to what I need.
Click
Modify
Duplicate Logo Element
or the same thing can be accomplished by holding
the CTRL key and pressing D.
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| With two identical lines of text
both curving in the same direction you will need
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Highlight the text "Atlanta's
Best" in the Element Setter
Press the Enter Key once
to move the text to the 2nd line, then change
the words to be Disc Jockey.
Click the Set Text button.
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Because this is the 2nd line of text it will
automatically curve in the opposite direction.
Since there are a different number of characters
in the 2 lines of text, make them separate elements
so you can have more control over their look.
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| Modify the Character Spacing, and
the Circle Radius to make the text appear to wrap
around the circle. |
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Next, delete the elements that will not be
part of the final logo.
That is the words Slogan or Tagline. You
Pick! and the lines above and below
that.
Click on any corporae logo element to have
it display in the Element Setter.
Click
Modify
Delete Logo Element
You will get a warning to make sure you meant
to delete the element, but don't worry, you
are only deleting it from this logo you are
currently work on, not the entire system.
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Next, import the picture of
the microphone.
Click
File
Import Image
(you can import any image from your hard drive.
This makes a truly custom corporate logo !)
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| Browse to the image on your computer,
select it, then click Open |
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As you can see, this object has
a white background. That background needs to be
removed for this particular logo.
Click on the image you imported to make sure it appears in the Element
Setter.
Click
Modify
Remove White
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Change the LA graphic to display
ABDJ.
Each of those letters is a graphic image.
Since I will be using the A image, I select
the L image so that it appears in the Element
Setter, then select the Corporate Edition
2 Object Library
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Scroll through the library until
you see the letter B, select
it, then click
Set Image
Again this is to replace one image with another
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Continue browsing to find the
letter D, but this time click
the Add New Image button so
it will not replace any of the existing images.
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| Next find the letter J,
and click the Add New Image button again. |
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You may want to move those letters
out of your way for a bit so you can more easily
work with the other corporate logo elements.
Next select the Orbs Object Library in
the element setter and look for Orbs_01 (it
will probably be the first one you see)
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Resize it using the Scale slide
and center the Orb_01 in the middle of the logo.
Next click on the other elements and place
them where they should be as well. (the microphone
and the A, B, D, and J)
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Next you need to send the Orb
back so you can see the other elements.
Click on the yellow Orb
Modify
Send Farther
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Continue sending the Yellow Orb
farther and farther back until all the other
images are visible.
You just don't want to send it all the way
to the very back, because it would then not
be visible behind the blue title circle.
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At this point you can resize the canvas
by clicking in the lower right corner
and dragging the canvas to the size you
choose.
Remember to save the file (name it whatever you wish, its
your corporate logo!), and if you want to use it for letterhead
or logos on your website, you'll need to export the file
as well.
I hope this has been helpful.
Now see how creative you can be to design
your own. (Please don't copy mine or
others as it will make them both less
original) Send me an email and let me
know if this is helpful or not, or if
you have any additional questions.
Neal@
AtlantasBestDJ.com
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