“To make my meal in a box taste better, I decided to tweak the logo, rather than the

ingredients.” - Jarod Kintz

ILLUSTRATOR

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

Logos should be created using a vector based software

Adobe Illustrator is an industry standard for vector graphic creation

Comprised of paths, which are defined by

a start and end point, along with

other points, curves, and angles along the

way

VECTOR IMAGE

CREATING AN ARTBOARD

Open Adobe Illusrator.Choose File > New.

Adjust the number of Artboards to two.Change the Units to Inches.

CREATING AN ARTBOARD

Adjust the Width to 8.5Adjust the Height to 11

Click OKSelect File > Save As > Project_Name.ai

SHAPES

Locate the shape tool on the toolbar.Right click to display the other shape tools.

Practice using the rectangle, rounded rectangle, ellipse, polygon and star tools.

Shapetool

COLOR

Make sure you have clicked the Selection Tool.Click on a shape with the Selection Tool to select it.

Double-click the color square showing the shape’s current color. This opens the Color Picker.

Selection tool

Color square Color

picker

COLOR

• Select the color you would like to fi ll your shape. • Repeat these steps for each shape.

Selection tool

Color square Color

picker

TEXT

Locate the Type Tool on the toolbar.Click and drag inside each shape.• Type the color in each shape.

• You can adjust the font size in the application toolbar.

Typetool Fon

t size

SYMBOLS

Locate the Symbols icon on the right side of your screen.Click the symbols library to reveal additional symbol

options.Choose a symbol by clicking and dragging the symbol on to

your right artboard.

SymbolsiconSymbols

library

EFFECTS

Locate the Eff ect tab on the top menu bar of your workspace.

Select a shape, symbol or text on one of your artboards.Explore the diff erent Eff ect options and their dropdown

menus.Choose a diff erent eff ect for each shape, text and symbol.

Effectstab

LET’S REVIEW!

1. What are Vectors images?

2. What is an artboard?

LET’S REVIEW!

3. How do you select a different shape tool?

4. How do you add an effect to text or an object?