Adobe Illustrator Tutorials for Type, Text Effects, and Logos
Learn about working with type, creating text effects, and designing logos with these free online tutorials for Adobe Illustrator.
Logos and other artwork use type on a circle. This tutorial will show you how to put text around a circle with Adobe Illustrator.
Learn how to created a shattered text effect using the pathfinder palette in Illustrator CS. Tutorial by Sara Froehlich
With the Appearance palette in Illustrator CS, you can add multiple strokes to type for creative text effects.
Learn how to dress up your text in Adobe Illustator using gradients, patterns, and brush strokes. These techniques are the building blocks for creating a variety of type effects in Illustrator.
Use the blend to add dimension to your text.
From CreativePro.com: "Start the new year with a bang by creating a new business card in Adobe Illustrator CS. Using basic templates and tools, you can design a great-looking card in no time." An excerpt from "Adobe Illustrator CS Idea Kit."
Gradients can create great looking effects when used right.
This tutorial describes the process of developing a logo from a base photo. Demonstrates an interesting stylized drawing technique which the author calls the 'cut-out' method. Intermediate level for Adobe Illustrator.
Create text that follows a spiral in Illustrator.
Everyone wants to know how to get text to go on the top and bottom of a circle. Here's how it's done in Illustrator 9 or 10.
Create a logo with text in a circle. The slice command is used to divide the circle into different colors. Illustrator 8.
Stroked text? I know what you're thinking...add a stroke, text is outlined, how hard was that? Not very hard. But it isn't the professional way, and once you try this tutorial and add these few simple steps, you'll see why.
