Adobe Illustrator CS : Working with text

[LCSBSSRHXXX]

This is a quick example of how to make a logo with Adobe Illustrator.

#1: Use the text tool to make your desired texty

#2: Use shape tool to make a circle, hold down shift to make it perfect

#3: Create outlines for the letters (this makes it so you can select each point of the letters, as if it were made with the pen tool). After you create the outline right click and select Ungroup (so you can work with each letter individually).

#4: Resize your text to fit in the circle snugly

#5: Now use the white mouse tool (The white mouse tool is for selecting individual points an angels. The black mouse tool is for selecting a whole shape / group.) and select individual points of the text and ajust them as you like.


You can do alot of stuff with fonts by creating their outlines than editing them:

[jonniewaka]

thx....

[kds]

Wow, I just got Adobe Illustrator for making logos and crap...and I'm completely lost. Thanks man! Got any more tutoials you feel like writing

[Element]

Good job man, I am a total n00b at photoshop, Illustrator and even MS Paint. :P

[Ganondorf]

Wow, thanks again. I'll try writing some more tutorials, too.

I'll see if these can be accomplished with Macromedia Freehand also if I have some time later.

[Noober]

Nice tutorial. I still haven't used it yet, though.