Illustrator Tutorials — Logos and Icons

with a few steps you can do a beautiful company logo using illustrator cs5 (screen-cast).enjoy ;)

I find that if you can simplify down an illustration to shapes, you end up with a much more clean look with better curves and edges rather than using strictly the pen tool. This isn’t always the case, but for this tutorial it will be, as we use simple shapes and effect to create a retro looking character.

In this tutorial we are going to create a clean retro-looking badge/burst in Adobe Illustrator. These are great for adding to a website, advertisement, etc to help the text stand out.

Learn how to create a Vector Analog Clock Icon from scratch in Illustrator!

Hi there. In this week’s tutorial I will show you how to create a 3D Opera logo. You will start with two simple circles and some basic effects. Next, using multiple fills and strokes along with Pathfinder options, opacity masks and some new effects you will create your own logo. The final result can easily be turned into a nice icon.

In today’s tutorial we’re going to look at creating a colorful ribbon graphic. Despite being a typical logo style icon, we don’t have a live client for this particular design. The tutorial is aimed towards giving you insight into actually making the cool graphic as oppsed to the full logo design process. We’ll use various tools and techniques in Adobe Illustrator to create a great looking vector based design complete with subtle gradients and shading.

Learn how to create a Speedometer icon in Illustrator, and present it nice in Photoshop for your portfolio.

Hi there. In the next steps I will show you how to create the Mitsubishi logo. First, using basic tools and simple effect we will create the starting shapes. Next, using the Rounded Corners effect, multiple fills and strokes and some Pathfinder options we will reach the final illustration.

In this video we will look at creating and editing gradients, using blend modes with effects, creating and editing masks.

Learn how to create a Transistor Radio icon in Illustrator and present on a colourful background in Photoshop.