JR Logo: 15 points-in class

New Document JR-Logo (Use your initials) Defaults OK

Ellipse/circle

Fill—anything (not black), no stroke 1.38

Add initials---choose a sans serif font

Choose Type tool and type “JR”: Use your initials then select the text

Choose a bold 100pt sans serif, but NOT what I used.

Character Rotation Explain Be sure it’s on:

If you don’t see the expanded Character panel, click next to the word Character in the control area.

Rotation Select the J using the Type tool Choose Character Rotation and set it to 30 degrees: You: Do similar for the “R” Should look:

Kern: What does it do?

By -100

Next:

Align circle and JR on their centers

We want Center of JR centered on center of ellipse Open Align panel (next slide)

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Center……you figure out

OR use control area

Pathfinder

Side trip! Draw an ellipse Draw second ellipse, overlap a bit Pathfinder Exclude overlap

Back to JR…

Center….result

Want to cut out the overlapping shapes:

Cut out…

Zoom in Q: What shape is on top? Text or ellipse? Open Pathfinder Use Exclude overlap The resulting color will be the color of the top object (The text…black)Select both objectsMight need: Layers, click on actual art work (would see blue boxes below)

Choose Shape Modes> Exclude

Symbols

Find Logo Elements library Drop person with child on the logo:

Center

Center the symbol and the ellipse And then do the exclude again. Result:

New ellipse

Any color No fill 2.3 x 2.3

• Type on a path:

Choose the Type on a path tool Make font be your sans serif font /24 points Click on an path of the new circle Type “JR Foundation” (your initials)

Type on Path…

Main bracket…move it and watch what happens

Center the text

Slide the right-most bracket so the text is centered: (You may have to reselect the ellipse)

Click away to :

Rotation still on?

Result:

Move to Bottom

Rotate the text around using bracket (This may not be necessary, mine didn’t)

Drag

Result:

Group all

Fill and stroke

Is now a single shape (group) Fill with color of your choice: I chose cyan:

Orange stroke , 2 pt (complementary colors)

Fill: Dark Blue:

Add a Pentagon

Q: How many sides? Use Polygon tool…find it Dimensions: Radius 2.8” 5 sides

…too big

Resize

Use transform Use W:3 in H:2.85 in

Fixit

Drag the polygon on top of logo  It covers the logo…what’s the solution?

Align Centers

Horizontal and vertical.

One more exclusion (Pathfinder)

Select all, then:

May have to ungroup, reselect, Exclude

Almost there…

Add Drop shadow…60% opacity

Add a path using pencil toolType: Logo by …your name, impact, 48 ptCropPrint color