Logo Designer The Complete Guide

Become a freelance logo designer and learn Illustrator to create logo

What you'll learn

Define the work of logo designer

Know the basics of graphic design

Know the steps of process to create a logo

Define what is a good logo

Understand how to train alone in design graphics

Know the platforms to work as a graphic designer

Define the softwares to create a logo

Start well as a freelancer

Promote your activity

Learn Illustrator for the creation of logo

Train to create logo with Illustrator

Requirements

You need to have an internet connection

You must have Illustrator software in a minimum trial period

You must have Photoshop software in a minimum trial period

Description

Perhaps you have always dreamed of making a creative profession that calls for reflection and design ? Maybe you have always wanted to know how to use graphic software to create designs ? Maybe you wanted to work differently ? And maybe today you want to consider a career change, or just create an income supplement. By working as a logo designer, you will be able to achieve these things.Look around, every signboard, every company, every brand has a logo. Even entrepreneur wants to have their logos. Even the one who creates his website wants to have a logo for his site. There is a big demand for logo creation. This course is for everyone who wants to develop skills to become a logo designer, as well as having all the information needed to achieve your goals. So I developed this comprehensive course that will bring you real added value.Indeed, to become a logo designer in the digital age there is no need to have made specific studies in the field. Nowadays, it is much more accessible. On the other hand, it will be necessary to acquire the essential skills to be able to exercise. Among these skills, theoretical elements in particular, and a part on the practice of adapted software for the creation of logo. And that's why I created this training, to help you get those skills.It will take work, you will have to train and be motivated to achieve your goals. Investment is what is needed for success. It's the job that pays, and if you invest heavily in this project, you'll get there.In this training composed of several modules you will have a theoretical part :- Getting started on a good foundation- Understand the general theoretical bases of design graphics- Use the best software for this- The process of producing the logo step by step- Where to practice your freelance activity- Tips for getting your business off to a good start- How to promote your businessThen we will work with a practical part using Illustrator :- Learn the basics of Illustrator to create different logos- Practice logo creation on several examples- Make a presentation of the logo with Photoshop using a mockup

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Plan of course

Section 2: Getting started

Lecture 3 Logo definition

Lecture 4 What is logo designer work

Lecture 5 Advantages to work as a freelancer

Lecture 6 The best platform to learn graphic software

Lecture 7 7 rules to define a good logo

Lecture 8 Vector and raster

Lecture 9 Do you have to work with a vector graphic software

Section 3: The basics of graphic design

Lecture 10 The color shemes

Lecture 11 The color wheel

Lecture 12 What is color psychology

Lecture 13 The meaning of colors

Lecture 14 The typography

Lecture 15 The shapes

Lecture 16 The rules to respect

Lecture 17 The composition

Lecture 18 The production process

Section 4: What softwares you need to use

Lecture 19 Illustrator

Lecture 20 Photoshop

Lecture 21 Inkscape

Lecture 22 Canva

Section 5: How to create the logo step by step

Lecture 23 The specifications

Lecture 24 Analyse the competition

Lecture 25 Define the style of the logo

Lecture 26 Make a sketch

Lecture 27 Create the logo on software

Lecture 28 Introduce the logo

Section 6: Where to work as a a freelancer

Lecture 29 Work on Fiverr

Lecture 30 99 Design and Designcrowd

Lecture 31 Sell on a website

Lecture 32 Why it is interesting to sell on website

Section 7: Attract customers

Lecture 33 How to have your first customer

Lecture 34 How to create irresistible profile

Lecture 35 Create a service on micro service platform

Lecture 36 Add your personnal work

Lecture 37 Importance of the testimonials

Lecture 38 How to react with bad reviews

Section 8: How to promote your business

Lecture 39 Promote with a blog

Lecture 40 Use Wordpress to create a blog

Lecture 41 Promote on YouTube

Lecture 42 Create your portfolio

Lecture 43 The best tool to create your portfolio

Lecture 44 Use social network

Lecture 45 Participate to community with Facebook

Lecture 46 Continue to learn

Section 9: Start with Illustrator

Lecture 47 Manage dashboard

Lecture 48 Create new document

Lecture 49 Start with template

Lecture 50 Save document

Lecture 51 Export document

Section 10: Best tools to create logo

Lecture 52 Selection tool

Lecture 53 Direct selection tool

Lecture 54 Rectangle tool

Lecture 55 Rounded rectangle tool

Lecture 56 Ellipse tool

Lecture 57 Polygon tool

Lecture 58 Line tool

Lecture 59 Arc tool

Lecture 60 Pen tool

Lecture 61 Add anchor point tool

Lecture 62 Star tool

Lecture 63 Spiral tool

Lecture 64 Width tool

Lecture 65 Rotate tool

Lecture 66 Free transform tool

Lecture 67 Scale tool

Lecture 68 Shape builder tool

Lecture 69 Shaper tool

Lecture 70 Paint brush tool

Lecture 71 Eraser tool

Section 11: Objects management

Lecture 72 Edit transformations

Lecture 73 Manage alignements

Lecture 74 Manage distribution

Lecture 75 Group objects

Lecture 76 Pathfinder

Lecture 77 Find center of different objects for logo

Section 12: Color gradient and stroke

Lecture 78 Color panel

Lecture 79 Create gradient

Lecture 80 Manage stroke

Section 13: Add text

Lecture 81 Type tool

Lecture 82 Type on a path tool

Section 14: Grid and guides

Lecture 83 Manage guides

Lecture 84 Manage grid

Section 15: Image trace

Lecture 85 Convert image into tracing object

Lecture 86 Convert tracing object into paths

Lecture 87 Edit logo in image file

Section 16: Effects

Lecture 88 3D effect

Lecture 89 Warp effect

Lecture 90 Stylize effect

Section 17: Logo projects

Lecture 91 Logo fitness part 1

Lecture 92 Logo fitness part 2

Lecture 93 Logo classic vintage part 1

Lecture 94 Logo classic vintage part 2

Lecture 95 Logo graphic part 1

Lecture 96 Logo graphic part 2

Lecture 97 Logo city part 1

Lecture 98 Logo city part 2

Lecture 99 Logo company part 1

Lecture 100 Logo company part 2

Lecture 101 Logo green house part 1

Lecture 102 Logo green house part 2

Lecture 103 Logo house for sale part 1

Lecture 104 Logo house for sale part 2

Lecture 105 Logo design brand part 1

Lecture 106 Logo design brand part 2

Lecture 107 Logo premium quality part 1

Lecture 108 Logo premium quality part 2

Lecture 109 Logo mountain part 1

Lecture 110 Logo mountain part 2

Lecture 111 Logo landscape agency part 1

Lecture 112 Logo landscape agency part 2

Section 18: Introduce your work using Photoshop

Lecture 113 5 websitse to find free mockup

Lecture 114 Introduce your work with Photoshop example 1

Lecture 115 Introduce your work with Photoshop example 2

Section 19: Create graphic document for your work with Canva

Lecture 116 Create a presentation for profile with Canva

Lecture 117 Create a montage for your work with Canva

Section 20: Conclusion

Lecture 118 Conclusion

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