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Logo Design: Illustrative Retro Badges

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Overview

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A logo does not have to be a geometric shape or a symbol it can be in the form of a badge like we see those ones from the police force. You can have different styles of badges, flat, monoline, illustrative or even a sports badge. I'll show you an adventurous style using bold fonts, colors, and illustrative elements to improve your logo design skills

I'll show you tips and design principles when designing a badge and what works to make it function in it’s nested form. We will go through each step of the design process of creating a badge based on one of my favourite national parks.

Key Takeaways:

  • Logo Badge Tips & Tricks
  • Step-by-Step Design Process
  • Inspiration & idea generation
  • Shape, Colour and Typography Techniques
  • Adobe Illustrator Workflow

BONUS

  • Real-life client project example in one of the lessons

You'll need adobe illustrator to complete this class, you can get a free trial here.

Syllabus

  • Class Trailer
  • Badge Inspiration
  • Finding Color Palettes
  • Creating Mountains and Hills
  • Color Guide, Clipping Masks and Experimenting
  • Class Project: National Park Research
  • Building Badge Structure
  • Illustration
  • Adding Typography
  • Adding Color
  • BONUS: Craft Whiskey Badge (Client Brief)
  • Learn More

Taught by

Jeremy Mura

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