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The Logo Design Process From Start To Finish

Offered By: Udemy

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Graphic Design Courses Branding Courses Logo Design Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn every aspect of a logo design project from the initial meeting with client, the technical design and finalization.

What you'll learn:
  • A step by step course to help you become a better Graphic Designer
  • Help you land that next job and make some money
  • Understand the entire logo design process
  • Create an organized set of artboards known as your branding package
  • Over 5 hours of highly informative content
  • Complete your first branding project for yourself or a client

JOIN OVER 35,000 SUCCESSFUL GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDENTS WHO HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THIS COURSE

Have you ever had a client ask you "CAN YOU DESIGN A LOGO FOR ME?"

Logo Design is usually the Gateway that will lead into all other types of design for a client. Once you design a logo that the client is thrilled with, it's pretty much a given that they will let you design their business cards, brochures, websites, etc.. This course will cover a wide variety of topics including:

Client Interaction:

  • Logo design information sheet

  • How to get clients

  • Setting up your meeting

  • The client meeting

  • Pricing a branding package

  • Project proposal/contract

Project Research:

  • Mind Mapping

  • Coming up with ideas

  • How to take a screenshot

  • Sketching out ideas

  • Books with inspiration

  • Online inspiration

Building Your Logo:

  • Creating a NEW CLIENT folder

  • Setting up your document

  • Type tool basics & effects

  • Enhancing with gradients

  • Finding & installing free fonts

  • The pathfinder tools

Finalizing Your Logo:

  • Saving a full branding package

  • Exporting elements for web & print

  • Outlining / Expanding elements

  • Refining with the pathfinder

  • Sending drafts / proofs

  • Receiving final payment

NEW BONUS SECTION - UPDATED WEEKLY

  • Extended versions of each new Professional Logo design from YouTube series

  • Bonus video tutorial of an additional logo.

  • Correspondence with client.

  • A view of my entire canvas of ideas and sketches.

  • Downloadable vector file of the logo in this tutorial.

  • The full finalized branding package.


Taught by

Stephen Looney

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