How to make a logo icon using a P letter into isometric perspective
For this tutorial i will use a logo idea presented in a design package for a client. The final version (accepted) is looking a bit different from this and i may say, not on my taste. Discover the power of 3D effect tool from Adobe Illustrator and how isometric rotations can save the day.
The easy way to make a logo is to use the company name, letters and combination of initials, acronyms etc. Of course, the wheel was already invented and is very possible to discover that somebody already used your idea for logo. On the following “P” play job i used simple functions available in Adobe Illustrator.
1. Find a “P” font letter close to the classic look.
2. Crop the left side of the “P”, like in the following image:
3. Duplicate your new “P” letter shape. Go to effects and from 3D, choose rotate. From 3D rotate options select in positions list “Isometric right”.
4. Same things for the second “P” letter shape, except the position from 3D rotate options will be “Isometric left”.
Your new isometric letters:
5. The “P” letters look how we want but we cannot play to much with the shapes. For more flexibility, expand the appearance. Click right on letter, ungroup, click right again and release the clipping mask, then delete the rectangle path.
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6. Fill the letters with 2 different orange colors.
7. Align both shapes to the left, and be sure the alignment is pixel perfect.
8. Group the letters and duplicate (copy / paste) the group. This will be used for left side of the graphic. Transform / reflect the group.
9. Fill the new pasted shapes with two different grey colors. Align them to the left of orange letters.
10. If you want to make a shadow for logo, select all the shapes and combine them. Fill the new shape with a very light grey, and transform it using skew or perspective tool.
To learn how to use same isometric technique to make a logo, pattern and an vector icon using a square shape, read this tutorial.
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December 20, 2009
Simple but awesome logo tutorial. Keep up your great work!
December 20, 2009
This a really nice tutorial. Great looking logo, and it was very simple and easy to do. Thanks! I would definitely enjoy more tutorials like this.
December 20, 2009
Thanks
February 17, 2010
Hey Thanks For The Tut -
How did you crop the letter “P” in step 2?
I’m having trouble in Illustrator CS4 (Mac OSX).
December 20, 2009
Thanks for this nice tutorial
December 20, 2009
Cool little tut, thanks
December 20, 2009
So cool tutorial!
December 21, 2009
Nice tutorial. Try to use this next time.
December 21, 2009
welcome
December 23, 2009
3D in Illustrator is a really intriguing and vague thing… yet a really powerful one
December 27, 2009
Cool tutorial!!!!!!!!!!!
February 17, 2010
How do you perform a crop on the font in Illustrator CS4?
I’ve searched everywhere, but cannot find an answer – sorry if it’s a n00B question, but I’d love to try this tutorial out and I’m stuck on the second step
- Mak
February 17, 2010
Meh..got it. great tut – gracias.
February 17, 2010
Hi Mark,
just wanted to tell you how, when i saw you did it. i am glad because the tutorial was useful to you.
regards
April 13, 2010
I’m trying to do step 2 with the cropping and I’m having a hard time figuring out what to do. I noticed someone else had the same problem but figured it out and for some reason I can’t figure it out. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Great tutorial though!
April 13, 2010
Nevermind I figured it out haha.
June 1, 2010
very nice
July 5, 2010
Nice tutorial. Try to use this next time.