How To Design A Logo Using The Grid Method

[@ChrisHanline]

I've been using the MX Master for years. Hands-down (no pun intended) my favorite mouse ever.

[@willpatersondesign]

Nice!

[@CreativePeers]

This is what in my entire design career wanted to learn and for the first time, someone explained it so well that I am commenting in middle of this video. Thank a million.

[@liamcalpine]

You went your whole career without learning grids?

[@CreativePeers]

@@liamcalpine I am not a Logo designer particularly, I am UI/UX designer and my major tool was Adobe Photoshop. Illustrator is my favorite free time.

[@monicaposada9173]

This is gold! Thank you for sharing, it really feels like unlocking the formula to perfect logo shapes. As a graphic design student, this video absolutely blew my mind. Wish they taught us this at school. Definitely following your channel, and I love my Logitech MX Master 3 mouse. Absolutely recommend it for creative professionals! 😊

[@willpatersondesign]

You're very welcome!

[@Alina-070]

This single tutorial should have been shown in first year in Art colleges rather than a 3 hours lecture in which still we didn't know how to make a freaking simple logo 🤷

[@copypaste3526]

Sorry mate. Art schools are for meeting people. It's like a very expensive real live dating app. You should have studied something real and learn your craft on the side.

[@jolo8316]

True

[@pomi1298]

@@copypaste3526 dont say bs like that. many art schools have great professors who have a lot of experience and can save you from a fuck ton of struggles, with great lectures and even greater textbooks accessible to you. yes, you can meet people there and make contacts thatll ease your future life, but its far from the only thing you get from it.

[@janszymanski6783]

Ikr. I'm in second year and we hand't be taught shit. xd

[@wizah88]

Exactly 😂

[@DragonDoFogo]

I've had a curiosity for this kind of logo design recently. Thank you for this!

[@willpatersondesign]

Happy to help!

[@sachcha88]

You explained the grid system better than everyone out there. I have been looking for this for ages now. Thanks for the great tutorial.

[@willpatersondesign]

Glad you liked it!

[@akiosanga3131]

you never explained the principle behind grids, it just seems like instructions for a specific logo not understanding the principle of logo design using grids

[@tech_gigs5384]

I think 💬🤔 he saw many videos and decided to go ahead and do one

[@omnirhythm]

@@tech_gigs5384 yep, and most graphics-related searches today end up his or Satori graphics videos - and Satori's are worse because of the incredibly clickbaity titles. Will's at least give some insight though they often end up a waste of time for not exploring the actual title subject...

[@omowaleakinbami]

Yes

[@dylanpearsall5419]

The university i attended never taught me this and this channel might be better than the knowledge I’ve learned these past 4 years

[@krateproductions4872]

Just revisited your channel such a big glow-up! It’s amazing and I hope success for you and this channel!

[@Topsquadjapan]

Dude I’ve been waiting for someone to make a good video on this for a while. Cheers

[@haydenvaughn00]

This method is so simple, but it's a GAME CHANGER. Thanks so much for showing! I am learning to use Illustrator as a hobby, or possibly as a career.

[@akitoakito8790]

Thank you ❤❤

[@xeroexistence]

Dude, I got the MX Master 3 around the same time last year, I think, and even now it's hands down it's the best mouse I've ever used.

[@cliftondavidpowell]

i agree about the mouse. it's hard for me to use anything outside of the logitech mouse after so many years. great video. i learned a lot. thanks.

[@QuentinH-o9x]

to get my grid to look like yours i first had to go into preferences>guides & grid> and then change settings to "gridline every 36 px" and make the subdivisions only 4. why not just show what hitting the preferences button looks like...

[@tomiem1386]

Life saver man thank you

[@kaydee8300]

@@tomiem1386 you are a hero.... tutorials where things are not on default settings and not declared or shown is just a waste of time... despite the content is golden

[@DesignPoriumpk]

Coolest Technique Ever, You make my work easy Man, Big Respect From Pakistan

[@anikjaindesign]

Thank you so much Will, this was really helpful ❤️❤️

[@willpatersondesign]

You're so welcome!

[@davidoseikells4020]

It's pretty simple, you're my mentor（graphic design). well detailed, point on point and you got me something into my brain, i am a beginner. Thank you.

[@Jrizy.]

I am new to Illustrator, but I am advanced with Photoshop. And yes, there is a difference and just a bit of a learning curve for Illustrator coming from Photoshop. You are by far, hands down - the utmost helpful KZbin Illustrate user that I have found and is incredibly kind to post free tutorials, tips & tricks videos. Thank you, so so much for all of the amazing videos and tutorials that have taught me incredible amounts of invaluable knowledge. Question though, what was your "Grid" setup? Is your Grid setup standard, as in: Gridline every: 72px AND Subdivisions: 8? Thank you again for everything! - Your newest Fan! ;)

[@agilecreator1687]

Thanks for this video. Interesting to see different way to develop logos. It would be interesting to now if there are any special considerations to take into account when selecting a grid. Are there any special grids?

[@imashnipun9525]

I started logo designing recently. Your video helped me a lot. Thanks for that.

[@neonheadmutt]

This was fantastic! Thank you so much! Helped me knock out two logos

[@EmerInspires]

Highly recommend trying their ergo mouse (roller ball). Love it

[@wizah88]

Thanks i just got the idea! Ur way to explain this make it very easy for me. Best explanation ever for a grid logo ^^. I appreciate ur hard work :).

[@siginture]

i learned a lot more from this one video in 12mins than from my graphics design teacher in 1 and a half years lol cool video, insanely helpful and very easy to understand! you're a lifesaver ^^

[@guenthersteiner9252]

Same. Going into my 2nd year of my design studies and they never showed me this method. Could have save me so much time the first year

[@Mobymckofie]

I have the MX master 3s and MX keys S. They're the best keyboard and mouse I've ever used

[@egoens]

Super helpful. Thanks for breaking down how to build out the grid. Incredibly useful.

[@masterman1001]

Fun fact: Logitech was founded in Switzerland, in a village called APPLES. (of course, in swiss german we would not pronounce it like the english "apples", but the fact entertained me nontheless)

[@hamzahqazi8960]

Hey Will, superb Video, I was literally waiting for this one, Thank You very much!! 👍

[@my.shavanigans3221]

Great job thank you!! 👏 What are your grid preferences set to??? My gridline is set to 72pt and the subdivisions are 8 but they don't look like yours and I want to make sure I am following this properly 🤓

[@sumayyamalik381]

Same issue, found any solution yet?

[@rarridesign978]

Just split it by 2. Go to the Edit -> Preferences -> Guides and grid, and there u should have Gridline every 36 px and subdivisions 4

[@rarridesign978]

@@sumayyamalik381 Check it right here body

[@jriver100]

Thanks for that!

[@mardanafin]

thanks for sharing this helpful tutorial

[@guerreromarka.2201]

Thanks. Really informative

[@FelixOkolie_thenewsblogger]

You're such a great teacher

[@willpatersondesign]

Thanks so much :)

[@fictionaddiction4706]

This is so great thank you!

[@williamlillicrapp7601]

Shape builder is life 👌

[@moeShuaibi]

Thank you 🙏 this is very helpful

[@suryakantapradhan6935]

Wow i learn a new thing today, thank you will sir

[@jowelahmed6731]

Wow great idea helpful for me. Thank you.

[@GraphicDesign-]

This is a really amazing video I have ever watched in my entire life.

[@ahmedashfaq7983]

Really helpful thank you sir

[@chriskilbane7378]

Thanks will I will experiment with this for sure 👍

[@glennfoster8965]

Already have that mouse. Love It

[@odiogoandrade]

Thanks man, it really helped me!!!

[@BlackPower300]

Awesome content bro! Thanks

[@shahidaslam9542]

Thank you for sharing this video. 💕

[@jackpaice]

The MX3 is one of my wisest purchases.

[@frosono100]

Loved the video. I noticed that in the B roll videos he’s using his tablet instead of the mouse, because of the gesture he uses to zoom in with the magnifying glass 😂 I thought it was funny, cause it’s a seamless transition.

[@emray2k]

Very helpful Will! You earned yourself a new sub. Thanks!

[@jonathand317]

I always love your designs. Thanks for sharing your ideas

[@willpatersondesign]

Thanks so much 😊

[@aprilpitts6179]

This was mind-blowingly helpful! Thank you!

[@dailyenglishclassroom2125]

Be blessed bro! This is gold!

[@willpatersondesign]

Appreciate that

[@itonArtsPH]

Hi, what is your grid settings in preferences? Thanks!

[@alexandervanlohen4229]

tThanks for the tutorial, showing how to set the grid would have been useful.

[@chinam3818]

This is a great video Will! The only question I have is what measurements did you use to set your grid as mine is a lot bigger. :)

[@paulpearson4613]

Great video! Just note that when you shrank the icon, your stroke size didn't scale down with it (can be changed in preferences). Good video though for anyone creating logo/symbols :-)

[@mallorydurrick]

This should be fun and interesting. Thanks Will!

[@willpatersondesign]

Thanks for watching!

[@zamanulhaq6880]

Always amazing Dude

[@zamanulhaq6880]

I would love to share my work for your reviews.? Where I can share my portfolio.?. I want to learn from you what mistakes I had and what best I done on that.?

[@exogendesign4582]

Really learned a lot from your videos and specially discovering new terms such as white spaces, negative spaces, etc. I Hope you can do more stuff on Typography and Monogram but those that looks timeless not trendy. Cheers for amazing videos.

[@Elliot_Fish]

I tried to do this method in Vectornator and couldn't figure it out, do you know if it is possible to do in Vectornator or could you make a tutorial about it?

[@araaida7907]

hi i use adobe ai 2017 and i think grids are kinda big in mine ones it took me a lotta time to fix everything but this video was really helpful

[@0xsupersane920]

So cool to watch.

[@vincent_sz]

Best KZbin Ad ever.

[@1resscue]

thanks for the video, its really good. sadly i still suck at illustrator

[@malinirao]

Thanks for this great video on grids Will!

[@irenejusto4310]

Thank you for this Will! It is super helpful and u explain it really well🙌😊

[@rhondasuhrie1703]

You are amazing! Thank you,

[@kumoholic6296]

I'm struggling with taking the filled shape off my grid, how can I select only the shape without my grid coming together?

[@OliviaMoon91]

How do you know what kind of grid to make? How did you know to do only two circles? Are their other styles of grids

[@rosemarybartolini6381]

Thanks for the lesson - Awesome strategy! I have one issue though, I can't seem to work out when creating the grid. I thought my custom preferences were the culprit, but I reset them all to default and the problem still remains! Your vertical lines are perfectly centered in the circles horizontally and vertically AND you have a border all the way around. But MY grid always comes out a half of a box off. So I have to choose between centered in the circles OR have a border all the way around. I can't have both. What on earth am I doing wrong?

[@Oxxygenmusic]

I read comments below and got answer to your and my problem with grid: go into preferences>guides & grid> and then change settings to "gridline every 36 px" and make the subdivisions only 4 :)

[@livdiamond]

@@Oxxygenmusic thank you so much!!!

[@kumailxoxo7706]

@@Oxxygenmusic i had the same issue. thanks a lot

[@alexdperdomo]

also note that for the first circle he uses 4 "retangles" (1 retangle = 4 subdivisions), while the next ones he just spaces one retangle at a time. I was having the same issue here

[@navinkumar-ze9ot]

Thanks man

[@davidpruitt5885]

Another great video! Good job, Wizard!

[@willpatersondesign]

Glad you enjoyed it! You’re a legend :)

[@davidpruitt5885]

@@willpatersondesign haha not at all!

[@ashley_roca]

I'm wondering why my grid looks different from yours. I also have Illustrator 2020 and I have my document set to 1000 px by 1000 px. When I go to View and click Show Grid, I get a grid, bur the squares are bigger than the ones on your document. You have about 28 larger squares across the top of your document, each larger square has 16 little squares within it. I have 14 larger squares across the top of my document, and each of my larger squares has 64 smaller squares within it. Is there a way to adjust the grid settings?

[@patrickguanaz6767]

There is a way to adjust the grid. Go to "edit" - "preferences" and then "grids and guides".

[@TPGMatt]

@@patrickguanaz6767 yes but what are his grid settings? Mine is currently set to 'Gridline every 72px' and 8 subdivisions

[@comfytoby]

@@TPGMatt Gridline every 36px and 4 subdivisions i think

[@WS-2410]

Excellent tutorial

[@willpatersondesign]

Glad you liked it

[@adityadindorkaryt]

I love your all video

[@Tia29451]

thanks for the video! That mouse seems cool. I use the Magic Mouse from Apple and I love it.

[@bravehe2rt890]

What the shortcut to create a new artboard for windows ? 4:11

[@hertzdesigns9166]

Great video keep up the awesome content

[@willpatersondesign]

Thanks! Will do!

[@fatmaibrahim5031]

This is a great video, Thank you.

[@lilasdujardin9879]

Sorry I’m French and I don’t understand at : 4:43 highlight your work and press shift +? 5:22 shift + ? (to fill with black) thank you Great tutorial !!

[@nicolematos2907]

Shift+m, shift+x

[@lilasdujardin9879]

Nicole Matos So kind !! Thanks 🙏!

[@trg1408]

What's your grid settings?

[@edgarcordova9500]

That's what I would like to know too.

[@charlottehulme6618]

You're insanely helpful! Cannot thank you enough for sharing this for free.

[@uxalok]

nicely presented as a pro ,

[@aldocyrs]

Thanks for this amazing content! :)

[@willpatersondesign]

No worries!

[@derz_22]

thank you for your help!

[@freelancersharif2051]

amazing tutorial. thanks a lot

[@raselali5634]

it was awesome to watch Thank you very much.

[@Remjbbx]

video was out less than 10 minutes ago and the duration is 12:30, that's weird

[@Mr.Ibrahimkhalil]

cool tecnique.

[@akitoakito8790]

Thank you so much ❤❤

[@bulicuello]

Awesome, wholesome and easy to learn, thanks will!

[@willpatersondesign]

Thank you for watching :)

[@ahmadazad8300]

Thanks for these awesome videos

[@marcor6778]

Thank you so much! You're great!!

[@EnderEclipz]

Thanks for this, great tutorial!

[@thethoughtexperiment8990]

I don't know what i'm doing wrong but when i select the shape builder tool, although the tool is selected, there is no plus nor minus next to my icon, and when i mouse over the shape, NO SECTIONS highlight at all in any fashion. it's just my mouse waving over the selected shape.

[@oscarmosh]

I love the MX mouse, but I have a problem that sometimes the pages will scroll beyond the page and it only happens with the MX mouse, is that happening to someone else?

[@CreativePeers]

I am stuck at 04:40 , Please guide which key we can press along with Shift?

[@mazahirabbas9689]

Interesting...entertaining...enjoying....amazing and ever green....👌👌👌👌👌

[@willpatersondesign]

Many many thanks

[@Alectonia]

I have a problem :( your grid seems to have other parameters. Could you tell the settings of the grid?

[@AtomicRage99]

Thank you so much! This helped a lot! :)

[@willpatersondesign]

I'm so glad!

[@tvmines]

Ahora quiero ese mouse y teclado 😋

[@EkaSoa]

I noticed that your gride are set to 4x4 is there a reason for this? Is it so that you are always working to even numbers?

[@ابودانسيا]

Thanks from Iraq🌹