Create Simple Line Letter Logos with Illustrator

In this tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how you can create simple line-style letter logos using Adobe Illustrator.
The font that I used is Montserrat Black. It can be downloaded here: www.fontsquirr...
If you want to learn more about logo design, be sure to check out my Logo Design Academy - an interactive 18-part video course where you will learn my entire creative process for coming up with logo ideas and implementing them: logosbynick.co...
Intro song: "In Da Mood" by Combustibles, used with written permission

[@purenorthcreative8798]

Thanks. I love the precise direction. I also appreciate the process of assisting people if they need to find tools that are not showing. I did not require this, but I remember a time when I would have. Thanks for your great work.

[@HenryHalamadrid]

His Academy really worth the money and to be honest is cheap for the knowledge he provides . I do really recommend it because I learned with him in just one week what my college professors didn’t teach me in one semester.

[@kleptotrichy]

Lovely tutorial! I've been using AI for 5 or so years and never knew you could average 2 points ! I always did the painful method of making a new middle anchor point and deleting the side ones However a few things, you could have used transform to make multiple cop8es and jus expanded the shapes, I find that easier as you can also change the space between the lines Also there is a rounded corners options in illustrator. I think that could simplified the task of making the round corners all at once instead of doing It one by one

[@madness5693]

i would like to take a moment and thank you for being there for us

[@DesignMadeSimple]

You're welcome! Thank you for watching.

[@literallyshane4306]

Best first impression of a KZbin channel ive had. Instantly subbed! Quality work mate.

[@ramonalisa4187]

HUGE thank you for this video. I was able to design a lovely logo using this!

[@metahumandesign1152]

This is a great technique. I did not know about the average command. :) Really interesting to see other applications of this techniques.

[@eldeve4271]

you can haste the process of average the nodes using ctrl alt j

[@aabbssaarrpthn]

Quite Helpful this will be to me next time I design a Logo

[@akd1947]

Lovely. Thank you!

[@INVICTUS9100]

Great video tutorial. I am self teaching as I may be losing my job. So thank you so much!!

[@monirmaftah9594]

Thanks you, the combination of simple tools you working with is just simple and so powerful.

[@tinyrig]

Well done! Your instructions were crystal clear.

[@nurettinozturk3110]

Perfect explanation, Nick.

[@malikastar9265]

thank you for this tutorial, that was absolutely interesting !

[@NhiTran-zi4mq]

Thanks you so much for this helpful skill

[@me_ch_5269]

OH THAT IS A GREAT IDEA ...THANKS A LOT FOR THIS PERFECT VIDEO

[@maximusdoomed]

Really nice video with great explainations! Very appreciated.

[@lookyhur]

AMAZING! Thank you for this tutorial!

[@shresthabipen]

Wow. Simply so creatively done. Thanks

[@samfrito]

Very good explanation. And great hints. Thank you.

[@isabellemyzer1807]

When i tried to make them into a compound path i got "cant make a compound path. All objects in a compoundpath must be paths, and they cannot be brushed or part of an object" And "The filter produced no results. Please select two overlapping paths" was what I got when I tried to intersect the two. And theres NOTHING out there to help me with my problem.

[@tasknirmak9472]

2 times I followed the same way you did but when I want to Intersect (pathfinder) "The filter produced no results. Please select two or more filled and overlapping paths." error pop up anyone can help?

[@benedictporio9905]

Make sure you convert the text into outline. Select the text, then go to Type > Create outline, and select all the objects then Pathfinder > Intersect.

[@rhall89]

This is absolutely amazing, and I feel would look awesome as a modern take on the drop shadow effect.

[@mohammedshahidrahman8276]

Wonderful video and very helpful...Thanks a lot!!!

[@limonkhan2755]

Very good. Thanks.

[@MrYuan321]

Great tutorial!!!!! Thank you 🙏

[@liberta4204]

Thank you from South Korea :)

[@EvilForgemaster]

Hey Nick, could you please explain the part from 4:40 to 5:00? What did the outline stroke actually do and why did we need to do that, and also what is the compound path thing? I would love an explanation please

[@relaxwiththerapy]

i am having the same problem, i apply the intersection using alt key and click now it is not un grouping the selection, can't really do anything after.

[@annonimbouz851]

Hey Nick I hope you're doing more videos for illustrator. Cheers

[@MauroGraphics]

I dont know what song it is but Im absolutely in love with your intro song, great tutorial btw

[@Temzy]

I recognise it but I can't put my finger on it😂

[@MauroGraphics]

@@Temzy ???

[@CosminSerbanDesign]

Hello, great N letter design! Thank you for sharing the video, it was very helpful and inspiring!

[@delcarmat]

great tutorial thank you

[@phillyydesign]

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@DesignByFaizi]

This was the first video that I watched of yours, where you taught this in Inkscape. I’ve come a long way after watching that.

[@annonimbouz851]

How many contest did you won on 99d ? :D

[@DesignByFaizi]

@@annonimbouz851 This is the first time I have heard of 99D O_o

[@annonimbouz851]

Really ? 99design

[@gregwoolliscroft6255]

This was brilliant thank you...but ..how can I create this with an actual word without having to do every single letter....thank you...

[@piratepiece7482]

"Now that's what I was looking for!"

[@carlossousaoficial599]

Excelente material, parabéns.

[@latestmusic754]

Hey Nick im using Illustrator 2020 but when it comes to that point of intersection when i use my pathfinder i get a prompt saying " Filter produced no results. Please select to overlapping paths" yet i have followed all your instructions

[@ramoses1]

Make sure there is actually only 2 objects and the letters are converted to path. I was having the same problem but then I realised that I was using more then 1 letter, so I had to make a compound path with all the letters. SOlved my problem

[@richarddzurek6147]

click alt and then intersect

[@aditkothari5249]

Thank u so much ​@@richarddzurek6147

[@verawilsonntim4666]

Hello please I’m having a problem,I’m trying to ungroup but I’m receiving “can’t ungroup the objects”.

[@Caraboo900]

i am too!!

[@ashlihankerson9776]

Hey Nick, I had to hold down alt to get intersect to work. Did I do something wrong?

[@maryhalatutavaha3618]

Thank you.

[@bharatmankotia2499]

i am unable to do it with more than one letter at a time. why is that ? Is my method is not correct

[@HJuma]

Great job dude .. but I feel it must there a way to make all this in one click because like this take a lot of time ..

[@Bloody_River]

2:15 my eyes!

[@bavadharinimurugan]

Great Video! But I get an error saying that the filter produced no result, please select two overlapping paths inspite of selecting both of them. I am new to illustrator , kindly help :)

[@Dilemma009]

I just had to keep selecting it. I think it had something to do with grouping or selecting. I quickly restarted and made sure I wasn't click away when I wasn't suppose to until I got it to work. Not the best advice but I had the same issue.

[@bavadharinimurugan]

@@Dilemma009 Thank you so much!!

[@zoaybk]

Wow, that's a lot of work 😄

[@tilahunayetinfisu4143]

Keep it up👏👏

[@junoavent2]

This is awesome. The only prproblem I'm having is that I'm trying to do it with a word, not just a letter. So when I hit intersect it says "filter produced no results. Please select two overlapping paths"...so excuse my ignorance but is there a way to do this with more than one letter at a time? Thanks so much for all your videos. I'm learning a lot!!

[@PetterFormo]

You need to click object then expand then hit ok :D

[@GenossShessh]

@@PetterFormo Bro it works, thank you so much

[@austinmonahan7022]

How do you add an image (in this case it’s a color pattern) to a lettered logo?

[@shemetriceshaikh5715]

Thank you for sharing

[@easyplan8797]

looove it

[@jayjain6204]

It shows an error "cant make a compound path, All objects in a compound path must be paths, and they cant be brushed or be part of an object". Please help

[@djflexxstar]

same

[@keliwhoo]

@@djflexxstar same! solved ?

[@ibrahimabarry4401]

@@keliwhoo create outlines after writing the letter

[@tanvigandhi3695]

@@ibrahimabarry4401 hi , i have created the outlines for letter as well as for strokes still i am not able to make compound path please suggest

[@armandoesquer3714]

need some help, when I press the intersect on pathfinder im getting an error. "it says filter produced no results please select two paths" i followed all the steps in video. please help !!

[@DesignMadeSimple]

You have to have at least 2 objects selected. Sounds like you only have 1 or none.

[@madmanofmadness921]

try alt clicking the intersect button

[@TALHA-hr6xf]

@@madmanofmadness921 alt clicking worked, thanks!

[@BitnBite]

thankx for the video, I really like it

[@Yaqeendz]

Can I do a 4 letters in the same art board?

[@JorgeAvila-volado]

I have a mac and almost all of the commands seem to be different - but it is incredibly difficult to follow along for a newbie like myself - it has taken hours and I am bogged down (again) at the pathfinder section...

[@nongkyndongfilms4102]

I hope you've overcome that now

[@ProducerSikste]

Noiiiiice👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@SOBBSIM]

For the last step, you can select many of the points you want at the same time. Just to same time hehe.

[@ECEKYogeswar]

at compound path it was not working properly as you shown please check itt

[@sohailfaisal7553]

Thanks for sharing.

[@travon03]

It’s not working for me every time I try it’s saying “The filter produced no results. Please select two over lapping paths.”

[@3stivenArias]

Check this out www.pagecrafter.com/intersect-not-working-illustrator-pathfinder-tips/, I had the same issue and then it worked for me

[@adrianomoraes2589]

@@3stivenArias THANK YOU! SAVE ME!

[@benigraceancheta8866]

@@3stivenArias i did what the article stated but it just deleted everything

[@wasifkhan7826]

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[@mrkirito4005]

why can't i use intersect, can you help me? and something is written there "filter produces no result, please select two overlapping paths"

[@deprianpagesong2155]

Yeah me too

[@Morephishiz]

U made my day 😉

[@rustyrehl6303]

unable to select the points once you get to about 6:11 in the video. What am I doing wrong? It only selects the whole object. not the individual points?

[@elenaaravani3267]

Hi, when im on the step that i have to push the intersect button, my illustator says ''The filter presents no results.Please select 2 ovelapping paths'' and i can not continue. What sould i do or what am i doing wrong?

[@anuragsinha2636]

Select the N and lines design then click intersect

[@wicem4]

@@anuragsinha2636 Had the same issue, my problem was that i tried with 2 letters at once. i did it again with one letter and it worked perfectly. there is a link in the comments below that might help too

[@mikecanedo2919]

HELLO GOOD DAY. IM NEWBIE AND BEGINNER HERE IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP. I LIKE YOUR TUTORIAL. I LEARN MORE LESSONS FROM YOU. I SUBSCRIBE YOUR CHANNEL. THANKS, GOD BLESS YOUR TUTORIALS

[@arsanaufalathallah805]

nice intro dude

[@luminousfilms9430]

excellent boy

[@UNDOREDOGRAPHICS11]

Nice job

[@maidahwahab5956]

THANKS

[@AtulSingh-eq4ic]

just use sp404 for making soft

[@LGeeThomas]

Could you do a tutorial on how to do this in affinity designer??

[@akashgite905]

Thanks bro

[@mauricenelson6634]

What do I do, if the intersect effect is not working.. When I click, it says, 'The filter produced no results, please select two overlapping paths'

[@drowsy4400]

same here

[@meerubhoney]

Amazing.. Good

[@Thenicksamples]

When I try intersecting the two objects it just keeps telling me that The filter produced no results. Please select two overlapping paths. Help?

[@a4lly]

Same

[@hahoang3173]

same

[@hahoang3173]

they never answer right :)))))

[@Thenicksamples]

when you select both items you click on the letter then unite

[@a4lly]

@@Thenicksamples thank you

[@reubenblends]

Solid tutorial and lots of great info! no offence but, explaining what step/idea/concept/problem you're about to tackle next as a whole would be nice. I forget the concept methods as I'm basically following clicks...

[@mi-uv4hq]

how did you separate the points that had little cuts into them? when they were connected through two lines ?

[@miphotos9679]

3.39 sec why alt+shift not working for me

[@TPE3BAK]

Такое же можно было сделать и линиями применив стиль к ним.

[@BEC7OR]

I just get the Please select two overlapping paths

[@smrityan]

why did u finish ur video before completed ur design?..u didn't show the colour combination & effect as u have shown the look in ur video. ...

[@Angelcake1371]

WHY DOES IT DISAPPEAR WHEN I DO AVERAGE AXIS BOTH?

[@musawergulzar]

7:16 . " the rounded corner , . . . illustrator i have dose not give the circle option upon pressing shift key, what shall i do ? , . . playing with individual handles for each line is such a pain and they ll never look uniform . . . suggest !

[@adiyustikadinatha8193]

mee too

[@simulateworld3198]

How if it be two letters ?

[@rayt8139]

i give up at the step of intercept, it kept saying filter cant produced results. please select 2 over lapping paths.... argggg

[@rayt8139]

is it because i'm doing a word instead of just one letter?

[@aidanhasaknife]

INKSCAPE USERS-there is a version of this tutorial for you on Nick Saporito's larger channel focused on free and open-source graphic design software, logos by nick! Here's the link :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/laKai3aNp9JmgpY

[@vascobernardo10]

This work really well, as you can see at my channel logo

[@visayshare2910]

Yes Get You

[@rajatchatnale5654]

thats good but i cant get it btw im beginner

[@plastikedison756]

1:19 wow

[@copypaste3526]

I wish Illustrator would have more clever nondestructive operators.

[@valuablecontent6027]

Assalamoalaikum sir Kindly plz slow down ur speaking speed. Thanks

[@globeforever9777]

An interesting video but the fast talking American accent is not easy to understand. If it could all be slowed down it would be great.

[@ernaerna4666]

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[@manelkermouche2557]

it didn't work