Exporting Logo Files for Client Handoff | Adobe Illustrator Tutorial

In this Adobe Illustrator Tutorial, you'll learn my simple and efficient method for preparing and exporting logos for client handoff! Be sure to download my template for yourself and the sample logo files to follow along.
Get my Logo Export Template here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oPstKOVYJkPvR0JSOBCCOWIRi0X3xfDc?usp=sharing
00:00 - Intro
00:17 - Encouragement
01:23 - Getting Set Up
02:33 - Prepping Logos
09:54 - Resizing Artboards
11:52 - Export Settings
16:11 - Closing
Have something you'd like to learn how to do (or do better) in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign or After Effects? Drop a comment below!

[@addisongabe]

Hi all! I know some people have said the template link is wrong or missing. It has always still worked on my end but I updated it just to make sure. You should see the sample logo files, a CS6 version of the template and an .ait version which should be the right one for the majority of you!

[@sweetc1220]

I've been a professional designer for nearly 20 years, but I'm also autistic. I'm constantly looking for the "right" way to do something because that's how my brain works. If it's not right, don't bother, right? But over time I've learned that what's "right" for someone else isn't right for me or even my clients. What you've done here is provide guidelines for designers to learn a great method that can easily be adapted for any situation. Following. You're a great tutorialist.

[@Jenneth]

Not gonna lie, this has been probably the most friendly KZbin tutorial I've ever seen. That bit of encouragement at the beginning was especially appreciated today. Haha. Great video and thanks for the help!

[@addisongabe]

Wow, I'm so glad you thought so :) That's my goal! To help anyone learn design and encourage them along the way! Thank you!

[@eyalmanuelharel7194]

Couldn't agree more! Such a nice advice and so relevant for me. Thanks Gabe :) You MUST have more subscribers lol you deserve millionssss

[@addisongabe]

Wow! So kind! Thank you!

[@joshatkins96]

Good to see you here friend.

[@Jenneth]

@@joshatkins96 No waaaay heeey fancy seeing you here. Two years later, and I'm still constantly using this guy's template file.

[@chrispysaid]

Came for the file export process, stayed for the therapy session

[@tylershae_]

I can't even believe how helpful and time saving your tutorial has been. Thank you a million times!

[@mollyuden]

First time mom of a now 1 year old. I finished my last semester of Graphic Design school in May of '22 and I had her in January. My husband travels for work and is gone 2-3 weeks at a time. I am just now feeling confident in myself to begin creating/doing what I love, while also being a mother. Your intro just confirmed for me everything I needed to hear. Thank you so much.

[@RayyRayyRAWr]

Thank you for this video! I went to school for graphic design, but they never taught us this (and I swear I never missed a class). Now when I design logos I can professionally and quickly get them all the files!

[@anneryder6315]

I love your attitude. Thanks for the reminder and encouragement and the great tutorial! Let nothing or no one steal your joy! ❤

[@ryanmoore8675]

Absolutely love this video! Huge help for me starting out in logo design.

[@staceynewstead]

Thank you Gag! Great information. I inherited a bunch of old logo files. I'm pretty new to Ai and this will help me approach it the right way going forward. All the best! 9btw, the encouragement piece couldn't have come at a better time. very grateful for finding your video!

[@inga1829]

Everything I was searching in one video. Thanks so much ! !😊

[@rahlewis63]

Great work on this, Gabe. The whole process was very detailed and well explained. Can't wait to see more of your videos.

[@addisongabe]

Thank you Devonte!

[@MonicaSArt]

Loved this Gabe, super helpful and easy to follow along! The pep talk at the beginning was great also, thanks!

[@yousrabekkar1651]

it was so helpful ! thank you so so much for this amazing tutorial !!

[@lauradeckers2469]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! And you're so kind!

[@mitchellroadchristian]

Thank you so much for the tools and excellent tutorial. Your kindness is the icing on the cake!

[@mollytt]

God bless you. You're amazing. Thank you for teaching this so clearly and providing a perfect template. And for leaving this up even after 3 years. Thank you!

[@manuelmessner7908]

The way you explain is so crisp and professional. Keep it on and thanks a lot!

[@michelesterchele]

love your vibes mate! thanks for this tutorial

[@fagerstrandaren]

Great video, super well explained. Thank you!

[@eddiehitthebeat1831]

Very useful tutorial, thank you for the template, just used it very easily. Thank you, my friend!

[@TaylorMcHenry]

Thank you so much for the encouragement! I really needed this!

[@anamavrova6337]

One of the best tutorials I've watched!

[@addisongabe]

So glad you liked it! Feel free to subscribe for more content! And let me know any videos you'd like to see!

[@courtneymills2074]

Super helpful video! Thanks for breaking down the entire process!

[@addisongabe]

Absolutely! Glad it was helpful!

[@user-he5qm9wo9q]

the first 2 minutes got me real, sub and like man, you couldn't be more precise for me at this moment!

[@pinky.swear.studios]

I really needed to hear that comparison bit. This was a great tutorial

[@MsWarriorchick]

Wow that encouragement at the begging was pleasantly unexpected 😍 thank you 🙏🏽

[@Monkeymoo5176]

Thank you so much for this video. I have been trying to save high quality files for my client and have watched a lot of other videos. You made this so simple by providing files for me to use as well. Thank you so much saved me a headache!

[@addisongabe]

So glad to hear that! :) If you liked it, you can always subscribe for more videos each week!

[@nicolagray9787]

Everything about this has been so useful and the templates are so helpful. thank you so much

[@addisongabe]

Thanks so much! Check out some of my other videos and feel free to subscribe :)

[@archanabhurke4966]

Thanks for this video - helped me so much ---The positive affirmation in the beginning of the video was much needed, I'm sure every designer feels like that at some point in their profession. Thanks for all the shortcuts - super helpful!

[@caitlann434]

Thanks for the hype up + the informative tutorial - greatly appreciated!

[@addisongabe]

Get hyped up!! You've got a lot to offer!

[@tiay3032]

This probably the best video out there on this subject. Thank you!

[@addisongabe]

Wow. Big compliment. Thank you! I'm planning a v2 that can do even more so be on the lookout.

[@syamilafifshahdan]

Thank you very much for the templates! God bless you.

[@Rjdel98]

I have to say that part at the end when you showed how to save out all the files with about 3 clicks. just saved me so much time! thank you so much!

[@addisongabe]

Absolutely! Glad to help

[@syedameen7191]

cant find the template@@addisongabe

[@ahmedmouelhi6142]

Thanks for the encouragement man!

[@joewaked2809]

Thanks so much for this vid! Very helpful

[@addisongabe]

Glad it was helpful!

[@angelwing261]

Very well explained!!! Exactly what I was looking for 👍🥳 thank you 😊

[@addisongabe]

So pumped! Glad it helped!

[@frolleanne]

What the heck! this was so helpful and nice to watch [not boring at all] I will follow you right away.

[@quickend01]

Your opening was great and a very well done lesson, Thank you

[@anneryder6315]

Great video! You're a great teacher!

[@artistexp1]

This is wonderful! So helpful. Thank you 😊!

[@addisongabe]

I'm so glad! Leave a thumbs up if you enjoyed it :)

[@poface4827]

Can't thankyou enough for this detailed video and template. Picked up loads of tips. Legend. Subscribed.

[@addisongabe]

For sure! Thanks for the sub!

[@MaryamHunain134]

Thank you for this amazing gift and guide

[@dawidistylist]

I love you man! Thank you so much

[@crystalcruz9935]

That was so very helpful and easy to follow! Great job thank you!! 🤩

[@addisongabe]

Glad it was helpful!

[@JacobKozlek]

Thanks! Very helpful, I will probably refer back to this video for months to come, haha

[@_didthis]

Absolutely helpful, bless 🙏🏽

[@milenaboskovic843]

Thank you so much! This was great, just what I was looking for! 😊

[@addisongabe]

Glad it was helpful!

[@user-gh6zy4bi3z]

Hello Gabe, i want to thank you so much for this video, i realized today that i have been doing all the exportation logo files wrong :') as they say, always learning!

[@erwanjean7690]

wow ! thank you so much

[@seekingHim2010]

Wow, glad I saw your video. I feel like this daily. Appreciate the video and wisdom. Thank you!

[@addisongabe]

You are so welcome! :)

[@thedylanrogers]

Thanks for saying that about comparison. Its a great reminder.

[@addisongabe]

Glad it was helpful! I'm preaching to myself too

[@happymen.]

REALY THANK YOU SOO MUCH!

[@Graysonhouston]

So incredibly helpful. Thanks so much!

[@addisongabe]

Absolutely! If you'd like more, considering subscribing to my channel :)

[@GamesIsOnHD]

Really, really helpful video man! Thank you!

[@addisongabe]

Glad it helped!

[@alexaartis2186]

This is exactly what I was looking for, I'm excited to watch this video. I also love the encouragement bit! FYI, your template is not linked in the video description.

[@planetfab]

All tutorial videos should be this good! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and Know-How! Well Done ! 👍🙏⚡️

[@addisongabe]

That's so kind! Feel free to subscribe for more great videos :)

[@davitkharatyan2455]

Thank you so much ! Really helped ))

[@addisongabe]

So glad to hear that!

[@McBarthObeya]

Great video, totally love it. I wished I knew what the artboard dimensions are, so I could create mine and follow along as my software isn't the same as yours

[@ohsnapjeff995]

Thanks for the encouragement it was timely. Thank you!

[@addisongabe]

You are so welcome

[@cananoezcan7365]

seriouslyyy this was the most helpfull video in youtube about this topic !!!!! as a new beginner in this field i totally appricate this !! Thank you

[@addisongabe]

Glad it was helpful! I use the template myself all the time.

[@lukasdiesen2408]

Your message just made my day, honestly. Thank you for that! Is the Logo-Export Template file still available? Haha

[@user-er4xi1dt2b]

Great vedio helped me a lot

[@mohamedhridoy7461]

This was very awesome and tricky video ever...... It was very helpful for me as a beginner on marketplaces. Thanks a lot bro......😊

[@addisongabe]

Glad to hear that!

[@mBiesok.Design]

Actually it was exactly what I was looking for! Thanks a lot! There's no link for the template in the description, but I just created my own based on yours one, thanks!

[@nurwafi1886]

Really helpful bro. I really need to know about B&W logo. And you show it perfectly for a beginner.

[@addisongabe]

I'm so glad it was helpful! Feel free to subscribe for more videos like this! And let me know if there's anything you want to learn!

[@irabejyt]

Thank you so much! this really helped.

[@addisongabe]

Glad it helped!

[@mayankjoshi2076]

thank a lot , keep making more videos

[@vsuarez714]

So Helpful!!!! Thank you

[@addisongabe]

So glad it helped :)

[@chloehale1878]

So helpful thanks so much!

[@addisongabe]

You're so welcome!

[@alyssawalters4573]

This was extremely helpful thank you

[@addisongabe]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marcoolinho]

Helluva intro my friend! Inspirational! Thank you for the vid and your effort, gave you a like.

[@addisongabe]

I appreciate it a ton! Thanks!

[@mohammedmokhtar8888]

I just wrote my comment after watching the first mint of your video comparsing , actually it it makes me smiled thank you and keep it up I will continue the video

[@addisongabe]

So glad it made you smile!!

[@keviethedesigner]

The Logo Export Template is CLEAN! Thx bro

[@keviethedesigner]

One thing that I realized is that this is CYMK format... Wouldn't you use an RGB Format for social media and web based platforms?

[@addisongabe]

Good catch! It honestly should be set to RBG. Personally, I don't stress too hard on CMYK / RGB unless there are lots of blues in the logo because that is the main color that does not translate very well to CMYK. Most of my clients lean far more digital than print so really the template should be RBG. I'll update it! Thanks!

[@addisongabe]

I hope it helps you like its helped me!

[@brendavega3684]

excellent tutorial! TY

[@addisongabe]

Glad it was helpful!

[@RosarioLeiAmora]

You made my day

[@clevelandsmith8580]

Bro you just saved me so much time awesome tutorial very informative subscribed

[@addisongabe]

Thank you man! I'm planning a 2.0 version of this video that will be even more helpful. Stay tuned!

[@LeafOfAutumn05]

Thank you so much

[@addisongabe]

You're most welcome

[@tamalroy346]

I'm the 200 th subscriber and i love your video from now

[@addisongabe]

Welcome to the channel!

[@beenjamin2705]

well done, thanks great video

[@addisongabe]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lucaszacarias6921]

What I always say to myself when my brain is comparing me to someone else is that, what my brain is doing its grapling onto a very little piece of the life of the other person and puts that little piece in contrast with all the roles of my life, so even if someone is going through a rough time in other aspects of their life my brain can't process that because it doesn't know, just wanted to share this thought, great video

[@addisongabe]

So true! Comparison really sucks. Anytime we're measuring ourself up against others can only lead to us feeling down or getting arrogant - neither are good places to be!

[@graphicswithlmf]

Awesome video much support

[@addisongabe]

Thanks so much

[@mobland7073]

Ik this old but damn I’m glad I found this video 🤙🏽🔥

[@gailvaldez08]

Super Detailed tutorial hoping for new uploads to come!

[@addisongabe]

For sure! Follow for more! :)

[@shortlife4141]

thank u Gabe u are so sweet

[@goodmorninganime]

Brilliant tutorial one of the best i've come across. This will be a dumb question, But are the SVG files meant to export into a web file?

[@KatieN-di5dm]

THANK YOU

[@baguapalm]

Pure gold! Thank yo uso much. Where can I find the template please?

[@kaseylerayart]

Thank you, finally some actual information on how to export correctly. Is 1500px the size you always use? I’m struggling to find out how to size my logos (especially for PNGs)

[@addisongabe]

So glad I could help. For me, I go with somewhere around 1500. Mainly because PNGs should be limited use - things like social media or digital graphics - anything bigger, I would point people towards the PDF versions as those are technically vectors and can scale up however big needed!

[@Ctrl1124]

I love you!

[@melissanajera7557]

Hii!! I loved your video, very easy to understand and follow. Do you still have the link for the logo export template?

[@lemonysnickers7097]

lots of value in here

[@addisongabe]

Thanks!

[@vulyaj19]

Man G "Gabe" that was so Awesome...Im kind of self taught in this creative world..actually thrown in the fire with Executive Jobs and assignment Long ahead of my skill set. (The Music & Apparel industry). With that said...even though you were a bit FAST...it was still very educational, as I am in the process of producing multiple logos for a client that has NO Clue of what our job or talent or (Duties) Intel...He is requesting WAAAY Too Much detail to be trying to call his multiple requests "Logo's"...I am basically trying to PROPERLY clean up, finish and save as to the correct files IN Order TO...send them off or properly present the work. However...I still want to develop the proper how to as to my Presentation due to a lot of my other clients past and present. Thank you again and hopefully we chat again.

[@addisongabe]

I'm glad it was able to help you! This template has been super helpful for me too

[@nanaisabel4]

thank you

[@indresimkute791]

you are a wee angel.

[@SBey-zee]

Excellent Video, thanks for sharing, the information is presented very clearly. But It would be helpful if perhaps you left all you key codes in the notes... just a thought, Nice work!

[@leymarwintabuada7390]

Thank you

[@addisongabe]

You're welcome 😊

[@rahim5972]

Thank you

[@addisongabe]

You're welcome

[@jessicamcfarlane3584]

This video is so clear and helpful! It seems the link for the Export Template is no longer included in the description though, do you mind resharing?

[@islamiclifemedia3634]

Thanks