Inkscape Tutorial: Golden Ratio Logo Design

[@LogosByNick]

If you want to learn more about how Inkscape works, I have a 50+ part video series where I explain all of the tools and features in Inkscape and demonstrate how they work. Here's the link if interested: logosbynick.com/inkscape/

[@johnvarghese6553]

@@rungrezSTUDIOThe circle might not have closed. the object should be closed to fill color. Hope this helps!

[@shadower-cs1dv]

0:42 you lied- nothing is in description about it

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@Alberto Houston instablaster =)

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[@paulfigueiredo3168]

I recently discovered after quite a while playing with Inkscape, the joy of holding down the alt key and drawing a line through the shapes I want to select instead of shift clicking on each of them. Changed my life.

[@LogosByNick]

Yes that's really convenient. I should probably get in the habit of doing that.

[@guscantieni4059]

Thanks!!

[@jindrichcink8378]

I tried this too, but for some reason after division, inkscape puts thousands of nodes on each shape. If I use simplify, then it distorts some of them so they dont touch.. Any help please? EDIT: and problem is that because of amount of the nodes it takes a few seconds for my PC to select them

[@VR_Layno]

@@jindrichcink8378 Had the same Experience 🙌🏼

[@Sesh_lin]

Omg thank u dude for sharing that. That's so cool and very helpful

[@SoumaMondal]

This is pretty mind blowing. I'm starting to see circles in logos EVERYWHERE

[@garystanley2517]

I have to say, I'm a Linux guy and use Inkscape & the Gimp all the time ... your tutorials have really opened my eyes as to what is possible using both programs and your explanations/teaching method is first class. Love your tutorials ... love this video ... please keep doing what you do ...

[@slowslowday4511]

The trick of division after drawing a rectangle is amazing. Thanks for your tut.

[@AZskylite]

I love the intro music and glad the tutorial is a noise-free-zone. Cute bird! Thanks, Nick.

[@dotanmori2629]

You are a great tutor! I am a Front End developer and lately taken interest in UI design, I just watched this for the first time, and couldnt believe how simple and clear you made what appear to be quite a complicated task. You inspire me. I am in awe. Thanks!

[@taherhaddad8250]

Thank you To apply the Golden Ratio quickly follow the steps: 1 Draw & select the Object 2 Go to Menu bar > Effect > Distort & Transform > Transform 3 Scale 161.8% horizontal and vertical 4 Type the number of copies you need

[@adeolaojo4603]

Thanks for this suggestion ..I tried this and found that the increasing sizes of the circles are not same as Nicks...Why is that?

[@elita185]

Thank you so much Nick! I studied Chemical Engineering but I've always been interested in graphic design and I do your tutorials as a way of getting closer to something I really love doing and I'm learning a lot in the process. Keep up the great job!!

[@____-gy5mq]

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[@kudzaichisvo1019]

ALL your tutorials are amazing Nick. My life is financially transforming for better each year since 2013. I owe you and Inkscape Development from 0.48 to 0.92 Team a lot. :-)

[@ElieUbogizeelie]

thank you very much because i saw tuto for illustrator but not with inkscape ^^

[@andreasbraess3759]

Hello saw the IA tutorial also just this morning :D and thought how could do it with Inkscape. What possible by other can better out. What you must change by a Logo that it fit better in golden ration. I mean from design on paper to golden ratio on on computer. :)

[@ElieUbogizeelie]

Andreas Braess ok thank you for the advice ^^

[@jose_roberto_andrade_junior]

Hi NIck, congrats to you for this amazin KZbin Channel. I would like to suggest an adaptation: instead of starting with two squares, start with a golden ratio rectangle: one side of 100px, and the other 100px * 1.618 (161.80px). Then proceed with squares where you will always paste the height of the previous resulting rectangle. With this the golden ratio will always be maintained.

[@-B-B]

Thank you for mentioning this. I too really like Nick's channel, but he did make a mistake here. His ratio is 2, not the golden ratio 1.618.

[@Tordek]

​@@-B-B Not quite (but it is wronf). His first ratio is 2:1; the second is 3:2, then 5:3, 8:5 and so on (fibonacci numbers). It approaches the golden ratio eventually. An even simpler way to achieve what he wants, however: Draw a circle with any size, then duplicate and resize it by typing (current size)*1.618 every time.

[@marxman1010]

@@Tordek No wonder. I was confused with the video, how that could be golden ratio for god's sake.

[@mrebholz]

@@Tordek Okay, so the proportions are not quite right, but the principle still applies?!

[@Tordek]

@@mrebholz Depends on what you're going for. The first few steps are far from the golden ratio (1:1, 2:1, 3:2, 3:5). They're Fibonacci numbers. After a few steps it's good enough, but if you compare squares 5 and 6 to 10 and 11, they'd be a bit off. If you want _the_ golden ratio just memorize 1.618 just like pi is 3.14, it's good enough. In the end it's just a tool; if you keep everything to a same ratio like 1.5 you'll have a grid that's just as scientific as making it with Fibonacci or a magical "perfect number".

[@kairu_b]

I'm glad that there's a shapebuilder now 😁

[@shater1164]

So finally you've done a GR vid tut using Inkscape, thanks much Nick.

[@rongold6936]

This is amazing! I recently started dabbing in to graphic design and your lessons are golden my friend!

[@lepiakadodo3724]

One of the best videos about golden ratio. Thanks Nick

[@khaotik.weirdo]

This is so neat. I started to use Inkscape pretty recently (only as a hobby tho, I'm no professional in Design) and your tutorials have helped significantly. They have also spared me a huge deal of frustration lmao. Infinite thanks.

[@SomeGuyInSandy]

Your tutorials have really helped me. I am into doing tracing and some shading now, and thanks to you I'm getting a good feel for using Inkscape! Thanks : )

[@cherten1]

Nick Fantastic I have repeated this over about 5 times and I did it. WOW, what a feeling of accomplishment. I love this most of all, can you do another one based on the Golden Ration like this? Please

[@ayushguptame]

I just started Inkscape. And this was my first logo i created it is looking stunning

[@makesscents5547]

Wow! two days ago I was trying to look up for an Inkscape tutorial about Golden Ratio and I was even wondering if you do apply the concept in your previous tutorials. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'm very surprised by this tutorial. :)

[@LogosByNick]

Great timing

[@kimnejudne]

Thanks! I just subscribed. I really need these kind of tutorials. Please don't stop making them.

[@prabharamanujan7933]

To me this was mind blowingly awesome! Thank you!

[@girett012]

i recently found your videos and is amazing all the tutorials that you have about gimp and inkscape!!! It's amazing how much the open source community has grown!

[@zakiyahnadya5494]

Finally, i've found the shape builder alternative 🙌🏻😭

[@kensleylewis]

The best nick tutorial I've seen so far for inkscape. nice job

[@jdseries]

Quality tutorials and very useful, thank you very much for sharing your knowledge, I promise to buy your e-book, you really read all the comments thanks for that

[@LogosByNick]

I appreciate it!

[@tedchen524]

It more harder than I expected...but it is worth it. Thanks for your tutorial

[@_n3pu]

Without taking away the importance of this tutorial. The correct ratio can also be made with the CTRL (view in the status bar). It does not change the beauty and importance of your content. Congratulations!

[@gayathrikonkesa4131]

This was amazing i think i referred to over 10 videos before coming to this and i say that it's incredible you made logo making easier....lots of love to you 🥰

[@ARGamaingMusicVlog]

Thanks for the tutorial. I have installed the latest Inkscape and GIMP and enjoyed the tutorial and made the same logo. I have developed self confidence in logo designing. I find Inkscape and GIMP. more exciting with new features than photoshop. However, there is more to discover in these softwares.

[@rachelholton9983]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! You are clear and concise! Within 35 mins I created my first project ever in inkscape (or any design program) and it looks adorable!!!! Thanks again! I'll definitely be supporting you when I can!! :)

[@freeelectron8261]

Usual high quality graphics design tuts from Nick. Keep em coming!

[@amannair6509]

u realise this is a 2 year old video

[@freeelectron8261]

Correct but the golden ratio and subtle innovative ideas are immortal.

[@ronbrooks3026]

Thanks for the tutorial. I been studying this, on and off, for about a month and your tutorial helped.

[@alvindior5508]

Thanks Nick! I'm learning inkscape, and your tutorials are really helpful. After following through, I was astonished that I could create such a cool logo like this.

[@NebucadLaVey]

Thank you Nick, i realy appreciate it to see a tutorial with golden ratio made in inkscape :)

[@lesleybinks3780]

Nick, thank you so much for this tutorial. You're very clear and precise. I just want to say, when unionising some of the paths, I got stroke artefacts left in some of the groups. This may be an issue relative to my machine, but I want to say, if anyone else gets this, don't worry, keep going. In one version the strokes are removed and, in the other, they're used. So the artefacts disappear or are changed.

[@odimau]

O melhor designer do KZbin!

[@Anthony-rk5sd]

Yeah ! Thank You Nick ! I made my first logo with the golden ratio !

[@linuxstudent5158]

Amazing work and very easily explained....loved it.. surprised to see such quality work received so few likes.

[@ifecojahs8151]

You are so special, Nick.

[@jmm1233]

Reminds the days of art & design in college where they drilled into heads to be using golden ratio for any and all illustrator work

[@salmanbabar]

Thanks Nick, I've been waiting for this one for a long time. Looks a little bit difficult, but I'll get a hang of it once I try it. You've been doing a great job. Keep it up.

[@merula1583]

Love your turtorial. I want to create a blickbird, therefore I will have to alter the beak

[@ntntnok9050]

what a nice golden ratio logo and nice choice with the gradients

[@briankendalll2093]

Great video. I learned about the golden ratio but never applied it to my work. Just started using Inkscape today as a move from Adobe Illustrator. It's funny that I expected lots of the tools and controls to be hidden. Hard to believe Inkscape is offered for free.

[@attanoxt8030]

Great tutorial.. been looking for alternative to shape builder tool in AI. And this is exactly that! Thank you!

[@LogosByNick]

I love working with the shape builder tool in AI. I hope Inkscape introduces something similar in the future.

[@korovkami9158]

i dont know what to say, Nick. I learned a lot from your vids. You are the best!!!

[@arteybiodiversidad]

Hello Nick. It's very nice to see your tutorials. I follow this one step by step but didn´t have the same results. Some of the circles disappear when I made the clicked on the division bottom, as the eye of the bird and the lower part of the body, as well as the peak, was fusioned with another little down peace.

[@existentialrap521]

There was one step where he didnt use snapping which may have changed the beak. It did for me.

[@ipunkt4704]

This was awesome! I made the same thing :) Thanks for your tutorials, I think of buying your book too very soon

[@mariaselegean3942]

Awesome video nick ! i just installed inkscape so i could actually USE your tutorials. thank you so much, thumbs up ! :D

[@axeldaval3410]

Thank you! I was struggling so hard with vectors in inkscape, I didn't get that to color the other node you had to select it on the drawing, not in the menu.

[@hamidr8391]

It was very difficult for me to take Apart different parts of the circle, I was disappointed by Inkscape that it has no shade builder tool as Illustrator has, but after your video, my problem is solved... thumbs up to Inkscape... thank u very much.

[@LogosByNick]

It would be great if Inkscape introduced something similar to the shape builder tool.

[@TheChazk]

Thanks Nick, great tutorial.

[@NHGeneral]

this lesson is priceless!

[@YotamGuttman]

Keeping the circles in the golden proportions doesn't necessarily mean that the composition of your bird is golden ratio based. You ought to keep distances fixed, determining them using your golden ratio proportioned objects. So if you're placing two circles (to form the bird's body and beak), you'd mostly use a smaller circle from your calculations template, to determine the placement and distance between the two circles. It's a bit hard to explain, I just mean that not only the size of the circles matters when you're trying to from a golden ratio based composition, also the positioning of your objects, relative to each other and the composition they're in.

[@abhishek0603]

Thank you so much ! Was looking for alternative to shape builder, you opened my eyes .

[@ahmadzano]

very nice and easy tutorial. thanks Nick!

[@CelticSurferGaming]

When setting up the golden ratio grid, I copy the squares, then duplicate a smaller square, then hit Edit --> Paste Size --> Paste Height, all it does is make my square into a rectangle that is taller. Granted, I *might* be working with a different version of Inkscape? I just downloaded and installed mine this past week.

[@hmzjvdn]

i believe you have to lock in the height and width

[@amcds2867]

Very helpful, and nice visual to go with it!

[@blwbisht]

YEAH Made it this one because of your video sir appreciative it

[@vjezbablog3927]

Beautiful design and explanation

[@chandrasankar3289]

excellent tutor...understand very well..keep doing

[@GogiRegion]

The one with the circles would be great for either a graphic design logo or one for some kind of mathematical/scientific one because of the resemblance to DaVinci’s or really any Renaissance polymath’s art.

[@larissamonroe21092]

Nick.... jsut wanted to thank you(which i forgot to say on the other videos), for putting back the intro music makes me happy :) But again awesome video!

[@LogosByNick]

Larissa Monroe Back by popular demand

[@larissamonroe21092]

And me complaining like a witch ;)

[@cox7000]

oh boy... it's sooo complicated to create a logo like this! i tried to make one by myself today and it came out horrible. i took me the whole day to make a shitty logo - what a big disappointment. but your tutorials are great! i will practice every day to improve my skills. i hope for more videos from you, Nik! you are an awesome teacher (=

[@DiagonalCoff33]

You should never look at your work as a dissopointment, allways look at where you went wrong, how can i fix it? And then learn how, and use that info in your next design, It's all part of the learning experience!

[@SwarnimArun]

Well you do make AWESOME videos but this was the BEST.

[@faizbyp]

Wow! Im amazed! Very very useful! I hope i knew this method earlier

[@snehav11]

Thanks Nick! Loved this one and the golden ratio explanation/ creation. Your style is so easy and awesome to learn. Your tutorials are amazing! I was searching for something that looks really good to try on inkscape and learn to use it. I tried the alphabet d logo, then the geometric pattern and now this! Thanks again

[@Sargentii89]

This video really teaches me a lot, big thumbs up. you have more than earned a subscription from me.

[@elmo8696]

Beautiful and elegant.

[@tankmohit]

Only one word. Awesome

[@hpottstock]

Brilliant tutorial, as usual! Thanks. One thing I didn't get was all the ctrl+C activity with the squares at the beginning...

[@albertgalvez2556]

Awesome as always and thanks Nick.

[@665-9]

Great video and explanation. Thanks a lot, Nick!

[@calebskinner9348]

Thanks for this Nick!

[@abdullahalabdulwahab6672]

Amazing work...I wonder why it's called Golden Ratio? I've seen lots of videos about this and all seem hard, I definitely agree that this works best when you have an idea about the object to be drawn. Thank you Nick.

[@Owdaks]

Look up a cross section of adn, the golden ratio is one of God's tolls

[@nevanks]

I was just trying to find the name of this the other day. Thanks!

[@jeremytitus6575]

I think that was really good.

[@barnavah]

I really like this tutorial and I'm going to study to learn to design with this technique that I did not know

[@yanike]

You sir get a standing clap from me.

[@cherten1]

Nick I was absolutely mesmerized I tried to work it in Inkscape along with you but you talk so fastttttt. I have watched this 4 times. I love Sacred Geometry and want to do more of it on Inkscape. Thanks for this great tutorial.

[@tonisun4785]

Love you ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 and Thank You

[@vivekvaidya2192]

time to learn the spin now

[@tu0703]

Great tutorial! Thanks so much for your works.

[@tonyleonard1471]

Would love to know how to wrap text round an image like they do in magazines

[@ojmccaf63]

Thanks for these tutorials !!! I have Inkscape!!! I wish there was IOS version of this for Ipad!!!

[@SaidurRahmanAsik39]

Amazing work...

[@ariefunotechno4599]

thanks for your tutorial ..

[@hopeful1521]

impressive thank you

[@funspace12]

Amazing! Thank you so much for this!

[@MartyRabens]

Great tutorial! I appreciate it. One minor nit: The construction method isn't quite a golden rectangle. The first rectangle constructed (with two squares adjacent to a square twice the size) has a ratio of 1.5. Each successive rotate-and-attach iteration converges toward the golden ratio, but doesn't get there. The 4th iteration done here is about 1.610, which isn't bad, but that 1.5 ratio on the smallest circles is a little iffy. I don't know if there's an easy way to do the straightedge and compass method in Inkscape? Anyway, I'm learning Inkscape, and your clear tutorials have been extremely helpful. Have you considered putting your premium courses on Udemy? I have a subscription, but it has zero English content for Inkscape. Seems like an unfilled market.

[@MrPresidentSmith]

Great tutorial. Thanks!

[@roteschwert]

For those watching: you can use the new Shape Builder tool to combine the circles instead of breaking them up like he did around 11:00

[@martymctry20]

Love this technique, much potential. Could you make a 1.3 adapted version with shape builder, which would be easier and more intuitive?

[@ahmeddeiaa3943]

quite amazing, keep it up Nick

[@SandhanSarma]

Hi, Nick ! Amazing tutorial! I only have one doubt about, why didn't we create these golden ratio rectangles directly with borders, instead of first creating borderless rectangles, and then switching to borders at the end.

[@GregoryGustavo]

Muito bom, tem vários de illustrator estava procurando para inkscape. Parece que você leu minha mente.

[@surinfarmwest6645]

Nick, thank you, like this design a lot. West

[@michaelkralxd]

amazing! One of the best video with tutorial !!!