The Secret to Y2K Logos

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In this video I'm sharing a couple of secrets that a lot of people use to either make Y2K style logos, or how people make their logos look Y2K - ish. You've probably seen techniques like these used by designers such as Hvnter. You can also find the logo's in the Wipeout Games. These effects are done in Illustrator but if you're good with photoshop you can probably mimic most of the things I'm doing in this video.
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00:00 Intro
00:43 Outlines
04:19 Rounding & Slanting
05:52 Adding Elements
08:45 Outro
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[@BVFJAY]

Can anyone find the BTE Sporty font? Can't find it anywhere!

[@Dreadlabs]

Like I said in the video, it’s discontinued sadly :(

[@gabobo]

placing my comment here so it notifies if anyone finds it

[@formerlycringe]

i was going crazy looking for it, found NAKAMURA, now i have 2 fonts i cannot use for resale, and i can't find one of them :(

[@jbleez4771]

@@gabobo same

[@pandasaremellow787]

@@formerlycringe I think you are in a right direction NAKAMURA font might be your best bet on getting that look with added work of course

[@Jaspev]

Cliff notes: Make things round and tilted with outlines and drop shadows.

[@Jaspev]

@@ajauniewhite lol

[@blockpartyrobotleague]

TIL they're called Y2K logos; I know they weren't the first to use them, but I've always thought of them as Wipeout/Jet Set Radio logos.

[@Dreadlabs]

I think the logo’s are probably most known from the Wipeout series!

[@f67739]

both games come exactly from that era

[@exedeath]

Its because they are part of Y2k aesthetics, from the late 90s and early 00s era, and jet set radio used that aesthetic.

[@caerxhan8313]

that's because those are y2k games, so it makes sense they use y2k logos

[@sunfade]

@@caerxhan8313 wipeout is from the 90s

[@kancerthecrab]

the only actual explanation on what makes a y2k logo. making history right here bro! well done

[@Dreadlabs]

Thank you so much bro! ❤️

[@busky7658]

Thank you so much for this explanation, I've been seeing these logos everywhere, and I honestly didn't even know there was a name for them! This helps a lot!

[@JesseNyberg]

Dreadlabs dropping some gems!!

[@yorique2267]

I’ve been waiting for this video my whole life

[@CaptainFracture]

Have no idea how I ended up on this video but this shit is what I’ve been looking for for so long. Love the aesthetic of these logos but had no idea what they were called. God bless you KZbin recommended gods.

[@nzo9244]

been looking for a good logo instruction on y2k style, couldn't find any and here u are a few weeks later making a perfect tutorial

[@Dreadlabs]

Glad I was able to help out! If you have any specific questions let me know!

[@sjuvanet]

YESS i am so glad i found this video. man, you have no idea how many search queries i've made looking for something like this. much love brother

[@Dreadlabs]

Glad I was able to help! Feel free to drop a comment if you need any more help. On my channel you can find many more tutorials that are hopefully just as useful!

[@ErvNoelProduction]

no idea what this style was called but I've been wanting to learn it for a while and then boom, this video pops up 😳. That KZbin algorithm is...scary lmao. Appreciate the informative video !

[@kenta469]

Coming from ps cs3 user (i used potato laptop before my current laptop), I was overwhelmed by the Ai features, and your explanation of what things do really help me trying to get a grasp of what Ai does, you just got a new sub from me !

[@PARSA-POWER]

Lovely video bro , thanks 👍

[@ignacioallweiler]

the best tutorial, excellent explanation!

[@gster109]

I am inlove with this work. Thank you.

[@arnobchakma8625]

You are awesome man !!!!

[@edwincuervo7466]

Thanks friend, just what I needed to know.

[@EssDreamerArtz]

Hey, thank you so much for this!

[@ticho3243]

really great video, thanks a lot

[@s3ntry948]

Really like your work.

[@solaramazin3704]

this is so helpful thank you!

[@lucasdomingues6315]

Great video, the program works great

[@beaufildes6306]

I watched this and I'm not great on illustrator so cheers for the tips man :)

[@samuelpfvsn6781]

Good tutorial 🔥

[@denzel7341]

this helped me so much🙏🏾

[@nosayabaomorogbe9040]

Thank you so much! It work!

[@taikit8116]

luv this thank u!

[@babyxbaphometvj]

You should do a tutorial of how you made your intro! The texture and text ✨love your style btw

[@Dreadlabs]

Thank you so much! I actually already have a breakdown of my intro in After Effects on my channel. You can find it on my Motion Design playlist!

[@melelelelel]

underated asf1!!

[@santiagoalcaidebrandan4381]

coz you did great work on the video, thank u for your help o7

[@tanyaaguero4789]

Thank you dude. it works

[@user-vg4mi1ww6i]

Thanks man. Always wanted to know this

[@Dreadlabs]

Glad I was able to help!

[@schyzofriend8596]

man, I love you

[@hyd-megido]

I like how you explain the hotkeys and stuff while showing us what it do/es on illustrator, other tutorial was like "hey watch me do this" then blah blah while I was "how tf he do that?" I just subbed. thanks for this

[@Dreadlabs]

Glad you liked the tutorial and welcome to the channel! Let me know if you have any specific tutorial requests or feedback on the channel :)

[@hyd-megido]

@@Dreadlabs oh btw you got an idea how they do those alien looking typography? I saw it mostly on cyberpunk themes, i think they call it two-dimensional or something.

[@visualdosage234]

if youre gonna use the vector file i wouldnt use the blend method, when u zoom in it wont be a smooth line, its better to just duplicate the text, position it like he did here. and then with the pen tool connect the edges, if u dont know where to put your lines u can do the blend, put that on a low opacity, and trace the lines where the letter and shadow connect.

[@subhadipdey2003]

AGREED

[@HDZ274]

I was thinking the same thing. Much more optimal objects that way. Touching anything with that many anchor points is nauseating.

[@Hot18Shot]

Yeah, that's the way I would have done it. The pen tool is a godsend. No need to spend a few minutes on a single step when it could take you literal seconds with the pen tool.

[@1302alex1302]

learned a lot! would love more logo and illustrator stuff!

[@colby4219]

alexandria santora

[@Regalman]

Y2K era was so fun to be a kid. I played so many video games and fashion was great.

[@heatherdeep8367]

Loving this account

[@chidollasign]

your amazing thank you

[@maxencelefebvre1499]

really nice video !! but how did u group the selected stars in the layer section ?

[@whos.gosha.]

cool video, helped alot but im not sure on how to make the white on the stars transparent

[@lmy222]

love the intro

[@FahimKhaled]

I've been dying to find a video about breaking the design of a Y2K logo, until you showed up and covered it. Thanks for uploading.

[@antoks6322]

Akira is my favorit fonts, thanks for this tutorial

[@alvaromerlo9845]

how i dowload akira font?

[@gfnsick9159]

thanks mate ❤

[@alexandreoliveira5258]

I am using the translator Thanks for the video, it was very helpful for me and I had a lot of fun trying to do it! The result of my logo is pretty cool hahaha! Hugs and thanks directly from São Paulo, Brazil!

[@djordinsinay2614]

Fire

[@rexytoosexy]

this came at a perfect time lol

[@rafaelbernardo8792]

Thank u bro

[@ryantrash69]

SICK

[@uurhelo]

thank you dreadlabs from tom

[@daturahex]

Awesome tutorial!🔥🔥🔥

[@servidig483]

This is a certified hood classic

[@halointl]

I have been glued on illustrator the last week trying to figure this out and boom you drop a tutorial 😤

[@Shinigamipip]

I'm very new to illustrator, whenever I create a compound path or blend etc it doesn't automatically create it on a new layer, it still works just not on a new layer any advice would be appreciated :)

[@ineucs]

awesome

[@ricenoodles632]

I was hoping to find the origins of this type of style because of the title. My only lead is that it has something to do with rave posters and mid 90s-early 2000s Tokyo.

[@gunkat]

Nice to see a proper way to make these logos

[@zugorlnt6496]

Merci beaucoup

[@angelbautista9725]

Does anyone know how to replicate some of these on the Illustrator ipad app?

[@bummbummsound]

Hey, could you do a tutorial on how to make y2k characters? That would be really cool! Thx :)

[@matthewrichardson7770]

you should become a trillionare!! thanks MY Guy for doing this I love !

[@Dreadlabs]

Haha I just hope to make enough money to do all of these cool ideas with Dreadlabs while being able to make a living

[@Ragnakk19]

Great video! I learned a lot, I just have a qq. I am trying to make a two words logo and when I come to the part of clicking the minus front bottom, the second word disappears. Is there any way to avoid this or I just have to work the 2 words separately?

[@tuviejalopez1820]

and how i overexposed some on a pic? for example: a person is totally lighty with grain but the background is the same without a single change?

[@IsaiahKx2]

Big bless for dropping this brother 🙏🏻

[@MINTY2k301]

ok thx!!!

[@djmagicalartist]

how do i give the font color again after using the minus front to inner

[@user-em3qj6dy1z]

thank you🇯🇵😻

[@shaunwheeler6963]

Does anyone know where he gets his fonts from??

[@jhondon433]

WHAT WAS THE KEY COMBO AT 2:26

[@Gggg-ef2yd]

hey can you tell me where i can find this font in illustrator

[@BrodyPotts]

I had trouble making the white text transparent, it makes most of my letters black and leaves some of them white. Also I can’t drag the text off the screen otherwise they will “fall off”. Great vid otherwise!

[@thapelommakola8208]

Danke

[@eso2831]

Can someone plz tell me where the akira font is because i can't find it

[@nekokna]

i had to design some, but i love to know that they are named jaja

[@Dollf4cedd]

Can anyone help me with the offset path. Every time it just does not do what his screens does

[@simranwadhwani9626]

How do u put the channel rack in the playlist

[@yxussif3569]

When I make the blend object the text connects from the top and it looks really bad what can I do about it, I’m a beginner 🙏🏽

[@Dreadlabs]

Select the 2 bottom objects before making it a blend!

[@clarathion9535]

please can someone help me i can create the outlines at 2:46 there no results

[@adiptabagas1803]

why the offset path does automatically duplicate the text?

[@brtnytears777]

make a pt 2 pls

[@icarysapheryous5241]

Wow

[@weeniesmokes4209]

what are the fonts in the thumbnails

[@charliejgoddard]

i love you

[@completelyrelaxed5001]

Can I find these fonts on DaFont??? Or where ??

[@mostafaabdo7666]

how i can start make y2k logos i need some help to find the fonts

[@biterface03]

This Was A Random Vid On My Feed, But Holy Shit It Was Helpful. Thanks

[@Dreadlabs]

Thanks Kame! Glad it was helpful. If you're interested in more tutorials you should check out the rest of my channel! Have a great day

[@clarathion9535]

I'm so lost can someone help me please i can't use pathfinder because it's says that i need two layers

[@Luvbrax]

What are the fonts called?

[@patrickbareo7183]

You're so iconic 🔥🔥🔥

[@MunichFN]

how to i buy a logo pack from you?

[@lorenzoduarte7241]

I have a problem. After clicking the unite button in the pathfinder tab, when I try to click the compound path button it doesn't let me. Can someone help me.

[@Dreadlabs]

Can you share a screenshot on our Discord server?

[@tedina72]

Great! How to change the language?

[@smok3y845]

what software are you using

[@t-yindigo89]

Can anyboy upload the font if they have it ?

[@t-yindigo89]

can you please upload he sporty font off your computer

[@KogetsuKuzunoha]

graphic design education is fire

[@clxxchon647]

When I try to blend the 2 paths it only allows me to click on one path not both. Can somebody please help.

[@chidollasign]

the same thing is happening with me also

[@IzachBao]

I bought the template how do i change the text from dreadlabs to wtv i want?

[@Dreadlabs]

You can’t, the text is outlined. You should follow the first part of the tutorial, you can place the stars over it afterwards

[@wunderworldintern]

my top layer of text never gets an outline no matter how many times I try and can't do the blend because of this can anyone help?

[@wunderworldintern]

nvm I figured it out