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- sarahfailin-1
Gotham is a cool font for this! I do like the double-layer o atom you made Ben, but it's unfortunately not accurate to the Bohr-model.
I'm still trying to make it all transparent so I can lay it over a multi-colored background. I'll head back to the youtubes and see if I can learn how to do this.
I appreciate all of your help and and attention to my simple design! thanks again QBNers!
- i guess this is called "knockout text" ?sarahfailin
- opp i figured it out! pathfinder tool...sarahfailin
- Nairn1
Actually, you can do gradients directly onto strokes these days, I forgot.
I've had a quick play around and done some of the orbits using what I've mentioned above...
- Nairn1
Actually, zooming in now, I see you've only faded the last wee section of the Ꙩ.
Ok, assuming that's a stroke, click on the circle, then Object > Path > Add Acnhor Points, do this twice. More won't hurt.
Then Direct Select sections of line going clockwise from noon and delete the first one or two (etc) from about noon. Then Duirect Select the stroke from wherever you deleted until about 3 or 4 o'clock, Cut and then paste in place. This way you should end up with two arcs - one smaller, which will have the gradient, the other longer which will complete the tail.
Then you can do the above stroke outlining and you can do the gradient on just the smaller section, which should make planning it a bit easier, rather than faffing with radial gradients.
- uchft - last paragraph - "and you can do A STRAIGHT gradient on just the smaller section".Nairn
- GuyFawkes0
- lol i already used this for my band before... https://i.imgur.com/…sarahfailin
- sarahfailin1
But don't you need a horizontal version of your brand mark as well as a vertical? I need something for the header of our website, for example.
I could just abandon this horizontal design, but then I guess I have to design my website and everything accordingly?
- Nairn0
re: colours and textures - Keep It Simple, Stupid. You can do that sort of shit in application, but imo keep the logo itself as simple as possible, for various usage cases.
I'd also keep colouring fairly minimal here - perhaps just black or grey with some kind of slight hint of colour warmth. 'The Democritus Society' doesn't sound like the sort of thing that wants frivolous decoration or coloration. imho, obv.
When it comes to pattern overlays, because you have the gradient on the orbit, you're probably better off going with a layer set with an adjustment to only show through on 'the dark', rather than creating a mask and going that route. Agani, that imples keeping the mark itself simple, and then applying fancy shit on an ad hoc basis in situ.
- BaskerviIle0
If you're looking for an easier way, you might want to find an orbit icon from somewhere like the Noun Project:
https://thenounproject.com/searc…
- rootlock-1
- sarahfailin-2
Ok! so I got it all figured out except for how to "knockout" the atom... Can anyone help? Illustrator file here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ogstfg…
i made a separate workspace below the one Ben made w/ a green background. all the letters are knocked out except for the atom O
- sted-2
Nice, nice.
I like whats growing here :)
- nb1
Design by qbmmittee!
- Miesfan-2
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