
Join a logo design masterclass with hands-on projects led by Ali, learn by doing, and use downloadable exercise files to practice creating logos throughout the course.
Research and sketch logo symbols using mood boards and inspiration images, then use Affinity Designer's place image and shape tools to create symmetric logos, including a bear with honey colors.
Create a bear logo entirely with shapes in Affinity Designer, mastering shape tools, converting to curves, node adjustments, snapping, and color fills for a clean, symmetric design.
Learn to use the pen tool to trace a sketch into clean logo shapes, create seamless gaps with shape builder, and expand strokes for reliable resizing.
Create a heart logo in Affinity Designer by tracing halves, duplicating and flipping for symmetry, and using strokes, shape builder, and gaps to refine the design.
Create a playful fish logo in affinity designer by combining shapes and the pen tool, converting to curves, shaping nodes, adding scales, and expanding strokes for a bold final look.
Create a cup mascot logo in Affinity Designer by tracing the cup with ellipse and pen tools, then add eyes, a handle, and legs.
Install the course fonts on your computer using Mac Font Book or PC install, then explore Google Fonts and Dafont to select free fonts for logos in Affinity Designer.
Adjust logo typography in Affinity Designer by kerning and converting to curves, then refine individual letter nodes for balance, color, and subtle text effects for a cohesive design.
Learn to place text on a circular path in Affinity Designer, create outer and inner circles, adjust kerning, stroke, and center text stamp of approval.
Learn to warp text to fit an oval in Affinity Designer using quad/perspective, adjust spacing and strokes, and refine letters by editing nodes for clean, curved logo text.
Learn to create hand-drawn text by tracing a monogram in Affinity Designer with the pen tool, customizing stroke thickness and color via pressure and nodes for a stylized logo.
Create a simple, professional grow logo by shaping italic text, refining kerning and strokes, and adding a flower detail cut from the O with a two-tone green palette.
Create a JB monogram logo in Affinity Designer by tracing letters, shaping them into a single curve, and surrounding them with circular text and a drop-shadow.
Warp the letters to form a dynamic book club logo with a rounded rectangle frame in red and rosy pink using the coaster font, and refine curves.
Design a tennis badge logo by building a tennis ball and surrounding it with circular, rounded text in Affinity Designer, mastering stroke consistency, color contrast, tracking, and kerning.
Design a cute wild duck logo in affinity designer by tracing with the pen tool, applying yellow fill, cutting text from the duck, and styling with Irish Grover.
Finish the Mount Shasta logo by tracing the mountain silhouette, warp the blocky text to follow the curve, balance with a sun.
You finished the course and explored many projects; thanks for watching, and see you in the next Affinity Revolution tutorial.
Welcome to your logo design masterclass! In this course, you will learn everything you need to make logos in Affinity Designer.
We will make 15 logos throughout this course, starting with some simple designs that anyone can follow along with. These projects are the perfect way to get started with logo design.
After covering the basics, we will create more advanced logos. Each project is designed to build on the previous one, so you can steadily improve your skills throughout the course.
Throughout the course, you will learn how to...
Find inspiration to plan your logo idea
Use a paper & pencil sketch to guide your logo creation
Find free commercial fonts that can be used in your logo
Use the Shape Builder to create custom shapes
Fine tune the appearance of your logo's text
Use the Pen Tool & Node Tool to create advanced designs
Create strokes with custom Pressure
Use shortcut keys to speed up your work
I'm a big believer in learning-by-doing, so this this course comes with everything you need to follow along with the course projects. By creating the projects alongside me, you will learn much more than you would from simply watching the videos.
By the time you finish these lessons, you will be a logo design master! :)