
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.
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 cup mascot logo in Affinity Designer by tracing the cup with ellipse and pen tools, then add eyes, a handle, and legs.
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.
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.
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! :)