How do you make logos???

[meltz]

Is there a program you guys use, or something like that, because i would enjoy making some for my league, especialty for my team the New York Maffia =)

[reds1]

Originally Posted by meltz

Is there a program you guys use, or something like that, because i would enjoy making some for my league, especialty for my team the New York Maffia =)

I think the majority use Adobe Photoshop (pixel based) to create their logos, while others use CorelDraw (vector based).

For Photoshop here are couple of useful links:

Here is one website that gives some tutorials on using Photoshop:

http://www.pagecurve.com/tutorials.php?id=C0_1_1

This thread gives a step-by-step process for making circle logos:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...highlight=noob

[truthserum]

Teach a noob.

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...d.php?t=114567

[justafan]

The Gimp is a great start. And it's free!

Get it here...http://www.gimp.org/

[ixnay]

I personally use Paint Shop Pro since it can open .EPS vector files with no troubles (and it's what I've been using for the past 5 years).

(free trial here: http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satelli...nloadContainer )

[StorminZ]

I use CorelDraw which is a vector-based program (the Adobe equivalent is Illustrator). The difference of CD from a program like Adobe Photoshop is that the latter is pixel-based whereas CD uses mathematics (i.e., vectors) to produce the image. The significance of this? With a vector-based graphic, you can enlarge and reduce the image and maintain the crisp, smooth edges whereas in a pixel-based program, you can get that blocky, pixelated appearance depending upon the resolution and the size change. However, don't be fooled by these differences as a program like Photoshop can produce stunning effects and in its own right, is a very powerful program. As you will see (or have seen), both programs are used, producing very good logos.

The logo below was created entirely from scratch (i.e., totally drawn ... no cutting and pasting) with CD. The capacity of CD to produce smooth curves is -- for me -- a most important factor in a drawing program.