- Hey gang, this is Deeke McClellan.…Welcome to Deeke's Techniques.…This week, I'm going to show you how…to create what I'm calling a kern perfect logo.…You know kern, K-E-R-N,…the way that neighboring letters fit together…with each other, well, we're going to…create a logo in which all the letters…fit naturally with their neighbors.…Now, by way of inspiration, I came across this,…which is a logo for a little band I don't know…the first thing about them,…I just know they have a cool logo.…And notice the V is forcing the I…to shift over a little bit to skew,…and then that's forcing the N to slant…and then the A is righting things,…it's kind of taking in the N…and then the L is leaning back against it.…
Totally radical logo in my opinion.…That got me thinking, which letters…are going to work and which aren't?…So, I created this diagram of all 26 capital letters,…and they're basically from top to bottom…how well they're going to work.…The angled letters are going to work best…because after all, an A naturally fits next to a V.…
Author
Deke McClelland
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10/22/2019Released
1/14/2011This course is a collection of short Photoshop and Illustrator projects and creative effects that can be completed in ten minutes or less. The series is taught by computer graphics guru Deke McClelland, and presented in his signature step-by-step style. The intent is to reveal how various Photoshop and Illustrator features can be combined and leveraged in real-world examples so that they can be applied to creative projects right away.
Note: Because this is an ongoing series, viewers will not receive a certificate of completion.
Skill Level Intermediate
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Q: Why can't I earn a Certificate of Completion for this course?
A: We publish a new tutorial or tutorials for this course on a regular basis. We are unable to offer a Certificate of Completion because it is an ever-evolving course that is not designed to be completed. Check back often for new movies.
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