1. New Document JR-Logo (Use your initials) Defaults OK

2. Purpose At the conclusion of this exercise you will be able to:
Utilize Pathfinder>Mode> Exclude to subtract shapes
Rotate individual characters
Kern
Vertically align center
Horizontally center objects
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3. Ellipse/circle 1.38” Fill—any color (not black), no stroke, maybe red
Could use Transform, or just click on the artboard and specify the values

4. Add initials---choose a sans serif font
Choose Type tool and type “JR”:
Use your initials then select the text
Choose a bold 100pt sans serif. When use serif? Sans serif?
Which one for Web? Print?
What are serifs

5. Character Rotation Explain Be sure it’s on:
If you don’t see the expanded Character panel, click to the left of the word Character in the control area.

6. Rotation Select the J using the Type tool
Choose Character Rotation and set it to 30 degrees:
You: Do similar for the “R”’ , minus 30 degrees
Should look:
…too far apart
How do we move adjacent letters?

7. Kern: What does it do?
By -100
Next: move letters on top of ellipse

8. Align Select both shapes Zoom in
Center-Align the two letters horizontally and vertically
Watch what happens

9. Exclude Want to delete what overlaps (the J and the S)
Pathfinder>Mode>Alt-click >exclude

10. Cut out… Zoom in Q: What shape is on top? Text or ellipse?
Open Pathfinder panel
Find mode> Exclude overlap (The text overlaps the ellipse)
The resulting color will be the color of the item on top object (The text…black)
where overlap occurs, choose Alt-Exclude:
Select both objects

11. Symbols
Find Logo Elements library
Drop person with child on the logo:

12. Center Center the person/child symbol and the ellipse
And then do the Exclude again.
Result:

13. New ellipse
Any color
No fill
2.3 x 2.3
Choose type on a path, 24 pt

14. Type on a path: Choose the Type on a path tool
Make font be sans serif font /24 points
Click on an path of the new circle
Type “JR Foundation” (your initials)

15. Type on Path…
Main bracket…move it and watch what happens

16. Center the text
Slide the right-most bracket so the text is centered: (You may have to reselect the ellipse)
Click away to :
Rotation still on?

17. Result:

18. Move to Bottom
Rotate the text around using bracket (This may not be necessary, mine didn’t)

19. Drag
Result:
Group all

20. Fill and stroke Is now a single shape (group)
Fill with color of your choice: I chose cyan:
Orange stroke , 2 pt (complementary colors)

21. Fill: Dark Blue:

22. Add a Pentagon Q: How many sides? Use Polygon tool…find it Dimensions:
Radius 2.8”
5 sides
…too big

23. Resize
Use transform
Use
W:3 in
H:2.85 in

24. Quicky
Everlap
Have a cr

25. Fixit Drag the polygon on top of logo
It covers the logo…what’s the solution?

26. Align Centers
Horizontal and vertical.

27. One more exclusion (Pathfinder)
Select all, then:
May have to ungroup, reselect, Exclude

28. Almost there…

29. Add Drop shadow…60% opacity
Add a path using pencil tool
Type: Logo by …your name, impact, 48 pt
Crop
Save to Web site

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