Design Lab Exercise-- Logo_02

Logo Art

Create final logo art from the client-supplied copy.

Scenario: When digital files are not available, designers must re-create images from hard copies. A logo has been scanned from a printed document and saved as a tiff image to be used as an Illustrator tracing template.

Step 1: Create a folder and title it with your last name and save it to your lab course folder.

Step 2: Download the logo tiff file into your folder. (Note: click and hold the mouse button on the "logo tiff file" link and choose the download or Save file option from the pop-up window.

Step 3: Create a new Illustrator document and save it to your folder. Title it "logo_01" with your last name (example: logo_01smith).

Step 4: Place the tif file in the document as a template image.

Step 5: Trace the image so that it:

• is accurate to the original
• contains a minimum number of control points
• contains no stroke and a black fill
• contain a minimum number of paths (use pathfinder to reduce this file to three paths)

Step 6: Put your name at the top of the page and print a laser proof.

Step 7. Check the laser proof for accuracy, circle any areas needing to be edited, and make necessary corrections to the file. Continue this step until the image is perfect.

Step 8. When the image is perfect, have another student proof it and initial it. Make whatever edits indicated by the student evaluation and reprint.

Step 9. When finished, staple together ALL proofs and submit to your instructor.