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Two Letter Logos: Choosing a Two-Letter Symbol for a Favicon
What two-letter logos are, how they compare with single letters and wordmarks as favicon symbols, and what to check in the vector source, font licence and final files.
Kinds of Red for Logo Palettes and Gradients
An overview of the main kinds of red, from warm scarlet to deep maroon, and how each behaves in vector logo gradients, on screen and in print.
How Big Should the TM Symbol Be on a Logo?
There is no required size for the TM symbol on a logo. Make it small, legible and subordinate to the mark, then check it at the logo's smallest use.
SVG Halftone Generators: How They Work and Whether the Output Is Usable for Favicons
What an SVG halftone generator produces, how true vector dots differ from filters and embedded raster images, and what that means for favicon artwork.
Photoshop Fit Canvas to Image: How to Trim or Expand the Canvas Around a Logo
How to make the Photoshop canvas match your logo artwork: trim empty space, reveal hidden layer content, or set the canvas size manually, then verify the result.
Reconstruct a Logo from an Image in Photoshop
How to rebuild a scanned or photographed logo as clean shape layers in Photoshop: tracing from a selection, redrawing with the Pen tool, handling text and color, and exporting usable files.
The color wheel
How to use the color wheel to build a logo palette: hue relationships, harmony schemes, a step-by-step method and checks for vector artwork in print and digital use.
Abril Fatface Font Identification
How to recognize Abril Fatface in logo lettering, tell it apart from similar fat-face serifs, find a legitimate font file and handle it in vector logo files.
How to Extract a Logo from an Image in Photoshop
How to select and separate a logo from a photo or scanned print in Photoshop, clean the edges, export it with transparency, and decide when it needs a vector redraw.
How to Create and Export an SVG Logo in Illustrator
Build a logo in Adobe Illustrator with clean paths, outlined type and fitted artboards, export it as SVG with the right options, and check the file before delivery.
Pixel Art Sizes: Choosing the Right Canvas for a Logo Favicon
How to pick a pixel art canvas size for a favicon or small logo icon, why each size needs its own pixel-grid version, and how to check the result.
How to Vectorize a Raster Logo in Photoshop
Convert a pixel-based logo into scalable vector paths in Photoshop: prepare the source, build paths and shape layers, handle type, export, and confirm the result.