Digital Tutors - Developing Symbol Systems in Illustrator

Duration 2h Project Files Included MP4

In this series of Illustrator tutorials, we learn about the usage and design process of symbol systems. There are so many things in our world today that rely on symbol systems as a means for communication.

Anything from a website, to a game, to a movie, can contain some sort of graphical symbol system. When you need to design a symbol system, there are a lot of things you need to keep in mind to ensure that the system meshes with the identity that the system is a part of. We learn all about these rules and uses throughout the first half of the course.

01.Introduction and project overview

02.Common uses of symbols

03.Concepts to keep in mind when designing a symbol

04.Understanding the importance of unity

05.Understanding the usage: Primary vs. Secondary

06.Creating sketches

07.Translating sketches to vector for symbol one

08.Finishing symbol one

09.Translating sketches to vector for symbol two

10.Finishing symbol two

11.Translating sketches to vector for symbol three

12.Finishing symbol three

13.Other refining techniques