Need some help making a logo

[Ethanmiq]

Members of the Linus Tech Tips forums,

 

I don't know if this belongs here, but I have a question that semi-relates to this topic. The attached logo is the LTT logo used in the LAN room. I was wondering if anyone knows how to make a logo that is similar because I am looking to start my own YouTube channel and am looking to make my own logo that looks like this LTT one. If no one knows, I understand, but if you do, your tips/help would be greatly appreciated. 

 

 

Thanks,

Ethanmiq

[Fasauceome]

good graphic design can't be taught simply with one text post, how long have you been interested in graphic design? Also make sure you quote us so we see your responses

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, Ethanmiq said:

 

It's probably made in blender there's plenty of tutorials out there, but I really wouldn't worry about a logo right away
 

 

[Ethanmiq]

2 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

good graphic design can't be taught simply with one text post, how long have you been interested in graphic design? Also make sure you quote us so we see your responses

I have been interested in graphic design for about 6 months to a year, but was never good at it, so I didn't do it very much. But yea, I have been interested for 6 months to a year.

[Gegger]

i use friccing google drawings to make stuff

 

sometimes i use tinkercad to make a 3d object then i trace a screenshot of it in google drawings

[LogicalDrm]

I bet there are tutorials for major image editors. I remember seeing one for Gimp where goal was to make realistic looking planetary view. Something like that would show how to get glow. Colors look like gradient. Then some translucent layers on top.

 

This Gimp tutorial should get some idea (you can find more for Photoshop ofc):

 

[homeap5]

If we're taking about logo, we must focus on shape, not on fill. You can change any logo by adding lot of great gradient fills, 3d effects etc. But it's not logo itself, it's just style. Logo (shape that everyone recognize) remains the same. It's like Coca-Cola - you know that their logo is red, but you also recognize brand on Cola Zero bottles where logo is white and background black.

 

Most popular programs to create logo is CorelDraw and Adobe Illustrator.

[cafe]

just tinker with an editor, it doesn't take long to accidentally stumble on something similar tbh.

logos arent a skill thing,

[thefrecklepuny]

Best to use a VECTOR based program such as Illustrator, CorelDraw, Affinity Designer, Inkscape or Xara rather than RASTER/PIXEL based one such as Photoshop, Paintshop Pro, Gimp or CorelPhotopaint for logo work. With a vector graphic you can scale up and down to your heart'c content with no loss in image quality. Raster based images tend to lose thier quality if enlarged beyond a certain point.

[Spotty]

On 10/15/2019 at 12:14 PM, Ethanmiq said:

The attached logo is the LTT logo used in the LAN room. I was wondering if anyone knows how to make a logo that is similar because I am looking to start my own YouTube channel and am looking to make my own logo that looks like this LTT one.

The person who created the logo uploaded a video showing how they made it. Unfortunately it was uploaded to twitter - the worst platform in all of existence for video sharing - but it should still give you an idea of how it was made.