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1. www.logoswish.com
User Guide
How to design a logo
Logoswish.com Logo Templates
Instructions

2. Contents
4 Chapter 1: Getting Started
4 Welcome
4 What You Need to Get Started
5 File Formats You Get
6 Chapter 2: Working in Adobe Illustrator
6 Opening File
8 Working With Text
11 Applying Color to Logo
13 Change Position of Icon
13 Saving your Illustrator document
14 Exporting Illustrator files for use in Photoshop
15 Exporting Logo for Use on the Web
16 Chapter 3: Working in Adobe Photoshop
16 Opening File
18 Working With Text
21 Applying Color to Logo
24 Change Position of Icon
24 Saving your Photoshop document
25 Saving Logo for Use on the Web
26 Chapter 4: Service and Support

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4. 1 Getting Started
Welcome to Logoswish User Guide.
We used and taught Illustrator & Photoshop for over 10 years, we've learned that
there are so many ways to use Adobe software. So, in this user guide, we'll focus
on teaching you how to understand how Illustrator & Photoshop works and how it
thinks, providing you with the knowledge that you'll need to get started creating
artwork with Illustrator & Photoshop. We'll begin with basic concepts, like working
with document. Then we'll teach you how to make text changes, covering things
like use of color.
So, what are we waiting for? Let's get started!
What You Need to Get Started
Our goal is to create high quality designs with professional and easy to use
approach. That’s why we optimized our logo template files for Adobe products.
Why Adobe? Adobe software deliver industry standard tools. So, to work with files
you will need Adobe Illustrator (www.adobe.ly/x61BK6) or Adobe Photoshop
(www.adobe.ly/AdFCjU).
Important: For maximum editability we don’t recommend you to use any other
software.
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5. File Formats You Get
Perfect for
High quality print materials
Sending to printers, publishers, graphic designers
Not for
Web and email templates or signatures
Presentations
Simple documents
Easy viewing
Perfect for
Web and email templates or signatures
Presentations
Simple documents
Easy viewing
Not for
High quality print materials
Sending to printers, publishers, graphic designers
Chapter 1 | Getting Started 5

6. 2 Working in Adobe Illustrator
Opening file
Now that you've got your Illustrator up and running, it's time just to look at, quickly,
opening a file.
To open logo template file:
1 Choose File > Open.
2 Navigate to the folder holding your logo files.
3 Click Open.
Tip: For maximum editability use AI, EPS & PDF file formats.
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7. Important: Before making changes we suggest you to save file with different
name.
To save logo template file:
1 Choose File > Save As. If you just go to File > Save, that's an option and that
will write over your original file.
2 Choose your file name & file format. If you are working with *.ai file format save
it as *.ai.
3 Click Save. New window will appear.
4 Choose Version. We'll just save as Illustrator CS version. So, there's no real
need to change other options and when you go to save a file, you can just hit ok.
5 Click Ok.
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8. Working With Text
Now let’s take a look at the text. The first thing you will need is to change it’s your
company name. As an example we will use this logo template below.
orbit
To change text:
1 Choose Type Tool (T) from tools panel.
2 Select company name (ex.orbit).
3 Type your own company name (ex. Satellite)
4 Press Esc on your keyboard. This will finish your text editing.
Tip: If you don’t like how your text is placed you can always change position of
your text.
To change position of text:
1 Choose Selection tool (V) from tools panel.
2 With mouse help place your text where you want.
Satellite
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9. To add tagline/text:
1 Choose Selection Tool (V) from tools panel.
2 Select text (ex.Satellite).
3 Choose Edit > Copy.
4 Select Edit > Paste. This will duplicate your Satellite text.
5 Choose Type Tool (T) from tools panel.
6 Type your tagline/text (ex. Technology).
Tip: If you don’t like how your text is placed you can always change position of
your text.
To change size of tagline/text:
1 Choose Selection Tool (V) from tools panel. Bounding box will appear.
2 Holding Shift on your keyboard drag edge of bounding box to make it smaller.
3 Choose Selection tool (V) from tools panel.
4 With mouse help place your text where you want.
Satellite
Technology
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10. You can always experiment with a font that you think will work well with the logo.
Since for orbit company trying to focus on a modern yet technology feel, a serious
font selection might be the best bet. Having yourself an arsenal of fonts is very
important.
Tip: You can look through the fonts on your machine library and test out different
fonts, but we going to suggest you go over to www.dafont.com which offers variety
of fonts free to download.
To change font & other settings:
1 Choose Selection Tool (V) from tools panel.
2 Adjust the settings on the Text Properties at the top.
Font name Font style Font size Font alignment Font transparancy
(Regular, Bold, Italic etc.)
3 In the Character Window to the right, you can change additional text properties.
Changes space
between each separate
character.
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11. Applying Color to Logo
Now when we are finished with text editing, our next step is color. If you like
existing color and don’t want to change anything in your logo you can skip this
step. Usually clients need to change colors to fit their website look, presentation
or corporate identity style. We will show you how easily you can change colors in
this article. As an example we will use this logo template below .
Satellite
Technology
Let’s take a look at Illustrator tools we will need to make color changes.
Color palette
Color picker
Fill color
Stroke color
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12. To change color:
1 Choose Selection Tool (V) from tools panel.
2 Select Text or Shape you want.
3 Double click on Fill Color. Color Picker window will appear.
4 Change color. Select color that suit your personal taste or corporate identity.
5 Click Ok.
Satellite
Technology
OR
Satellite
Technology
Tip: If you are searching for creative color ideas & combination we suggest you to
visit www.bit.ly/wEKQTQ which offers variety of different color options for you.
If you want to use PANTONE colors for your logo and you don’t know where to
find it, go to Windows > Swatch Libraries > Color Books.
To change stroke color:
1 Choose Selection Tool (V) from tools panel.
2 Select item you want.
3 Double click on Stroke Color. Color Picker window will appear.
4 Change color. Select color that suit your personal taste or corporate identity.
5 Click Ok.
Satellite
Technology
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13. Change Position Of Icon
Sometimes you need to change things around. Next steps will show you how easy
you can move your icon to a new place.
To change position of icon:
1 Choose Selection Tool (V) from tools panel.
2 Select whole icon by draging Selection Tool. If you selected items that you don’t
want to include. To deselect items you need to hold Shift key on your keyboard
and click on items you don’t want to select.
3 Drag icon to a new place.
Satellite
Technology
Now our logo is finished.
Tip: If you need to send your logo to printer, publisher or graphic design always
transfer your font to outlines. To make this you wll need to select text from your
logo and go to Type > Create Outlines.
Saving your Illustration document
We would like to refer to Page 7. We described how to save file & which options to
choose.
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14. Exporting Illustrator files for use in Photoshop
To change position of icon:
1 Choose File > Export.
2 Choose your file name & file format. In our situation it is Photoshop (psd).
3 Hit Export. New window will appear.
4 Choose your Color Model (RGB, CMYK).
5 Click Ok.
Important: To write layers (when exporting to Photoshop) in RGB mode you must
work in Illustrator in RGB mode too. Bear in mind that Illustrator depending on
artwork, colors etc. sometimes anyway is not available to write all layers seperatly.
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15. Exporting Logo for Use on the Web
To export logo:
1 Choose File > Export.
2 Choose your file Name.
3 Hit Export. New window may appear.
4 Choose your File Format (.png, .jpg, etc.).
5 Click Ok.
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16. 3 Working in Adobe Photoshop
Opening file
Now that you've got your Illustrator up and running, it's time just to look at, quickly,
opening a file.
To open logo template file:
1 Choose File > Open.
2 Navigate to the folder holding your logo files.
3 Click Open.
Tip: For maximum editability use PSD file format.
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17. Important: Before making changes we suggest you to save file with different
name.
To save logo template file:
1 Choose File > Save As. If you just go to File > Save, that's an option and that
will write over your original file.
2 Choose your file name & file format. If you are working with *.psd file format
save it as *.psd.
3 Click Save.
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18. Working With Text
Now let’s take a look at the text. The first thing you will need is to change it’s your
company name. As an example we will use this logo template below.
orbit
To change text:
1 Choose Type Tool (T) from tools panel.
2 Select company name (ex.orbit).
3 Type your own company name (ex. Satellite)
4 Select any Tool from tools panel. This will finish your text editing.
Tip: If you don’t like how your text is placed you can always change position of
your text.
To change position of text:
1 Choose Move tool (V) from tools panel.
2 With mouse help place your text where you want.
Satellite
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19. To add tagline/text:
1 Choose Move Tool (V) from tools panel.
2 Select Text Layer in Layer Panel. If you don’t see this window go to Window >
Layers.
3 Choose Layer > Duplicate. Window will appear. Chnage name of your layer to
Technology. Click Ok.
4 Choose Type Tool (T) from tools panel.
5 Type your tagline/text (ex. Technology).
Tip: If you don’t like how your text is placed you can always change position of
your text.
To change size of tagline/text:
1 Choose Move Tool (V) from tools panel
2 Select Text Layer in Layer Panel.
3 Go to Edit > Transform > Scale.
4 Holding Shift on your keyboard drag edge of bounding box to make it smaller.
3 Choose Move tool (V) from tools panel.
4 Click Apply if you are satisfied with transformation.
5 With mouse help place your text where you want.
Satellite
Technology
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20. You can always experiment with a font that you think will work well with the logo.
Since for orbit company trying to focus on a modern yet technology feel, a serious
font selection might be the best bet. Having yourself an arsenal of fonts is very
important.
Tip: You can look through the fonts on your machine library and test out different
fonts, but we going to suggest you go over to www.dafont.com which offers variety
of fonts free to download.
To change font & other settings:
1 Choose Move Tool (V) from tools panel.
2 Adjust the settings on the Text Properties at the top.
Font name Font style Font size Font alignment Font color
(Regular, Bold, Italic etc.)
3 In the Character Window to the right, you can change additional text properties.
Changes space
between each separate
character.
Chapter 3 | Working in Adobe Photoshop 20

21. Applying Color to Logo
Now when we are finished with text editing, our next step is color. If you like
existing color and don’t want to change anything in your logo you can skip this
step. Usually clients need to change colors to fit their website look, presentation
or corporate identity style. We will show you how easily you can change colors in
this article. As an example we will use this logo template below .
Satellite
Technology
Let’s take a look at Photoshop tools we will need to make color changes.
Color picker
Color palette
Set foreground
color
Set background
color
Chapter 3 | Working in Adobe Photoshop 21

22. To change text color:
1 Choose Type Tool (T) from tools panel.
2 Select whole text (ex Satellite).
3 Double click on Set Foreground Color. Color Picker window will appear.
4 Change Color. Select color that suit your personal taste or corporate identity.
5 Click Ok.
To change icon color:
1 Double click on Layer Thumbnail in Layer Panel. Color Picker window will
appear.
2 Change Color. Select color that suit your personal taste or corporate identity.
3 Click Ok.
Layer thumbnail
Satellite
Technology
OR
Satellite
Technology
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23. Tip: If you are searching for creative color ideas & combination we suggest you to
visit www.bit.ly/wEKQTQ which offers variety of different color options for you.
To change stroke color:
1 Choose Move Tool (V) from tools panel.
2 Double click on Text Layer in Layer Panel. New window will appear.
3 Select Stroke. Select check box too.
4 Change Options by your preferences.
5 Click Ok.
Satellite
Technology
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24. Change Position Of Icon
Sometimes you need to change things around. Next steps will show you how easy
you can move your icon to a new place.
To change position of icon:
1 Choose Move Tool (V) from tools panel.
2 Select Layers which are related to icon. To select multiple layers hold cmd key
(mac) or alt key (windows) and click on layers.
This 3 layers are
realated to icon of your
logo.
3 Choose Move Tool (V) from tools panel again.
4 Move you Icon to a new place.
Now our logo is finished.
Saving your Photoshop document
We would like to refer to Page 16. We described how to save file & which options
to choose.
Chapter 3 | Working in Adobe Photoshop 24

25. Saving Logo for Use on the Web
To save your logo for web:
1 Choose File > Save for Web & Devices.
2 Choose your file Format & Compression.
3 Click Save.
Compression drop
down menu.
File format drop down
menu.
Custom compression
menu.
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26. 4 Service & Support
Here if you need us
Feedback & Success Stories
We would like to hear from you some feedback about our company, files or any
othe important information. Please send us any information connected with your
experience using Logoswish.com For example your success stories or simply
photos where you are using our logo templates. You can send this information to
contact@logoswish.com
Online Resources
For the latest information about the user guide updates or any other your
interested information go to www.logoswish.com
Support
If you have any questions, please email contact@logoswish.com
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