Ai Logo

Tools and effects needed to make this logo:

Rectangle Tool

Eyedropper Tool

Gradient Tool

Gradient Palette

Type Tool

Selection Tool

Fill and Stroke

Inner Glow FX

Drop Shadow FX



Right click on the Ai Logo above, save it to you desk top, then open it in AI

Using the Rectangle Tool (M) draw four small squares.

Select the first square then grab the Eyedropper Tool and click in the lightest part of the orange square in the Ai Logo

Select the second square then grab the Eyedropper Tool and click in the darkest part of the orange square in the Ai Logo

Select the third square then grab the Eyedropper Tool and click in the lightest part of the brown square in the Ai Logo

Select the fourth square then grab the Eyedropper Tool and click in the darkest part of the brown square in the Ai Logo

Bring up the Swatches Palette in the Dock and one by one, click on the Flyout Menu at the top right of the Swatches Palette and add New Swatch, to create new swatch. We will use these to colour the squares of the Ai Logo.

Now Trace the two squares of the Ai Logo.

Select one of them and fill it with the gradient from the Toolbox (>)

Now click on the Gradient palette in the Dock

There are two squares at the bottom of the gradient in the Gradient palette which represent the two colours in the gradient.
One at a time drag the two yellow swatches we have created from the Swatches Palette to the squares in the Gradient Palette. The Gradient in your square should now match that of the square in the Ai Logo!

Repeat this procedure for the brown square.

The brown square has an Inner Glow applied to it

Go to Effect > Stylise > Inner Glow

Se Mode to Multiply and the colour to black.
Opacity  40

Blur 3

Click Edge. Click Ok

Now select the Type Tool. (T)

Click anywhere on the desktop an type Ai

Change font to Myriad Pro, Semi Bold and resize to fit.

Turn the type into outlines Type > Create Outlines

Ungroup it. Object > Ungroup.

Now make it into a compound Path.

Object > Compound Path > Make

Select the orange square.

Hold Shift and Select the type.

Press the > key to fill them with the same colour.

Now select everything and group

Object > Group

Go to Effect > Stylise > Drop Shadow

Play with the settings to create a nice shadow.