Eli's Logo

This will be a rough one for several of you. Ask the instructor to demonstrate, if necessary. There will be no visual aids this time - just a list of instructions:

The only tricky area for Illustrator users is getting the [bullet] Since 1879 [bullet] type lined up properly around the bottom.

1. On the standard default page, draw two concentric circles using the center handle in the transform proxy. The inner circle is .75" in radius -- copy it and paste in front to make an exact copy in the same location. Then scale the new copy 133%. Both circles have a half point black stroke. The outer circle is filled 24% Black. The inner circle is filled radial 35% Black to White.

2. Select Inner Circle; Copy and paste in Front

3. Choose the Path Type tool; type in Arial Black or something better at around 13 point: Serving Salmon to the Great Northwest

4. Choose the selection tool; rotate the type into position

5. Choose Path Type tool; resize and adjust the baseline shift, using the Character panel

6. Choose the Selection tool and drag a copy of the inner circle off to the side

7. Choose the Path Type tool; type in: [bullet] SINCE 1879 [bullet]

8. With the Selection tool. select the type; add the Command key (PC: Control) and drag the type inside the path and around into position

9. With Type tool, type in Eli's in any script which can come close to the same feel as the sample at the top of the page [about 50 point]

10. Choose Create Outlines for the word "Eli's"

11. Subselect the E, l, i, and s and move them so they overlap in a continuous shape

12. Use the Path tool to modify the paths as necessary
    Multiple Select the E, l, i, s; and choose Effect>> Pathfinder>> Unite

13. Expand appearance so you can see if the shape is what you need

14. Choose the Selection tool; select Eli's; group the entire word

15. Use the Shear tool and the Scale tool to reshape the word into position

16. Apply a gradient with the gradient tool, dragging across the entire word from top to bottom

17. Type YUM! in Arial Black or something much better at around 12 point; resize and move into place; fill White; Stroke Black .25 point
    

Voila!

Save the finished drawing as a PDF and email it to the instructor.