Badge Logo Design for Beginners in Illustrator
Color Economy and Harmony
A course by Clark Orr , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Color Economy and Harmony
Overview
“The perfect badge design has one final element that pulls it together: the right colors and the perfect number of them.”
In this video lesson Clark Orr addresses the topic: Color Economy and Harmony, which is part of the Domestika online course: Badge Logo Design for Beginners in Illustrator. Learn the basics of designing striking badges, crests, and logos that visually represent your team by exploring the playful art of digital illustration.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Color Economy and Harmony We've discussed the importance of imagery and focal point. In this lesson, we'll discuss choosing the right colors that are perfect for your badge logo. Whenever I'm working on a logo or an illustration in Adobe Illustrator, color is usually the last thing that I start to dial in. At any given point, the colors could be so off or random that they're just for placement. It's not where I want to land. Sometimes, I have a pretty good idea, so I incorporate those slowly throughout the process. Let's go back to where I started. Early in the process, I had this cool gu...”
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Course summary for: Badge Logo Design for Beginners in Illustrator
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Category
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Areas
Branding & Identity, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Vector Illustration

Clark Orr
A course by Clark Orr
Clark Orr is a full time freelance graphic designer and illustrator with twenty years of experience, and is based in Orlando, Florida. In addition to his illustration and branding work with businesses, brands, and agencies world-wide, he co-owns his own brand Hellcats USA, which produces art prints, candles, apparel, and accessories. From an early age, he was introduced to design as well as encouragement to pursue his creative impulses, from his father, who worked as a sign maker.
His love for aged, yet timeless aesthetics is materialized in his collection of historical art and graphics artifacts, which inspire his creations with a characteristic nod backwards. His clients range from smaller, independent brands to household names like Target, Nike, NBCUniversal, Marvel Studios, Dropbox, Facebook, Under Armour, AMC, IFC, and many more.
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