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It's quite amazing!

     
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Create a Logo in Illustrator 8.0
This tutorial will show you how to create type on the top and bottom of the same circle and how to slice the circle.

     
     
 

Start Illustrator and turn on your grid and rulers. You will find these options under your VIEW menu. Turn on snap to grid.

Click on the ellipse tool in the floating tool palette. Hold your alt key and click on the grid. When you release you mouse the ellipse options palette will appear. Set the size of your circle to 4".

     
 

To change the color of an object you must first select the object. Click the fill color box at the bottom of the floating tools palette to bring it to the front and make it active. Then click a color in the color palette box. Your selected object will fill with your chosen color.

Set the fill color of the circle to black and the stroke to none.

To set your stoke to none you need to click on the stroke icon and bring it to the front. Then click on the small red slash right below it.

     
layers palette  

Click the new layer icon to create a new layer.

Alt click in the center of the black circle and enter 3.8 in the dialog box. Set a fill color other than black and a stroke color of white.

     
Stroke Palette  

Open the stroke palette and set your stroke weight to 2.

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locked layer
 

Lock the layer with the black circle on it. Make sure the layer with the colored circle is active and use the pen tool to draw a line across it where you want the cut to be.

Never used the pen tool? Click here for a quick tip.

Make sure your line is selected and choose Object - Path - Slice. The circle will be split along the line.

     
split circle  

Click on the screen away from the circle to deselect it. Click on the lower half of the circle and change the fill color.

     
Text on Path

Create a new layer and alt click in the center of the circle. Set the circle to 3.8 again. Turn off the fill and Turn on the stroke.

Select the text on path tool and click on top of the circle. Type your text and hit Control - ALT - C to center it.

     
Character Pal  

Click type show character to view the type palatte. You need to adust the text to bring it down inside the circle. See image at left Choose a font and type size here also.

Hold down your alt key and drag the Text I-beam down with your mouse. This will duplicate your text on the lower half of the circle. You will again have to adjust the number in the character palatte to get proper placement on your circle, then highlight the text and type over it.

     
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Select the regular text tool, it looks like a T and type the remaining text in the circle.

     

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