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It's absolutely crazy how you can take the worst and hated font of every graphic designer and change it completely to this!! U are so inspiring Abi, thank u for your content
How do you always know what I need. I’ve been using your pencil tool practice sheet from your store and practicing in my own time. You make transitioning into brand design so fun. Thank you for everything you do. I really do appreciate the work you and Jack put in. Just know it’s not wasted on me 🙏🏾🥰🥰🥰🥰
Hehe, this makes me so happy! Glad the worksheet has been helping! That's what I want the channel to be 'brand design, but made fun' haha! Thank you for all the support, it's really appreciated x
Thank you Abi for the helpful content you're making 😍, btw it will be so good if you consider making a video about how you export files when you finish branding design, like which files do you export for pattern, logo variation... how you separate digital and print files...
That goat got me!! 🤣 your videos are getting better and better; creative wise and quality wise. I've always adored these short period challenges, they summon popcorn! Had a lot of fun watching this gurl, Keep up the great skills and the enthusiasm!!! 🔥🔥❤️
haha 😂 It reminds me of when 'Vine' was still around! Thank you so much, I'm always grateful for your comments as they're always so postive and supportive! I love reading them 😊💛
Wow thats mind blowing.. comic sans become the next level on your hand. I like the concept and the eyebrow, flame thats great! But, I'm having hard time deciding what font will match with a brand. I'm feel so struggle to choose the right typography, to feel the sense of the typography, you know? I hope, u could gimme some tips or any video bout it.. Thank u abi, love from Indonesia 💛💚
Definitely put comic sans to the test haha! Thank you so much for the feedback and kindness! So before you even get into designing, are you researching other competitors and seeing what's the common trend, what design styles are being used and if there's a design style that would fit? Then looking into the target audience also helps because you get an understanding of what they would be attracted to. Then once this research is done you can create mood boards with typography inspiration and have a play around with what works! It can be quite hard to jump into a design without any prior research! hope this helps! x
Lets just take a minute to thank this amazing lady for how much work she does on making videos for us 👏 It's crazy to think how much a person I've never met has encouraged me and shaped my life 💕 You’re such an important part of my day 🥹
This comment is gonna sound awful and passive-aggressive, but I promise that that is not my intention. It is so inspiring to see someone so confident in their craft, even if many things are the exact opposite of what I was taught during my studies. It is refreshing and it reminds me that we are not saving lives, so we can just have fun. Plus a carefree/laidback/anti-design approach is very on trend rn. Your videos often inspire me to own my craft wherever it takes me. Keep up your unrestrained work!
Actually really appreciate this comment! It's useful to learn design theory and rules etc but they can only take you so far, and in some cases limit creativity! Plus it's all about having fun, because if you're not enjoying the process you won't continue to create! Thank you 😊
@@abiconnick I totally agree with you! While I'm at it, I would love to see a video from you explaining how you choose the color palettes you end up with. You seem to be very good at that too, and I was wondering if you just go by instinct or if you can pinpoint general guidelines or tips. Lastly, I'd love to see you tackle a more "traditional" design for a logo (meaning tech company, or law firm, so avoiding the freehand style). Just a couple of suggestions. Take care Abi!
Hey Abi, how are you? Loved this video and love how you come up with these creative quick projects, love the creativity that comes from your head, love how the word anger came out looked really kl and the blur made it for sure, great work love you videos, and the editing style is insane.
Hey 👋 I'm good thank you! Hope you are too! Challenges with a time limit always help my creativity 😅 Really appreciate your comment and support, thank you 💛💛
I'm a little confused at a few things. You pick the rectangle of the font to make it bigger, but that isnt the default in AI. When you stretch the rectangle of the font, it just makes the rectangle bigger, it doesnt change the size of the font. In another similar video you said to use 'command shift O' to put anchor points on the text and that doesn't do anything either. Have you changed settings in your illustrator or has the 2023 version changed so much that these videos are now out of date?
Glad to hear, thank you!😊 And it's coming soon but in the mean time I have an older video on customising if it's of help! th-cam.com/video/lNOqlS5X1GU/w-d-xo.html
You almost get 100,000 subscribes 👀👀❤️ Congratulations for that ❣️❣️❣️ and I'm really learn to much from you so keep going 💓 I hope the best for you ❤️❤️✨
Last step would’ve been needing to adjust the kerning of the A and N to match the rest, but otherwise, super awesomely quick challenge! I was biting my nails in anticipation at the end with the final countdown! 😂
Tried to find this answer in the comments but, so you make the logo and branding with your custom font.. so what happens if the client needs additional brand material made in the future that says a headline in your custom font style instead of like their business name. Would they come to you to design that as well bc here you aren’t making a font to “save and reuse” Is that right?
So the customisation of a font is just for the logotype and not for any collateral like social media posts etc. For this I always include complementary fonts in my design presentation that the client can use for stuff like this. This video here: th-cam.com/video/MOlTINHbSLA/w-d-xo.html might help with your query 😊
hello! I love your videos, they are so inspiring! I keep trying to edit fonts as you explain in your videos but the fonts don't let me do anything to them?? its like they don't have paths for me to edit. I would appreciate if you could let me know what I am missing or doing wrong! thank you!!
Abi i have a question about the licences fonts, could i use any font even if not purchased it if I tweaked it or manipulate it and make it path outlined ? Or there are other solution, thank you in advance
I graduated last year from college but there are some things I have forgotten that I have to watch tutorials on because it's been a while. I know this is probably a really dumb question to ask but do you guys think it's normal to have that happen?
Yes of course, the saying 'use it or lose it' is so true! The good thing is once you've learnt something you can relearn it a lot quicker! You got this!
hi, i really love your channel and it's being amazing learn with you ❤️ i want ask something, i'm a beginner and you know why when i use the eraser it creates a outline where i erased?
Something I've never done before, so definitely something I'd need to look into! Creating your own font can be quite complicated, but I'm up for a challenge haha!
Hey! You need to edit the stroke that's why it's so thin! I have a dedicated video on the pencil tool here: th-cam.com/video/ows4mzaD0hY/w-d-xo.html this should help you 😊
Something was off in today's video... Not the customisation it came out good, i can already see it on a package design with little bevel effect and so.
since i started viewing,download and following you i can see alot of change in my designing work so pray for me when i get big clients expect something from F-graphix actually i even rebranded my logo and its awosome and meaning full than before thanks alot madam abicornic
What pantone color book do you use since you are mostly doing just the digital aspect? I've been binging your videos after not being in school for a while (I have a minor in graphic design) and I'm trying to build my personal brand, but I'm totally stumped on which color book to use since I don't have any plans of printing anything yet and therefore don't know if it would be coated or uncoated. I hope this made sense haha 😅🥲
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It's absolutely crazy how you can take the worst and hated font of every graphic designer and change it completely to this!! U are so inspiring Abi, thank u for your content
haha the design industry loves sonic sans right? 😂😅 Thank you! Really appreciate the kind words 😊💛
How do you always know what I need. I’ve been using your pencil tool practice sheet from your store and practicing in my own time. You make transitioning into brand design so fun. Thank you for everything you do. I really do appreciate the work you and Jack put in. Just know it’s not wasted on me 🙏🏾🥰🥰🥰🥰
Hehe, this makes me so happy! Glad the worksheet has been helping! That's what I want the channel to be 'brand design, but made fun' haha! Thank you for all the support, it's really appreciated x
I love that you explain all the steps, the tools and why you are customizing the font instead of using a regular font! This helps a lot, thank you :)
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful 😊
Loved how the design turned out, great video Abi 👍🔥
Thank you! Really appreciate it 😊😊
Honestly, videos like this are exactly why you're my fave designer on TH-cam. Keep up the amazing work! I learned so much!💖
Thank you Abi for the helpful content you're making 😍, btw it will be so good if you consider making a video about how you export files when you finish branding design, like which files do you export for pattern, logo variation... how you separate digital and print files...
It’s my pleasure!! Glad you enjoyed the content 🧡 ooh I’ll make a note of the video idea!
@@abiconnick thank you :)
you are INSANELY GOOD at this!
Thank you!! Really appreciate it 😊
Duuuuude!!!!! I absolutely loved this! I remember doing practices like this in college. So so good 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Thank you, appreciate it 😊
I love a time limited challenge, always forces my creativity!
Oh girlll you samshed it reallyyy... Best way to practise the customization. Forever grateful to have you giving us ah-mazing tips and tricks.❤❤
Thank you 😊 Time limits always help me with practicing, gives you no time to over think! Appreciate you and your support as always 💛
You’re so close to 100k!! Congrats Abi!!! 💓💓💓
Sooooon!!! Maybe today 👀 Thank you, I appreciate the support 😊💛
Guys how professional is she!! I hope I can reach into her level on designing ✨✨
Thank you abi for that helpful video ❤️
Ah Thank you! Appreciate it😊 You'll reach it, there's nothing special about me, I just put the time in to get better!
That goat got me!! 🤣 your videos are getting better and better; creative wise and quality wise. I've always adored these short period challenges, they summon popcorn! Had a lot of fun watching this gurl, Keep up the great skills and the enthusiasm!!! 🔥🔥❤️
haha 😂 It reminds me of when 'Vine' was still around! Thank you so much, I'm always grateful for your comments as they're always so postive and supportive! I love reading them 😊💛
Wow, this is insane!! You are so talented
Thank you Freya, really appreciate it 💛😊
Your font customisation ideas/technique are phenomenal.
Thank you! Really appreciate it :)
Loved it, Need these kinds of tutorials more.
Thank you! More to come 😊
My gosh you are so damn talented. That angry eyebrow thing you did with the E is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I did love the eyebrow! 😅 Thank you, I really appreciate it 💛
I can't believe you've created that from comic sans! amazing work!:)
Haha good old comic sans! 😅 Thank you, I appreciate it 😊
Thank you for always inspiring and educating Abi! :3
I'm just grateful I get to help!!! Appreciate the support 😊
You are a fabulous teacher, I really enjoyed this challenge!
Thank you so much! Glad the video was helpful 😊
OBSESSED! THANK YOU ABIIIII
Seriously you're a life saver and changer 💖🙏 Much love
No problem, so glad I can help 😊😊 Always appreciate the positive energy you bring to my comments section, thanks for the support 💛
If you had to choose one tool from adobe illustrator that you could only use for the rest of your life, what would it be?👀
Pen tool
I'm not using adobe Illustrator. Inkscape for now till I can download illustrator 🥺🤧
Pen tool
How is Inkscape? Never used it myself.
Need to make a video on the pen tool!
Wow thats mind blowing.. comic sans become the next level on your hand. I like the concept and the eyebrow, flame thats great! But, I'm having hard time deciding what font will match with a brand. I'm feel so struggle to choose the right typography, to feel the sense of the typography, you know? I hope, u could gimme some tips or any video bout it.. Thank u abi, love from Indonesia 💛💚
Definitely put comic sans to the test haha! Thank you so much for the feedback and kindness! So before you even get into designing, are you researching other competitors and seeing what's the common trend, what design styles are being used and if there's a design style that would fit? Then looking into the target audience also helps because you get an understanding of what they would be attracted to. Then once this research is done you can create mood boards with typography inspiration and have a play around with what works! It can be quite hard to jump into a design without any prior research! hope this helps! x
Lets just take a minute to thank this amazing lady for how much work she does on making videos for us 👏 It's crazy to think how much a person I've never met has encouraged me and shaped my life 💕 You’re such an important part of my day 🥹
Ohhh you are so kind every week! Thanks so much for the positivity! appreciate you!!💛
You are so talented!! I appreciate you and your videos so much! Thanks for being such an amazing resource!
Aw thank you Kayla, really appreciate it 😊So glad you've been finding the videos helpful!
I'm so happy I found your channel!!!!! Thank you!
So nice to hear 💛 Glad you've been finding the videos helpful! I appreciate the support 😊
Congrats on your 100k suscribers!you deserved it. you are helping a lot of people :)
So nice to hear! Thank you, appreciate the support ☺️
Thank you Abi your techniques are amazing
This is great to hear, thank you :)
just found out your channel, it's really helpful for me to learning adobe. thank you so much!
Glad to hear it 😊
This comment is gonna sound awful and passive-aggressive, but I promise that that is not my intention.
It is so inspiring to see someone so confident in their craft, even if many things are the exact opposite of what I was taught during my studies. It is refreshing and it reminds me that we are not saving lives, so we can just have fun. Plus a carefree/laidback/anti-design approach is very on trend rn. Your videos often inspire me to own my craft wherever it takes me. Keep up your unrestrained work!
Actually really appreciate this comment! It's useful to learn design theory and rules etc but they can only take you so far, and in some cases limit creativity! Plus it's all about having fun, because if you're not enjoying the process you won't continue to create! Thank you 😊
@@abiconnick I totally agree with you! While I'm at it, I would love to see a video from you explaining how you choose the color palettes you end up with. You seem to be very good at that too, and I was wondering if you just go by instinct or if you can pinpoint general guidelines or tips. Lastly, I'd love to see you tackle a more "traditional" design for a logo (meaning tech company, or law firm, so avoiding the freehand style). Just a couple of suggestions. Take care Abi!
Omg love this !!! Would love more videos like this one 😍😍
Thank you Mya! More to come 😊💛
Hey Abi, how are you?
Loved this video and love how you come up with these creative quick projects, love the creativity that comes from your head, love how the word anger came out looked really kl and the blur made it for sure, great work love you videos, and the editing style is insane.
Hey 👋 I'm good thank you! Hope you are too! Challenges with a time limit always help my creativity 😅 Really appreciate your comment and support, thank you 💛💛
Abi, girl you have WILD imagination,
& I like it.
I'm a little confused at a few things. You pick the rectangle of the font to make it bigger, but that isnt the default in AI. When you stretch the rectangle of the font, it just makes the rectangle bigger, it doesnt change the size of the font. In another similar video you said to use 'command shift O' to put anchor points on the text and that doesn't do anything either. Have you changed settings in your illustrator or has the 2023 version changed so much that these videos are now out of date?
Your work is so helpful . I'm looking forward to next video on this topic .... 👍🙂
Glad to hear, thank you!😊 And it's coming soon but in the mean time I have an older video on customising if it's of help! th-cam.com/video/lNOqlS5X1GU/w-d-xo.html
Ur content help me so well, thank you abi 💛💕
I'm so glad! Thank you!
This is so creative I love it
Such a fun way to challenge yourself! Definitely put comic sans to the test haha 🧡
Thanks for the wonderful work 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻✨💕
Such a fun challenge! Hope you enjoyed it!
You almost get 100,000 subscribes 👀👀❤️
Congratulations for that ❣️❣️❣️ and I'm really learn to much from you so keep going 💓 I hope the best for you ❤️❤️✨
Today might be the day!! So glad to hear the videos have been helpful 😊 Really appreciate the support.
Thanku so much Abi love your videos n your work ...i am learning so much from you ❤️
This is so great to hear! Thank you for the positivity! 😊
I don't have any words to appreciate.🤩 Really 💯💯💯💯
Appreciate your comment!!! Hope you enjoy the video 👀
Amazing video abi..just spot on!
Thank you Tim! Appreciate it as always 😊
I love this video, You gave me a cool solution to My problem. You're so cool. Thanks a lot
Glad I can help 😊
Last step would’ve been needing to adjust the kerning of the A and N to match the rest, but otherwise, super awesomely quick challenge! I was biting my nails in anticipation at the end with the final countdown! 😂
Yes! I need to do a separate video on kerning! thank you I appreciate it :)
I'm crazy fan of ur work
Love this! Such a fun challenge idea 😃
Something a little different! 💃 I love a challenge 😂
Hey Abi do you have a video on using the pencil tool because for some reason mine doesn't connect like yours does. THanks
I do! Here: th-cam.com/video/ows4mzaD0hY/w-d-xo.html I also have a course dedicated to it coming out in a month or so :)
I absolutely LOVE your channel! Do you ever use Adobe Illustrator on the ipad?
Thank you :) And I have actually never tried it! Might be worth doing a video on it?
@@abiconnick it’s super seamless! If you have the time iPad tutorials would be awesome
@@ashleycadogan Noted! :)
Tried to find this answer in the comments but, so you make the logo and branding with your custom font.. so what happens if the client needs additional brand material made in the future that says a headline in your custom font style instead of like their business name. Would they come to you to design that as well bc here you aren’t making a font to “save and reuse”
Is that right?
So the customisation of a font is just for the logotype and not for any collateral like social media posts etc. For this I always include complementary fonts in my design presentation that the client can use for stuff like this. This video here: th-cam.com/video/MOlTINHbSLA/w-d-xo.html might help with your query 😊
Question, before you start editing the font, it has to be expanded first? Or outlined? Sorry beginner here 😅
Outlined 😊
This video is everything >>> !!!
Thank you :)
hello! I love your videos, they are so inspiring! I keep trying to edit fonts as you explain in your videos but the fonts don't let me do anything to them?? its like they don't have paths for me to edit. I would appreciate if you could let me know what I am missing or doing wrong! thank you!!
following this tutorial rn for upskilling!
also, the video editing is good. i see memes, i like.
Appreciate it, thank you 😊
It's great idea to challenge yourself 👍
Found it to really help me! Anything with a time limit just forces my creativity! Especially if I feel stuck!
Impressive work 👏
Thanks a lot 😊
Abi i have a question about the licences fonts, could i use any font even if not purchased it if I tweaked it or manipulate it and make it path outlined ? Or there are other solution, thank you in advance
Amazing Video!
I have a question. on 0:48, How do you change the text to all caps/ shape/ path?
Thank you! I just rewrote the text with the caps lock button on
I graduated last year from college but there are some things I have forgotten that I have to watch tutorials on because it's been a while. I know this is probably a really dumb question to ask but do you guys think it's normal to have that happen?
Yes of course, the saying 'use it or lose it' is so true! The good thing is once you've learnt something you can relearn it a lot quicker! You got this!
We need courses 🥰
Currently in the works 😊💛
Please do more a video like this
More to come! :)
Amazing Abi
Thanks 😊
I love your videos!
Thank you!
hi, i really love your channel and it's being amazing learn with you ❤️ i want ask something, i'm a beginner and you know why when i use the eraser it creates a outline where i erased?
Hey 👋 This is amazing to hear, thank you 😊 I'm not 100% what you mean but it sounds like you might have a stroke instead of a fill colour!
Thank you madam😊Helpful video
No problem! Glad I could help 😊
Indeed
Do you use the mouse for painting?
Or using graphic tablet
Always mouse, can use either, just my personal preference :)
Very helpful thanks
Glad to hear!
She converted Comic Sans to Anger Sense😅
😂
can you do for happy not angry plz
Yes! This is coming next!
hello ma'am please tell me what extension you are use to pinterest to Adobe Illustrator image drag and drop to copy image
Hey! I actually dont use one! For some reason my mac just allows me to do so! Sorry. couldn't be of more help.
BRILLIANT!!! :)
Thank you! 😊
Wow 😮It's Amazing
Thanks 😅
@@abiconnick Your WLCM 😘
your amazing.
Thank you 😊
Can you make a tutorial how to make an actual font?
Something I've never done before, so definitely something I'd need to look into! Creating your own font can be quite complicated, but I'm up for a challenge haha!
Hello, why do you have a pencil that can both draw and delete. and mine only draw lines?
Hey! You need to edit the stroke that's why it's so thin! I have a dedicated video on the pencil tool here: th-cam.com/video/ows4mzaD0hY/w-d-xo.html this should help you 😊
@@abiconnick My gratitude. It is very kind of you. thanks for the help! 🙂
It's really cool 😎
Thank you! 😊
can somebody suggest me where I can get professional teaching of photoshop and illustrator ?
Hey! Udemy have some great classes on illustrator!
Part 2, 3, 4 and more haha
A series maybe 👀 coming soon...
Something was off in today's video...
Not the customisation it came out good, i can already see it on a package design with little bevel effect and so.
What did you think was off? But thank you, really appreciate the feedback! Nothing better than challenging yourself!
Plz make a logo of QUEEN.... a request from Pakistan... i m a poor guy.... cant afford ur service charges 😔
, during the second wave..
😂
❤️💕💕💕🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you!
I can fix him.
since i started viewing,download and following you i can see alot of change in my designing work so pray for me when i get big clients expect something from F-graphix actually i even rebranded my logo and its awosome and meaning full than before thanks alot madam abicornic
This is so great to hear! Glad the videos have helped 😊
What pantone color book do you use since you are mostly doing just the digital aspect? I've been binging your videos after not being in school for a while (I have a minor in graphic design) and I'm trying to build my personal brand, but I'm totally stumped on which color book to use since I don't have any plans of printing anything yet and therefore don't know if it would be coated or uncoated. I hope this made sense haha 😅🥲