Turn Your Initials Into A Logo with Inkscape

In this tutorial I'll be demonstrating how you can use Inkscape to make a logo using letters that overlap and interlock with each other.

(Please note the free version of the font on that page. You'll have to go through the checkout process to "buy" it but you won't have to submit payment info.)

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[thiagoabreuon]

What a great way to overlap the letters. I love this kind of logos. Congratulations, Nick! Great tutorial as always.

[chubblubdub]

Never thought of an exact use for the shape builder but this is perfect!

[rajendrameena]

2:25, why not use transform tool for nodes as well.
Also offset can be used as path effect to apply in non-destructive manner

[kaleidawillen]

Wonderful tutorial. I'm a beginner who really finds all of them useful. You are a fantastic teacher!

[Kaycii.Austine]

Incredible tutorial. Now I know the purpose and how to use the Offset function. Thanks Nick

[DaTux]

This is a great video to remind me of the new workflow possibilities with the shape builder tool. 👌

[chrisblunt]

Awesome thanks for designing my logo! 🤣

[PicSta]

Awesome as always. Thanks for your great content, Nick.

[Mariam-Mina]

You are so creative Nick!! It’s never about how tech people are and how well they understand the software and its tools. It’s also about how to use this knowledge to make creative deigns 👍 again very well done! And of course you are great in teaching and passing your knowledge. Thanks again for your generosity to share this with the world.

[thesanitybliss]

YOU ARE A GREAT TEACHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH

[foobar-fy]

Been struggling to wrap my head around the boolean stuff: this shape builder tool is just what I needed to play around with! Thanks!

[colemanbubar]

Thanks for the free design I'm stealing it

[fallingsky]

Always great instruction ive learned so much just from these vids

[QuotePilgrim]

I feel like rather than select the nodes and count by how many steps you move them up and down, it's better to create a rectangle, center it vertically relative to the C, adjust its size to cover up the parts of the C you want to remove, and then use the difference path operation. It sounds more complicated but I feel like it's a more natural way of doing it, less error prone, and probably takes less time.

Another option is to enable the transformation handles on the node tool, although that one is not as reliable because the side handles will not show up if the nodes are too close, so you get only the corner ones. (Edit: I guess in this case adding a vertical guide solves the issue as it allows you to scale only vertically even with a corner handle.)

[BarbaraOnyekaMinikaWells-Osomu]

I love your tutorials. Very easy to understand but i think i missed a settings, first i can't find custom on my inkscape and when i turn on the shape builder, i didn't have the double lines at the edge. please help

[bernhard]

I had to use the path effect "offset" because "outset" just created a large "blob" version of my letters. Don't know what went wrong but it worked nonetheless that way.

[beyondthemind]

Great video l rly liked the tutorial. l just have 1 question, l dont know which version of inkscape l have but l cant find, ,shape builder" option. Can you help me find it?

[MyTowerofpower]

Are there any apps that can do this automatically for you that gives you options of the overlapping logos to choose from?

[GuzanGames]

good tutorial. This going to be a series? title seemed abit vague until ya watch it haha, but be interesting what else or ideas you have for more initial logos

[drewc.i.n.]

Which version of inkscape are you using?