Typography is not only an all-important aspect of design, it is also an art form in and of itself. Choosing the right font, the perfect spacing and even the correct shape of text can be an important factor as to whether a project fails or succeeds.

Although Illustrator is not really used for multiple-paged projects, many would agree that it is one of the most powerful applications for creating vector graphics, such as logos, and it is also often used for one-page documents, such as business cards, posters, or postcards.

No matter what your purpose for working with type in Illustrator is, as a designer, you will not only improve your work, but also save valuable time by knowing the different typographical tools available. Here, we will focus on some of the most important aspects of typography that every Illustrator user should know.

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Today's Illustrator tutorial will show you how to make a cool Hellboy poster.

Before we begin, we must say this is going to be a more advanced tutorial, you won't need to know how to draw, but with if you do, the work is going to be easier. The basic requirement is to be good with the pen tool and blending modes.

So let's do it buddies!

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Today we're going to learn how to create a cool vector badge and add some extra feature to it, to look more awesome. This is a pretty simple tutorial, you probably won't have any problems with executing it.

We hope you like it (and watch Top Gun, of course).

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Hi there. In this tutorial we will show how to create one of the most common buttons. We made three buttons with similar design but different icon and text. Follow this fast tutorial and you will learn to create an add to cart, basket or bag button.

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In this tutorial you will learn how to make a realistic vector bucket icon. You will learn to use the 3D Revolve function, how to add realistic light effects and how to draw different objects to form a composition.

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Many works that look complicated are really made from simple elements. In this tutorial, we will show how to build up complex, beautiful images by patiently layering and building up small, straightforward segments, always varying them to prevent monotony.

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This tutorial will teach you how to use the 3D tools in Illustrator along with some simple but clever shadow techniques to create some awesome looking grungy 3D text.

It is a perfect text effect for websites and advertising and the techniques used can be applied to create many other effects.

Everything is done in Illustrator so it can be saved at any size without a loss in quality.

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In this lesson we’ll show you how to make a realistic plasma television in Illustrator. You will learn how to draw basic shapes and apply gradients to add realism to the television. Beginners will discover how to draw household electronics in this great tutorial.

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This tutorial is on how to draw a stylish smoking tobacco pipe in Illustrator. You will learn how to create wood texture on the pipe in this tutorial. Also, you will learn how to make the tobacco and the smoke. The steps are simple and we hope you will find it useful.

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In this tutorial we will show you how to create a trendy seamless type pattern in Illustrator using some text and icons. Although we won’t go in-depth about creating the icons, we will take a close look at creating a seamless pattern swatch. You can easily apply these techniques to other seamless pattern swatches.

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