Inktut_makeubuntulogo

MAKE AN UBUNTU LOGO BY YOUR OWN www.inkscapetutorials.blogspot.com Foreword Ubuntu is one of the big and famous gnu/linux distro in the world. Everybody who use linux for their desktop needs 99,9% know this distro. Ubuntu has unique yet simple logo design. In this article, I will explain how to make an ubuntu logo by your own hands. Enough talk, just fire up your linux box and start your lovely inkscape program, then have fun!

Investigation The ubuntu logo implemented a very basic rotating technique. It consist of one 120 degree punched donut shape and three circle surrounding the main donut shape that punch the main donut shape too. Another simple things is it using just three different color. To make this logo, we just need 9 circles and 3 rectangles. Quite simple isn't it? Lets do it!

Step One Make a three circles (e-drag+hold ctrl) with three different size. Select all these circles (ctrl+a) then align them (ctrl+shift+a) to horizontal and vertical axis. We call this three circle as group A. This group will be the main donut shape in the future.

Step Two Make two circle again, then align both them to horizontal and vertical axis, and make them a single group (ctrl+g). We name it group B. This group will be circles that surrounds the main donut shape.

Step Three Make a guideline between smallest and medium size circle of group A. Place group B like picture below, then align it to the horizontal axis of the group A.

Step Four Duplicate the group B twice (ctrl+d). Then pick one of duplicated group B with the biggest circle of group A (F1-click-shift click). Open the transformation dialog (ctrl+shift+m), set to rotate counter clockwise for about 120 degree. Repeat the sequence, but rotate it clockwise for about 120 degree. Leave the rest just like picture below.

Step Five Pick all these objects, then do ungroup command (ctrl+shift+g).

Step Six Now we make the main donut shape. Pick the smallest and second circle on group A.. Do difference command (ctrl+-). To make sure that the medium circle already punched, Color it red. Then punch the donut shape with all biggest circle of group B, one by one.

...and will look like this...

Note: Make sure the puncher object placed top most (home) and always pick it first.

Step Seven Flip all remaining objects vertically (ctrl+a, then V). Then make a rectangle. Align it to the vertical center axis of biggest circle. Duplicate it twice, and rotate it like step four.

Step Eight Punch the donut shape with all three rectangles, like step six. And the result will like this...

Last Step Break the donut shape apart (ctrl+k). Select the donut shape and rotate it 90 degree clockwise. Then color it with hot yellow (ffcc00ff),orange (ff6600ff) and red (ff0000ff) one by one (ctrl+shift+f) just like picture below. For very last step, remove the outline biggest circle, and replace it with grey square.

Conclusion Rotating technique is quite nice and even make some bang when implemented with another technique. In this case, ubuntu guy really do it!

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