Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
One of the many things you can do with Adobe Illustrator is create sticker designs from logos and various other vector objects. Doing so is merely an exercise in offsetting and drop shadows -- both of which we've gone over in the past. In this tutorial we'll be going over all of the steps for designing stickers in Illustrator so that you can put this knowledge to use.
In short, designing stickers in Illustrator is simply a matter of duplicating your logo/subject, converting it to a compound path, applying an offset to represent the white padding around the sticker, and then applying a drop shadow to that offset.
If you want to learn more about logo design, be sure to check out my Logo Design Academy - an interactive 18-part video course where you will learn my entire creative process for coming up with logo ideas and implementing them: logosbynick.com/learn
Intro song: "In Da Mood" by Combustibles, used with written permission
One of the many things you can do with Adobe Illustrator is create sticker designs from logos and various other vector objects. Doing so is merely an exercise in offsetting and drop shadows -- both of which we've gone over in the past. In this tutorial we'll be going over all of the steps for designing stickers in Illustrator so that you can put this knowledge to use.
In short, designing stickers in Illustrator is simply a matter of duplicating your logo/subject, converting it to a compound path, applying an offset to represent the white padding around the sticker, and then applying a drop shadow to that offset.
If you want to learn more about logo design, be sure to check out my Logo Design Academy - an interactive 18-part video course where you will learn my entire creative process for coming up with logo ideas and implementing them: logosbynick.com/learn
Intro song: "In Da Mood" by Combustibles, used with written permission
