Barnard.co - Logo Design

Barnard.co - Logo Design James Barnard, award-winning freelance logo designer.
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I have 10 years of experience designing logos, websites, videos, and more for global businesses, publishers, agencies and startups.

26/06/2026

This is probably the most unrated shortcut in Illustrator.

If I duplicate an object and press CTRL/CMD+D it’ll repeat that last step as many times as I press it.

This is called ‘Transform again’ and it’s bloody handy for making things like grids. But it is WAY more powerful than you might think.

If I grab ONE anchor point and stretch it down, you’ve probably seen a ‘Line extension’ label come up before. It tells you that the path is following a straight line. But if I grab two anchor points and try it… Illustrator says NO!.

So instead, move your first anchor point using your line extension, then click on your second anchor point and then press CTRL/CMD + D for ‘Transform Again’ and it’ll repeat the last transform you made, meaning your shape is now extended perfectly with the same proportions.

It works with any transform. So that includes position, rotate and scale! 👍

19/06/2026

🔍 Illustrator users! Have you ever tried ‘Tile View’?

If you’re working on a project with a bit of detail, but you’re tired of zooming in and out to check your work, try this…

* Go to Window - New window

* Then hit Window - Arrange - Tile

Now you make can one tile the zoom level to see the whole artwork and use the other one to tweak up close.

The changes get reflected in both windows!

Bonus tip: Press CMD+CTRL +H to hide the edges of the overview window so the control handles don’t get in the way. It only affects that window. 👍

15/06/2026

What actually happens when you switch to CMYK mode?

🖨️ vs 🖥️

10/06/2026

This week on the Designerrrs™ community powered by we’re going to be chatting with , the brand designer from Ottawa who designed our swag boxes.

Sign up today to watch the interview and if you sign up for a YEARLY subscription you’ll get one of these swag boxes in the post, along with a free year of Adobe CC Pro!

On top of that we have logo design challenges with prize giveaways, 25+ guest interviews with some of the greats, portfolio and design reviews, jobs boards, plus loads of courses and resources for you to download!

It’s also just a really fun place to hang out, and we have weekly catch up calls where you can share your work, or just come and natter.

Sign up today at designerrrs.com or hit the link in my bio!

05/06/2026

“It’s never been easier to make things.
It’s never been harder to make things that matter.”

Well said Resh Sidhu

Thank you so much to for inviting me to New York to attend this year’s Adobe 99U Conference.



P.S. You can watch the talks back for free here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c29h0x75zpo

01/06/2026

Did you know you can select objects in Illustrator by path only?

This helps you grab objects that are behind others, without having to switch to Outline Mode, AND without pesky fills getting in the way!

Here’s how to do it…

1. Go to your settings and hit ‘Selection & Anchor Display’

2. Now check, ‘Object selection by path only’

3. Press OK!

Now Illustrator will only select something if you click on the actual path, so if you hover over it you’ll be able to grab objects behind by their paths only!

Big shout out to for this tip. I found this through his YouTube video, “5 ways to Troubleshoot in Adobe Illustrator! With Ryan Selvy” 👍

26/05/2026

🎨 Meet the ruggedly handsome art teacher from Boston who changed the way we describe colour

22/05/2026

Ai, not AI ✊

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