Illustrator: The wizard's hat

Welcome back to the virtual space where some of the secrets for creating iconic beauties are unveiled.

The word 'wizard' has its root on concepts like wisdom and guidance. Most probably that's the reason why those helping user interface elements, the assistants, are also called wizards and are represented by default with a wizard's hat and wand icon.

The spell will be performed using Illustrator CS4.

 

Adobe Illustrator tutorial : Briefcase

The new O.S. Windows 7 has improved aesthetics to make the user interface at least more appealing. There are huge ultra detailed icons for folders, devices and so on. This time we will use Illustrator CS4 to create a nice briefcase with the Windows 7 style. You need only a few basics on how to copy, paste, rotate, scale and color the shapes. Let's focus on business.