According to Dr. Florian Triebel, Executive Board Member of BMW AG,
"There are two traditions concerning the significance of the BMW logo and trademark, offering two different interpretations of its sky blue and white fields. One interpretation points to a rotating propeller. The other relates the BMW logo to Bavaria as the place where the products are manufactured"
That gives us the insight into the logo idea used by the designer. So let us get started with creating the famous BMW logo using CorelDRAW
Step One
Create a new file in CorelDRAW using CTRL + N
Step Two
Create an ellipse using the Ellipse tool. Use the property panel to change the width and height to 8.0 each.
Fill the circle with black color and change the Outline width to 10 pt
Step Three
Duplicate the circle by selecting it with the Pick tool and then use the shortcut CTRL + D. Change the width and height of this duplicate to 4.5 in the property panel
Change the fill color to grey by using the color palette. Change the Outline width to 8 pt
Step Four
Make another duplicate and change the width and height to 4.3 each in the property panel. Change its outline color to grey color.
Step Five
Select the whole circles using the shortcut CTRL + A. Go to Object > Align and Distribute > Align Centers Horizontally. It will move the whole circles to the center
Go to the Object > Align and Distribute > Align Centers Vertically
Step Six
Select the biggest circle with the Pick tool. Go to Object > Convert Outline to Object
Step Seven
Select the Interactive Fill tool. Choose fountain fill. Select Linear fountain fill. Use the slider to move around till you get a good gradient effect
Select the black fill of the biggest circle by using the Pick tool to click on it. Go to the Interactive fill tool again. Choose Fountain fill. Choose Radial fountain fill. Use the sliders to move around and change the effect
Use the Pick tool to select the circle with a grey outline. Change the fill to white color
Step Eight
Select the Rectangle tool. Draw a rectangle. Go to the property panel and change its width and height to 3.0 pt each. Change the outline width to 8 pt
With the square selected, go to the Interactive Fill tool and choose Fountain fill, select linear fountain fill and edit the colors to blue using the sliders.
Use CTRL + D to duplicate the square shape with the blue interactive fill. Use the Pick tool to move it to intersect the other square at the edge.
Step Nine
Select the duplicate square. Convert it to an object by using CTRL + SHIFT + Q. Select the colored part (not the stroke) by using the Pick tool. Use the property panel to change the width and height to 2.8 each
Step Ten
Use the Interactive fill tool to get the darker version of the blue color in the duplicate square.
Step Eleven
Select the whole squares and the outline by using the Pick tool to click on each of them while holding the SHIFT key. Use CTRL + G to group them together
Step Twelve
Go to Object > PowerClip > Place Inside Frame. An arrow appears. Move the arrow to the center of the circle and click. It will place the squares inside the circles.
If you notice any error with the Power clip, go to Object > PowerClip > Edit PowerClip. When you finish editing, go to Object > PowerClip > Finish Editing this Level
Step Thirteen
Select the Text Tool and select Arial Bold as the Typeface. Select 120 as the font size. Use the color palette to change the color of the text to a light grey and use black as the outline color.
Go to Text > Fit Text to Path. Use your mouse to point the text where to use and fill the path. Once you get to the position, click the left click mouse.
Step Fourteen
Select all the objects in the screen using CTRL + A. Then group them with CTRL + G.
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