Illustrator Tutorial: 3D Illuminated Buttons

In this tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how to create vector pressed buttons with Adobe Illustrator. This exercise is a good example of how you can use gradients to create appearance of depth and reflective light. The buttons are illuminated with neon light to indicate whether they are on or off. I’ll be demonstrating how to create both variations. The texture image can be downloaded here: 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: Need a logo? Check out my portfolio and hire me at: Intro song: “In Da Mood“ by Combustibles, used with written permission