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5.3 - Stray points and shapes

Every so often we throw in a box, star, octagon, or whatever into our design, then move it to the side and forget about its existence. Unfortunately, extra shapes outside of your art board can cause an unnecessarily skewed image size when your file is rasterized or imported into a page layout program. When you've finished working make sure you zoom out and delete any extra shapes floating outside of your art board.

You should also check your image closely to make sure you haven't left any hidden layers in your file, or forgotten any unnecessary shapes in the background of your composition. Please check your file in preview (also called 'outline' or 'keyline') view to ensure your logo design contains only the elements you want it to.

Unnecessary shapes and/or points hanging around on your pasteboard or in the background of your logo design will likely result in your submission being declined.

DO

  • Check your logo design carefully in preview or outline view for any unnecessary shapes or points
  • Zoom out of your logo design to ensure you haven't left any extra shapes in the pasteboard area

DO NOT

  • Submit logo designs containing extra shapes in the background or contained in hidden/invisible layers
  • Submit logo designs with stray paths or points outside of your art board

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