Create a Web 2.0 logo using Abobe Photoshop

Here is an extensive tutorial on how you can create a great looking web 2.0 logo (like the one above that I created for the tutorial). Open Adobe Photoshop and create a new file (file>new): 4500×4000 pixels at 300dpi is a nice resolution to choose if you want your logo to be printable. It will be nice to choose this resolution also for this tutorial to have the same output with stroke points and other blending options that are affected by image size.

1. Choose the type tool and type anything you want in uppercase (I typed Typpz as you see :)). Duplicate the layer (right click on the type layer you created>duplicate layer).
2. Choose the new Type Copy layer (in my case Typpz Copy as I typed Typpz) and right click>blending options.
3. Apply Drop Shadow, Inner Glow, Bevel and Emboss (with Contour), Gradient Overlay and Stroke with the setting you see in the screenshots below.

1. Select the eliptical Marquee Tool and draw an eclipse like the one below. Create a new layer and fill the eclipse with white color (#ffffff) using the paint bucket tool. Set the opacity for the white filled eclipse layer to 30%.
   
2. Choose the Type layer (not the copy one that you were working on in steps 2-3) and click edit>tranform>flip vertical.
3. Using the move tool or your keybord bring the fliped layer exactly below the type copy layer, so letter ends are touching each other like in my logo and then right click on type layer>blending options and apply the setting for gradient overlay and stroke as you see them in the screenshots below. Set the layer opacity to 40%.

1. Now lets create the beta drop. Choose the type tool and select the Windings font. Type shift+s and then right click on this layer (its name should be “S”)>blending options and apply drop shadow, gradient overlay and stroke as you see them below.

1. Choose type tool and type beta (or anything you want) and place the layer inside the drop as in my logo. Change the text color to white (#ffffff).
2. Select the Type layer (the typpz layer for my tutorial-not the copy one!) and select layer>arrange>bring to front.

Your logo is now ready. Here you can download the .psd source file (lower resolution than the one I used for the tutorial because the default file was huge) to see the result and help you build something similar. The colors I used for the logo are printed on the screenshots. Here is the second part of Web 2.0 logo creation tutorials.

UPDATE: Video guide for this tutorial is available.