Pixels or points for a logo

[Guest]

Hi.

I never thought about that, but now I am curious. If I would like to draw a logo, what should I draw it in? Pixels or points?

What would be the difference? We are going to use this logo primary for online.

Is there any video what shows the difference and explain all of that?

Thank you.

[jdanek]

Neither.  I usually draft something in pencil then scan it and use the scan as a template and draw over the template in a draw layer.  I work in inches.  When it comes time to save-for-web, then you can mess with pixels.

[Guest]

Yeah, we just did the same (draft and scanning). But when I create a new .ai document, what would be the difference in choosing between pixels and points? How will it impact on the drawing?

[CarlosCanto]

there's no difference, in illustrator 1 px = 1 pt

[michelew83603738 · Accepted solution]

When you refer to pixel versus point, I assume you are referring to vector point and there are huge differences when it comes to what you want to use when designing a logo. You want to design a logo using vector points and paths - in other words Illustrator because there is no scalability issue. You can then use that original file to prepare any future assets you need. Scale it up for a billboard. Scale it down for a business card. The edges remain nice and crisp. You then export out for the platform you are using - convert to pixels to use on the web. If you are planning to work just on the web, then you should be aligning to the pixel grid. Hope that helps.