: So I designed a logo in Illustrator using just text which I'm looking to have it printed, can it still be used as a vector Basically, what the title says, I designed a logo in Illustrator

@Kevin459

Yes you can.
The text typed in Illustrator is vector-based.

Just save your file as PDF, and make sure the font is included in the "Save Adobe PDF"-dialog when you save the file.



There should be no need to outline the text as long as the font is allowed to be included in the PDF file. If you for some reason must make an EPS-file, you should outline the text.

To verify that all is OK in the PDF, you can check the file properties in Acrobat.

This screenshot from a random downloaded PDF the "Document properties" (Norwegian language) shows that fonts are embeded. ("innebygd delsett" = "embeded subset")



If this is a logo that you are delivering to a customer, outlining it might be best practice, as this will stop them from ruining it if they are to make changes and don't have the font you have used. But you should not need to outline it before sending it to print.

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@Cofer715

Yes. Just make sure you outline your type first.

Right-click, Create outlines



To add to Vicki's comment, I usually save my "working" documents (with editable text) as .ai files. I then save my outlined, print-ready designs as .eps or .pdf files, depending on which the printer asks for. That way, you can always go back and change something if need be, as she stated.

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