Stranger Things Logo - Photoshop Tutorials

80's revival is stronger than ever. With Netflix's Stranger Things we're seeing people going crazy about 80's culture which is shown in the show thru its style and easter eggs. One of the things that set ambience for the show is its logo. I thought it would be cool trying to mimic its style in Photoshop, so let's try it out.

Step 1

Open Photoshop and create a new document. I am using 1920x900 pixels. After that fill the layer with a gradient #000000 and #303030 for colors and tilt it for better effect.

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Step 2

Go to filter > blur > gaussian blur and fill with 100 for radius.

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Step 3

Add a new layer above it and fill it with #d91f26. Set is blend mode to Multiply.

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Step 4

Time to add some text. I'm using the original logo font, called Benguiat. The weight is bold. You can buy it at MyFonts, or feel free to use a bold, serif font of your choice. Adjust the text so that it has 2 lines, the top one being wider than the bottom one. Turn all text black (#000000).

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Step 5

Group the text. In its blending options add a stroke of 10px, #d91f26 for color.

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Step 6

Inside the group add 3 black, rounded rectangles, a wide one at the top and 2 smaller ones at the sides. Duplicate this group and turn the copy invisible, because we'll save it for later.

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Step 7

Add a new layer below the visible group and fill it with #000000.

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Step 8

Merge the group with this new black layer.

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Step 9

Set the blending mode to Color Dodge.

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Step 10

Duplicate this layer, and set the blending mode of the copy to Overlay.

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Step 11

Turn visible the copied group from ealier. Make its stroke thinner, from 10px to 8px. Add a new layer above this group.

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Step 12

Merge the new layer with this group. Go to filter > blur > gaussian blur. Set it to 1px and apply.

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Step 13

For its blending mode, set it to Color Dogde, and Opacity 50%.

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Step 14

Add new layer. Using a round brush add some strokes covering the logo.

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Step 15

Add a gaussian blur of 100px to these strokes.

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Step 16

Blending mode: Color Dodge, Opacity: 30%.

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Step 17

Merge all visible layers. Duplicate it.

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Step 18

Add noise to the top layer. Go to filter > noise > add noise. For values use Amount: 5%, Distribution: Gaussian, Monochromatic.

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Step 19

Set its blending mode to Overlay, Opacity 70%.

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

Final Result

I know the final result it's not a clone of the original style, but it mimics the original pretty well. I hope it inspires you to keep trying to perfect it and even make a perfect clone.

Tutorial: Stranger Things Logo

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