Illustrator

Here are a few websites with short tutorials for the numerous tools.

[|vector tuts]

[|A long list of tutorials]

[|And more]

[|Even more for an earlier version but can be helpful]

[|Tutorials for logos]

[|MacLab tutorials]

[|"geometric" self-portrait]

Some of these use different versions of Illustrator so you may find that the tools work slightly differently.

[|From DZINE blog-examples of branding for start up companies]