Creating the diamond shape

To make the coffee cup stand out from the background, the logo uses a diamond shape overlying the background for the coffee cup. The diamond shape consists of two overlapping squares, one slightly smaller than the other, which are grouped and then rotated 90 degrees to form the diamond.

To create the outer square
1 Using the Rectangle tool , drag to create a square on a blank area of the drawing. The square should be smaller than the background, but big enough to cover the middle of the background.
If you want an exact square, you can hold down Ctrl to constrain the shape as you draw it.
2 From the Shape edit flyout , click the Shape tool .
3 Drag a corner node to round the corner of the square.

To create the inner square
1 Click the Pick tool and select the square.
2 Click Edit menu 􀁠 Copy.
3 Click Edit menu 􀁠 Paste to place a duplicate of the square on top of the original square. The topmost square completely covers the original square.
4 Click the Pick tool .
5 Hold down Shift and drag one of the corner selection handles until the square is slightly smaller than the original square. By holding down Shift, you are resizing the square from its center.

To add color to the outer square
1 Select the larger square using the Pick tool .
2 On the color palette, click a Red color swatch. If you didn’t move the color palette, it should be
docked on the left side of the workspace.
3 In the Outline width box on the property bar, type 2.5 and press Enter to give the square a thicker outline.

To add color to the inner square
1 Select the smaller square using the Pick tool .
2 Open the Fill flyout , and click the Fill color dialog button .
3 Click the Models tab.
4 From the Model list box, choose RGB.
5 In the R box, type 229.
6 In the G box, type 255.
7 In the B box, type 229.
8 Click OK to fill the square with the specified color.
9 In the Outline width box on the property bar, type 2.5 and press Enter to give the square a thicker outline.

To rotate the squares to create diamonds
1 Select the smaller square using the Pick tool .
2 Hold down Shift, and click the larger square. Both squares are now selected.
3 Click Arrange menu 􀁠 Group to group the two squares. When objects are grouped, you can manipulate them as a single object.
4 In the Angle of rotation box on the property bar, type 45 and press Enter. This will rotate the squares to create a diamond shape. This is what the drawing should look like:
5 Drag the resulting diamond shape on top of the background. If the diamond shape is too large or too small, resize the diamond by dragging one of the corner selection handles.