A more in-depth tutorial

Made by @cRxPtiCz and @Magminer

Text:

Font: MC Ten lowercase regular

Size: 180

Make sure to color the text before making it 3d

Center Text

3d fx -> 3D and Materials -> 3D (Classic) -> Extrude and Bevel (Classic)

Angle: 34

Perspective: 60

Extrude Depth: 80

If faces are missing, set the middle angle to 0.001 and press "OK"

Object -> Expand Appearance

Stroke:

Select text

Copy text and paste in place (Ctrl C + Ctrl Shift V)

Window -> Pathfinder -> Compound Shape; 1st button on top with 2 white squares

Color (Darker than text)

Object -> Path -> Offset Path -> 10px or whatever looks good

Select all and Make Compound Shape

Put stroke layer on bottom

Too many faces:

Select all inner text paths and delete them.

Bevel:

Select all faces you want to edit

Make compound shape (Window -> Pathfinder -> Compound shape; 1st button on top with 2 white squares.)

Copy faces and Paste in place (Ctrl + Shift + V)

3D fx -> 3D and Materials -> 3D (Classic) -> Classic Extrude and Bevel

Reset everything (Angles & Perspective) to 0 and add a Classic bevel

Bevel height should be 4 or 5 if you're using 180 text size.

Object -> Expand Appearance

Select inner faces and delete them

Change color of bevel by selecting them all individually. (Top + bottom = lighter, Sides = darker)

Shine:

Make a WHITE rectangle and resize to however you want

Select the rectangles and faces of the letters

Click shape builder tool

Hold alt and click on the parts outside of the face/letter

For overlay: Select the rectangles and go to Window -> Transparency

Where it says "Normal", click the dropdown menu and select "Overlay"

Rectangle Opacity: 100

Gradient Opacity: 100 to 0 (Gradient fades from white to the bottom color of the text, e.g. white -> red)

Grid/Texture & Coloring:

Make a grid using the rectangle grid tool

Set height of grid to 9

Add up the width of all letters & spaces in between letters using the cheat sheet

Set width of grid to the sum of the letters + spaces, then minus 1. (ex: 37-1=36)

Press E to resize grid and match corners

Press K to show the live paint bucket tool

Draw on your grid using the paint bucket with your desired color.

Smaller Grid:

Follow directions above

Height = 59 (10x6-1)

Width = Your original number (ex: 44) times 6 (ex: 44x6 = 264), then minus 1. (263)

Bottom rectangle & small text:

Make a rectangle and color it

Add a black stroke around the rectangle using the stroke tutorial above

Object -> Expand Appearance

Select bottom face of rectangle and make it gradient to black

OPTIONAL: Select front face and make bevel using the bevel tutorial above

Make text with MC Five Lowercase Bold font

Center text

Select text and extrude it; angle 34

Fading outline:

Select all faces you want to edit

Copy faces and Paste in place (Ctrl + Shift + V)

Object>path>Offset-path do -4 or whatever works

Click on the outline face make it a gradient with the gradient angle at -90°

Make it from transparency to white with the middle point being on 75%

Decrease the transparency of the face to 50%

Exporting:

File -> Export -> Export As

Resolution: High (300 ppi)

Anti-aliasing: Art Optimized (Super-sampling)

Check the "Interlaced" box

Background Color: Transparent