How to Create a Logo

Whether you're looking at creating your own logo or wanting advice when looking at purchasing a logo design on Envato Market, this learning guide will point you in the right direction.

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Posts in this series

How to Customize Logo Templates in Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW
Logo templates have all sorts of uses: speeding up a project, inspiring a small business, or even being excellent for product mock-ups. Whatever your reason...
Mary Winkler
25 Nov 2015
Logo Design
Which Software Should I Use for Logo Design?
If you're new to the world of logo design, one of the most important decisions for you to make is which software you should use for the job. In this series...
Grace Fussell
4 Nov 2015
Logo Design
10 Principles of the Logo Design Masters
The veterans of the logo design industry have achieved their success for a reason. Sure, it's partially due to the years of practice, blood, sweat, tears and...
Chris Spooner
31 Oct 2008
Roundups
The Making of an "ELITE" Identity
Deep down inside every designer loves a good ol' fashion logo. In-fact, as a kid you probably redrew the Nike or Lacoste logo over and over, just for fun. ...
Jesse Hora Dot Com
4 Jul 2011
Case Study
The Logo Design Process for Ultimate Potential
My name is Jacob Cass and I am a logo designer, web designer and graphic designer from Sydney, Australia and in this article I will guide you through the...
Jacob Cass
23 Jan 2009
Designing
The Process of Designing a Killer Logo
Designing a killer logo has everything to do with concept and little to do with technical prowess or how well you can use a design program. Also, when it...
Jonathan
5 Sep 2008
Roundups
20 Weird Logos That Work (and Why They Do)
Logos are everywhere. Because of this, only a few can rise among the noise -- and often it's the more unique logos that are most memorable. Sometimes to be...
Chris Spooner
2 Jan 2009
Inspiration
30 Brilliant Vector Logo Designs, Deconstructed
A kick-butt logo design is of great importance to any business. Often seen as the first impression of a company, its logo must be tailored to communicate...
Chris Spooner
16 Sep 2008
Roundups
Inspiration: Colorful and Vivid Logos
The world as we see it, is populated by colors. Every day we see brands and businesses using colors to define their identity (for example, the famous...
Sonali Vora
6 Jul 2010
Inspiration
25 Powerful Non-profit Logos, Deconstructed
Amnesty, World Vision, Make Poverty History: important and powerful organizations with equally powerful logos. In this post, we deconstruct 25 logos for...
Chris Spooner
15 Oct 2008
Roundups
Inspiration: Fantastic Logos Across the Color Spectrum
One of the biggest uses of Illustrator has always been and most probably always will be logo design. All good corporate image design relies on a great...
Callum Chapman
9 Feb 2010
Inspiration
Create a Classic Vector Crest Logo
Over the years I’ve slowly built a nice collection of crest-based artwork in my portfolio. At any one time I usually have a commission on my table that’s...
Tom Lane
10 Dec 2009
Adobe Illustrator
Quick Tip: Create a Colorful Sliced Sphere to use as a Logo Design
Colorful and vibrant logos are extremely trendy recently. In this Quick Tip we will take a look at how you can easily create an appealing colored sphere...
Maciej Lenartowicz
17 Nov 2010
Designing
Typography in Action: Design Simple & Effective Type Logos
Typography plays a huge part in the way brands are perceived, and how successful brands become with consumers. Here, we’ll take a look at how typography can...
Grace Fussell
19 Feb 2015
Logo Design
How to Design a Weathered Illustrative Logo Set in Adobe Illustrator
Design a logo with illustrated icons for an artisan bakery using a Wacom Intuos Pro tablet in Adobe Illustrator.
Jacob Zinman-Jeanes
11 Sep 2014
Logo Design
Comparing the Logo Creation Process Between Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
So often we break down logotypes and graphic design projects solely in Adobe Illustrator. Today's tutorial produces one project in both Illustrator and Adobe...
Mary Winkler
14 Jul 2014
Logo Design
Create a Retro Logotype on a Blurred Background in Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial we’re going to create a stylish retro logotype and place it on a blurred background made from a photo right in Adobe Illustrator. We’ll be...
Yulia Sokolova
7 Apr 2015
Logo Design
Team Awesome: From Hand-Lettered Logotype to Vector in Adobe Illustrator
Learn how to craft a typographic logotype from a hand lettered sketch to a complete final vector in Adobe Illustrator.
Roberlan Borges
29 May 2015
Logo Design
Design a Flat Chicken Logotype in Adobe Illustrator
In this tutorial we will go through the process of creating of a simple, flat chicken logotype, which can be used by food industry companies, farm...
Yulia Sokolova
6 Nov 2014
Logo Design
Quick Tip: How to Design a Beautiful Water Drop Logo
As we all know, a well-designed logo makes business much easier. So in this tutorial, we are going to learn how to design a beautiful water drop logo with...
Benny Liu
17 Jul 2012
Designing
How to Create a Chalk Logo Effect in Photoshop
Creating a realistic chalk effect in Photoshop can be a bit challenging. While there are certainly some filters, plug-ins, and other completely digital...
Lindsey Meredith
31 Jan 2014
Text Effects
Creating a Coffee House Logo - From Theory to Vector in Adobe Illustrator
With this tutorial I will provide tips to think about when creating a logo. Also I'll cover some basic manipulation of the Star Tool as well as how to adjust...
Chris Carey
2 May 2013
Branding
Stop Making Bad Logos
There's article after article on websites that talk bout how to make a great logo. But If you're a logo machine, and you've been doing it for a long time,...
Ryan Quintal
3 Oct 2012
Theory
How to Create a Logo
Designing a logo from scratch can seem like a daunting task. In this article I’ll walk you through the process of creating memorable, unique and distinctive...
Grace Fussell
22 Jan 2016
Logo Design