What tips would you give me for making a logo?

Question

I have to make a logo for myself for school. It has to be my initials but what tips would you give me?

Please help
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Answer 1

Choosing a logo can be a difficult, complex task. Quality, fashion and purpose must be reflected in the logo design. These three points must be kept in mind to build a logo that serves your business. The motive of the logo is to represent a recognizable trademark without having to use the company’s full name. A logo must be attractive and suitable for product for which it is designed.

1. Unique



The most appealing thing about a logo is its uniqueness and ease of recognition without the company’s name. Logos of leading companies such as Versace and Armani are unique and recognized by people even if there is no sign on the product.





2. Strong and appealing

Logos must be strong and appealing so that the customer is influenced by it upon first sight. An example of this is the logo of Levi’s jeans; it represents the company’s motive to provide strong jeans.





3. Must be suitable

The logo of a company must be suited to the product it is selling. For instance, if it is a sporting goods company, the logo should be related to sports. In this regard, color selection also matters. Colors like blue, red, yellow and green give a refreshing feeling and are said to be sport colors.

Answer 2

Keep it simple and make it personal.



For example, if a person, or company were named, say, "Avion," which, in Spanish, means "airplane," then the logo could logically relate to aviation. Soomething as simple as a graphic representation of an airplane sillhouette, or a charicature of an airplane, or a propeller, or just the outline of an airplane tail assembly could make a good and recognizable logo. One doesn't need the entire airplane and all its parts to help the viewer make the connection between the name and the graphic.



Or, if your interest was soccer, as in if you had a true PASSION for soccer, then a soccer ball, or, even a PORTION of a soccer ball could make a good logo.



But the best logos don't require a lot of detail or fine lines to work. In fact, such details could work AGAINST a corporate logo. Thin, filligreed lines may work all right on a large sign, billboard or poster, but when the logo is reduced to the size to fit on a business card, or a telephone book ad, the detail gets lost, or worse, bleeds into other lines making a muddy mess, the detail is wasted.



Your initials MIGHT be incorporated into an image, but, in some cases, the initials alone work fine, as long as it is in an appropriate typeface, or a pleasing, logical arrangement. The Yahoo logo, for instance is just a playful font in a loose, casual arrangement. If that is the Yahoo corporate culture, then it is an appropriate logo.



Don't "over design" this piece. If the design looks forced, then it will have less chance of working well. Intricate, "Old English" letters, as an example, have very little to do with most high school students, so, even if the designer happens to LIKE Old English, it would be a poor choice for a logo. (an exeption would be if the person were named Bobby Knight. THEN the Old English font for the B and the K could be the RIGHT choice)



It should take careful thought to create a good logo, so put some thought into yours before you begin to put anything down on paper. Then, when you get a few ideas, start out by making a LOT of quick sketches of various ideas, instead of directly working on anything resembling a finished product. It would be a shame to dig too deeply and invest a lot of time on a dead end design. Gradually work your way to your finished idea. Don't be afraid to abandon something that is just not working.



The end result should not be the idea that you spent the most time on. It should be the BEST idea that works.

Answer 3

Try and use reason when creating this logo. Most of the time you see that some logos are just graphic images. They do not convey any message and are poorly thought out. Just because a brand is small does not mean that their company logo design should be lousy.



Every logo design should have a goal. You might argue that every logo does, other wise why would people get a logo created in the first place. I agree with that. “Goal” here means a message. The message of the logo should be aimed at a specific section of the audience - the so called “target market”.



If your school already has a logo, which I hope they do unless they just started up, look at the current logo and ask yourself whether the logo truly represent your school. Does it communicate any thing at all? Is it right for the target market?



As for a text based logo, which seems to be the approach you are taking by wanting to play with the initials, often, all that is needed to created a distinctive text based logo is a simple alteration to a pre existing font.



Creating a text based logo can also mean utilizing the shape of the name itself to create an image. This is especially true when it comes to athletic sports teams.



Another way to approach the idea of text based logo is through the incorporation of graphics to either replace a letter or help showcase a specific section of the text.



The other route that is commonly used is when a graphic is located behind or integrated in such a way as to highlight certain letters. In the end, if the logo you create is truly effective, it will have:



• Good recognition

• Good descriptiveness

• Good presence



Most importantly, good luck! :)

Answer 4

Keep it simple! One colour (plus b&w if needed), and no patterns or drop shadows etc.

Play around with typefaces and the positioning of the letters and stuff like that.

Also, if you can think of a simple symbol or image that represents yourself, or that you like, incorporate it in the logo.



Just play around with it until you find something that works.

Answer 5

look around your house there are tons of logos around find one that you like and make it close i had to that in school myself i used my initials being pulled by a husky on a sleed