Some of the following designs are continuations of the kind of things some (un)creative designers were doing last year; others are totally new and could well see their popularity rise.

This year it seems that logo design will focus around unusual shapes, buttons and bubbles (as influenced by the Facebook and Digg buttons), a focus on gray instead of black, and a wide palette of earth colors as an attraction towards green design, environmentally friendly.

Midnight Sailing

Crew Care

Ice

Bob Johnson Ice Hockey School

Tofu

Bella Ro

Stinse

Hill Bikes

Be simple

It is the first and foremost important rule to follow when designing a logo, keep it simple and not complex. A complicated logo is difficult to reproduce and maintain but most importantly, it cannot be adored by the audience. An astounding logo is the vehicle that drives customers to your product. It should be simple, eye catching and provoke thought in the viewer.

Be Tricky

A logo is the best way to entertain and engage your audience with your product. Don’t divulge the message for the audience by making it too obvious. Be tricky and give your audience an opportunity to discover the meaning and intention of the logo. This should be a memorable and entertaining experience for your audience. Also try to avoid making your logo too abstract or you can risk making the logo obscure and the message and entertainment will be lost.

Keep It green

Maintaining a green lifestyle is the future, therefore your logo should be green. Durability and longevity of a logo is worth considering. Picture your company 20 years down the road, what services and products you are going to offer? Make your logo a perfect representative of your company that can stand the test of time. Make a logo that can even stand for all the changes you will make in the future. A textual logo like IBM’s works great in this respect.

Use Vector

Using 3D effects in a logo is always tempting however, clean; crisp lines with very limited colors will prove to stand the test of time. Vector-based logos provide the contrast and balance that is vitally important in logo design. Vector formats also allow the most variations that will play a key role if you modify your logo in the future.

Be Flexible

A great logo should always be flexible so it can represent every business situation. Don’t “pigeon hole” your target group-keep it open to all and any viewers. Literal and specific logos are hard to use when catering to varying markets whereas, textual logos are the most flexible. You can easily change the color of the logo to state the on time motto of the company. Google’s logo is the best example of the flexibility of a logo.

Be Relevant

Logos should be relevant to the product and services of the company. It should give the customers a clear picture about the products and services the company provides. World famous ice cream parlor chain, Baskin-Robbins’ logo is an ideal example of relevance. Customers immediately know from the company logo that the company is offering ice cream of 31 flavors.

Be Wise with Color

Color is one of the more important aspects of a logo as it speaks feeling and emotion to the viewer. The choice of color may vary depending on age, gender and cultural demographics. So choose color according to your target market. Colors like to follow trends. A bank often will follow conservative colors where as a newly launched company most likely will follow the current trends.
A great logo always makes a mark in the mind of people. It stands for the taste and sprit of the company. All the best brands in the world are as famous as their logos. A simple, memorable, timeless, versatile and appropriate logo is highly important for a company to reach their customers.

About Author:
Donald Bates is a website designer who is working for Tampa Web Design Company for last 3 years. He loves to help fellow designers and business owners sharing his knowledge and experience. He offers website design services via www.mdesignmedia.com

Enjoy!

SAU – Semana de Arquitetura e Urbanismo

Arquitetura na Cidade

Architectural Spaces

Ateliér 3

goeast

Frine Wence Arquitectura

Archetype

Gianni Baretti Architects

Logo Revista Urbana

Arquides

Geco arquitectos asociados

Roof

Rodriguez-Frank arquitectos

CoMo Arquitetura

Mayara

Matrix Architecture

B Arquitectura

Logo Design Inspiration – Great Logos Episode III

This is episode II of a multiple part series of the coolest logo designs. You can see episode one of the logo design inspiration series here – Logo Design Inspiration – Great Logos Episode I and Logo Design Inspiration – Great Logos Episode II. You can use this list as a source of logo inspiration or just look at them . Either way, enjoy the following list of beautiful / great logo designs.

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Simple contours, simple lines, less colors, or intuitive recognition, it all speaks in a manner that surprise you and makes you curious about the brand.

As I allways say, remember, this images are copyrighted, and you can only use them as a source of inspiration.

MonKey

IllusionStudio

Grow

Moon 40th Aniversary

Bird

Steps

Devil’s Music

Monkey Business

Golf Lessons Online

Ecodiva

GREGidea

DIRTYSKATERS

eQuest

Mister Cutts

INFINITY LOVE

ARROWFISH

LadyRocket

Nunu

hug a panda

CATS

Cowbra

B

Logotomy

MOGUL

Fish Five

NewsFlash

Handmade Cafe

Nadita Jhaveri

BOLD FROG

DUG

HORROR FILMS

LocKey

Hooked

ZIP

Ed’s Electric

ZUZU

Elevate

Bread and Pepper

Ryan Biggs

brandcore

Fido

SportsCaffe

great white

Diamond Bookstore

ink’d

MeaTweet

RazoRSS

Anybody that designs a logo knows that for it’s success a logo must be a piece of art, must be scalable and to have enough impact to be easily remembered.

The following examples will show the talent some of the designers out there have in surprising a concept, an idea and to create a brand for a company.

Designers used colour, transparency overlapping and contrasting for the brand representation they worked on. I hope they will stimulate your imagination and creativity.

Remember, this images are copyrighted, and you can only use them as a source of inspiration.

SCISORSS

Logo Kreativos.net

TOASTEA

Logo Motive

Logotip

Perro

Tbilisi International

Act

VAN GOGH LOGO

Squeeze it

Antiparticle

Balloon Chef

Valens

Reel Farm

Code Fish

Waze

Besided

Umbrella Foundation

BFM

Long Neck Music Logo

Foot

Question?

SAMURYE

Firestarter

Pangur

Fold it

Swing Studios

Spear nose creature

Dream marketing

ED’s Electric

SLV

devia

Families

isource

Homespun Chili

Mi Shutterbug

Psychedelic Pop Backgrounds

Origami

A trend that goes a bit further to folding or fold over until complete origami style :

Tactile Logos

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Arabesque

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Classic Modernism

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Pictograms

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80’s Geometry Lesson

Typographic Logos

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Street Art

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Puzzle Patterns

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Hope you enjoyed this collection, and if you have any opinions you want to share I would like to hear from you.