Creating a logo is basically creating the brand’s first impression. The logo is going to be an introduction to the brand, the first message the client is going to get. What impact do you want to make on a client when looking at your logo?
A logo is a great opportunity to distinguish a brand from its competitors, you want to make sure you stand out. That is why it is essential to understand the brand when creating a logo. What makes the brand different? What does the brand do best? Why? What are the brand’s interests? All of this is going to define the brand’s personality and make it unique.
It is hard to make a brand unique, it requires patience and time but nothing worth having comes easy. The logo must reach a specific audience and when designing, you must keep this in mind. Start writing, start inspiring yourself, create a mood board with anything that reminds you of the brand’s ideology, photos, colors, shapes, words… Little by little you are going to define the brand’s concept and you are going to start to understand better what the Brand wants to transmit.
What Is A Logo?
A logo consists in two elements: the icon and the wordmark. Some brands use just a logotype to represent the brand, a logotype refers to words, or the name of a business designed in a special way, like Coca-Cola and Disney for example. So what should I use? What is better? There is no such thing. Each brand is different. Remember, you want to stand out. If the brand’s name itself defines the band and makes the company different then it is a good Idea to use a logotype, if the brand’s name is a common name it would be better to use an icon to make the brand stand out.
Color also plays a key role in logos, it is very important to choose the right colors to represent the brand. Colors can make you feel, they create emotions and each color has a different meaning.
Another thing to keep in mind is simplicity. You want to keep the logo simple, easy to read and to understand, the key is to keep it simple but interesting a the same time, you want to drawn people’s attention but you don’t want them to spend too much time trying to figure out what it is. Moreover, it is also important to take into account especially nowadays that everything is in the web, that we create a responsive logo that adapts to all of the different sized devices.
Wrapping Up
There are a lot of factors to take into account when creating a logo and sometimes can get confusing and frustrating, but patience is key. Don’t expect instant success, everything takes time so do not rush to make changes. If you make changes make sure there is a good reason behind it, not just because you got bored of the logo.
“Ensure it has meaning and reflects your businesses personality in its simplest form.”
