{"id":6817,"date":"2021-12-01T13:20:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T19:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/?p=6817"},"modified":"2021-12-07T13:22:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T19:22:33","slug":"create-business-logo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/business\/create-business-logo\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Memorable Logo for Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the old saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your logo is among the most important cornerstones of your brand&#8217;s identity. In most cases, it&#8217;s the first thing your audience will see\u2014the first impression your business will make upon them. You want to do everything in your power to ensure that impression lasts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With that in mind, here&#8217;s how you can create a memorable logo for your business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start With &#8220;Why&#8221;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First thing&#8217;s first, you need to answer a few questions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Why do you feel you need a logo? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It may fly in the face of everything you&#8217;ve been taught about branding, but not every business <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">needs<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a logo. For instance, a company that operates entirely online and doesn&#8217;t sell any physical products would be better served focusing on the aesthetics of its website first.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>What does your business do? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you an apparel company? A software developer? A boutique store?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Where will your logo appear? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This may include packaging, documentation, your website, and so on. How you plan to use your logo will play a considerable role in how your final design looks.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Know Your Brand<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your logo is, at its core, a reflection of your brand&#8217;s identity. Its purpose is to visually communicate what makes your brand unique\u2014to show prospective customers who you are and give them some idea of what you do. It follows, then, that you cannot design an effective logo if you don&#8217;t know your own brand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what&#8217;s in a brand, exactly?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Core values<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personality and language, including your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/articles\/charity-fundraising\/three-ways-your-charity-can-define-its-brand-voice-on-social-media\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brand&#8217;s voice on social media<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your unique selling points and competitive differentiators<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slogans and taglines<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider Your Audience<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although not a direct part of your branding, understanding your business&#8217;s target audience and niche is crucial. You need to know what resonates with the people to whom you&#8217;re selling. Moreover, you need to understand what they value and why.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look Everywhere for Inspiration<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you already have some ideas in mind for your logo. Maybe not. If you&#8217;re lucky enough to have some creative inspiration already pushing you forward, you can probably skip this step.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Otherwise, let&#8217;s talk brainstorming. Often, the best way to come up with new ideas is to look at what other people are doing. To take established creations and think about how you can put your own unique spin on them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As such, you can look for ideas in any or all of the following places:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/design-tips\/how-to-brainstorm-clever-new-t-shirt-ideas\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brainstorming sessions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with colleagues<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free logo designs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Competitor branding<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logos from other industries or niches<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Artwork<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let Your Style Shine\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, come up with a broad concept of how you want your logo to look. Do you want a retro-styled feel that plays on nostalgia, or is modern and minimalist a better fit for your brand? Should your logo look more intricate, or do you want it to be as simple as possible?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn Some Graphic Design<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if you don&#8217;t plan to design your own logo, we&#8217;d still recommend that you endeavor to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/design-tips\/3-things-everyone-needs-to-understand-about-graphic-design\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">understand a few fundamentals of the discipline<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That includes <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/design-tips\/want-design-better-t-shirts-heres-tips\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">general best practices <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as well as more specific principles such as linework, shapes, color, typography, and spacing. The most important graphic design advice of all, however?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluecotton.com\/blog\/design-tips\/why-its-always-important-to-get-a-second-opinion-on-your-designs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always get a second opinion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t Be Afraid to Work With a Designer<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may be tempted to think you can design your logo on your own. Maybe you&#8217;re right\u2014perhaps you&#8217;re either a design professional yourself or simply a talented hobbyist. Either way, it&#8217;s essential to understand that professionally-designed logos will always perform better than a logo made by someone with minimal expertise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best practices we discussed in the previous step? Professional designers live and breathe them. They are, by and large, the best way to bring your logo ideas to life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Characteristics of a Good Logo<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you&#8217;ve put your logo together, you have one final question to answer\u2014is it good enough? To know the answer, you must know what characteristics <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">make <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a logo memorable. These include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simplicity<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Versatility<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Distinctiveness<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Timelessness<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Originality<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brand-aligned<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appealing to your target market<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you may have surmised, you don&#8217;t need to reinvent the wheel in order to create a memorable logo. 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