As a professional logo designer, I’ve gathered a number of resources over the years, which I have curated below.
I present to you, the best logo design resources on the web!
You can click on the links below to quickly go to that section.
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Top Logo Design Resources
- Courses
- Tutorials
- Software
- Communities
- Books
- Briefs
- Inspiration
- Awards
- Blogs
- Fonts
- Mockups
- Podcasts
- Portfolio
- Trends
- Style Guides
- Logo Articles
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More Top Logo Design Courses
- Top 10 free & paid logo design courses
- Udemy – Take an in-depth course for as little as $10. See their Logo Design Masterclass.
- Skillshare – Short & sweet classes. Get 2 free weeks of Unlimited Classes.
Logo Design Tutorials
Don’t want to take a full course? Follow these tutorials to help you get more familiar with vectors.
Logo Design Software
The tools you will need to create a vector logo.
- Adobe Illustrator (The industry standard, get 65% off with LogoCore)
- Logo Package Express – Amazing Illustrator extension that saves out your client’s logo files in one click.
- Corel Draw (see here for a CorelDraw review)
- Affinity Designer
- Inkscape (Free)
- Vectr (Free)
Logo Design Communities
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Online communities that share feedback, tips, news and resources on logo design.
- JUST Logos – Our closed Facebook community focused purely on logos & branding
- Logo Geek – Closed Facebook Group
Logo Design Books
Some logo design books that I highly recommend.
- Brand Identity Essentials by Kevin Budelmann (Principles of Branding & Logos)
- Designing Brand Identity by Alina Wheeler (Branding)
- Ultimate Logo Design eBook by Kyle Courtright (The business of logo design)
- Logo Creed by Bill Gardner
- Logo by Michael Evamy (Inspiration)
- Logo Lounge Book Series by Bill Gardner (Inspiration)
Logo Design Briefs
Fictional logo briefs to help you practice your craft.
Logo Design Inspiration
Galleries for logo design inspiration.
- Logo Lounge – The world’s largest logo database ($99 a year)
- Dribbble
- Logo of the Day
- Logo Pond
- Logoed
- Logo Design Ideas
Logo Design Awards
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Get the recognition you deserve.
- LogoWave – A high-profile award scheme, which I currently judge for
- Logo Lounge – An annual book, that includes only the best logos
- WOLDA – The World Logo Design Awards
- Best Brand Awards – International awards honoring the excellence on the design around the world
- Contest Watchers – Lists all sorts of design contests, including logos
- IVIA (International Visual Identity Awards) – 21 diverse categories to submit in
Logo Design Blogs
The best logo design blogs on the internet.
- Brand New
- Logo Design Love
- Logo Geek
- Just Creative (Logo Design)
- David Airey.com (Logo Design)
- The Branding Source
- Creative Bloq (Branding)
- Design Week (Branding)
- Design Taxi (Branding)
- LogoDesigner.Co
- The Logo Smith
- Identity Designed
- Logo Lounge
Font Resources
Type plays a huge role in logo design. These are my go-to font resources:
- MyFonts – My #1 go to resource for fonts
- Google Fonts – Free font downloads
- FontSquirrel – More free font downloads
- WhatTheFont – Helps identify fonts by uploading an image
- Font Explorer Pro – My preferred font management tool
- 15 Best Fonts for Clean, Minimal Logos
- 30 Fonts Designers Must Know & Should Own
Mockups
To show your logos in context, it’s useful to have some mockups on hand.
- Creative Market (High quality mockups)
- Design Cuts (High quality mockups)
- Yellow Images (Great 3D assets)
- Envato (Subscription based assets)
- Place It (Subscription based mockups)
- SmartMockups (Pro online mockups)
- MockupFree (Free mockups)
- Graphic Burger (More free mocks)
Interviews & Podcasts
Learn while on the go.
- 10 Great Design Podcasts – A detailed list of design podcasts.
- LogoGeek Podcast – by Ian Paget with some impressive guests
- Sean Wes – Solid business advice
- Design Matters – The original design podcast, with Debbie Millman
- Honest Designers – Run by DesignCuts
- Smart Passive Income – Marketing & business advice from Pat Flynn
Portfolio
Want more logo design clients & exposure? Share your work on these sites:
- WordPress – Self host your own portfolio website. See here for my guide.
- Dribbble – Share shots of your work
- Behance – Adobe’s portfolio provider
- SquareSpace – A user friendly website builder
Logo Design Trends
Keep up with the latest logo design trends:
- Logo Lounge: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
- Logo Trends on Just Creative: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009
Branding Style Guides
Keep your brand in order with a style guide.
Logo Design Resources & Articles
Below you will find some great logo design articles.
- Branding, Logos, & Identity Design Differences Explained
- How to Choose a Logo Designer
- How Much Does a Logo Cost?
- 8 Secret Benefits of Branding
- Why Logo Design Does Not Cost $5.00
- The Secret Logo Design Process Of Top Logo Designers
- Vital Tips For Effective Logo Design – A few logo design laws to live by.
- Logo Size Guidelines
- How To Design Learn Logo Design for Free
- Brands of the World – Free logo design downloads, in vector EPS format.
- Recipe for a Perfect Logo
- Famous Logo Designers
- Logo Design Inspiration eBook
- Freelance Job Sites
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If there is a logo resource that you recommend, please let me know and I will consider it for addition.
Dang, Jacob. How long have you been compiling this. Great resource man.
These are great. Thanks Jacob for sharing.
Very comprehensive list. Bookmarked for later reference
Dear me, how did you manage to compile a list like this?
..you must have too much time on your hands mate 😉
I think you might have missed a few, but otherwise a great and useful list!
Nah, just kidding, this is awsome!!!
Danm, that is one great post… thank you very much…
Jacob – Thanks for the multiple mentions! A great resource list! – J.
Awesome list Jacob. Many thanks
Wow, great reference. Dugg, Stumbled and saved on del.icio.us.
You should add David Airey to the logo designers list, he did the Group Writing Projects logo that I’m proud of.
This will take a while to go through but definitely a post worth bookmarking. Thanks for putting in the time. digg and fav for Tecknorati.
Logo heaven. Thanks, Jacob! 😀
Awesome list Mr. Cass! Thanks for compiling it.
– Cal
Great list yo.
Regards: rizzy
http://twitter.com/rizzy81
Want to also add
http://www.coreidentity.com
Wow. Great list! Bookmarked. I have enough reading to last me for a while now. 🙂
Wow, what a list. It’ll take me a while to sort through all of these!
And thanks for including my article from Elite By Design, 105 Logo Design Articles & Resources, I’m glad it is a worthy logo resource for other designers!
great post jacob!!
thanks a lot…
Thanks for the overwhelming information. Will put some time aside to go through the good stuff.
Wow, that’s one heck of a complete list, it might take me a month or so to get through everything but you can be sure I’ll be bookmarking this one for future reference. It’s nice to see someone put this much time and effort into creating a quality post and resource. Nice job keep up the good work.
Awesome list, Jacob…thanks for putting it together and sharing it with us! You’re an inspiration to me…starting my freelance career this fall was the hardest thing I’ve ever done, and your site makes it less frightening. Thanks!
Wow. What a list! How long did it take you to throw all of these resources together? this is a great resource.
I would also add the book: “Masters of Design; Logo and Identity”. Great book that discusses the logo design techniques of some of the worlds best logo designers. Thanks for the post.
You really weren’t kidding about the ultimate list. Great job on the compilation & thanks for sharing with us. 🙂
Great post!
Thank you!
Thanks, Jacob, for the numerous mentions. I’m glad my own resource list was of use to you.
I’ve just bookmarked JCD 🙂 for this list, thanks lot.
Wow, this is a great list. Especially what feels relevant to me is the logo design tips. I almost wish there were more of those.
Brands of the World is invaluable. We has used that site on a number of projects at my previous employer. Often clients don’t know where to begin in finding their own company’s logo in high quality
Great list! Would like to mention my own blog as a suggestion for inclusion: http://www.logodesign.org
This was a great post. I saved to delicious for quick reference whenever I need logo inspiration. Thank you!
Incredible list! Thanks for sharing, am looking forward to my next logo design now 🙂
Thank you SO much for this article Jacob! I went through a 1.5yr college design course and I’ve learnt more from your website in a month about logo creation than what I have in class! And I’m telling you now; that course I did wasn’t cheap!
Anyway. Out of curiosity: if you were to design a logo and it was to be an illustration of a real life object, would you first try to draw the object and then convert that to the logo or would you trace an image of the object in Illustrator? I’m doing a similar project and I’m concerned that I could be infringing a copy-righted image. I can do thumbnails, but I’m not artist!
when you used the word “ultimate” you used in the right way.
awesome!
Thank you all, glad to be of service, I’ve always wanted a page like this rather than having to scavenge around in my bookmarks.
Marc,
I will add Core Identity, thank you.
Luke,
Most probably sketch first unless you are certain that the object is what is best for the project, but usually this is not the case.
Great list and a good blog 🙂
Wow! Jacob… great list! It couldn’t have come at a better time! Thanks for sharing this compilation!
Very nice list.
Wow – huge list, this is going to take me forever to go through! Thanks for including one of my logo articles as well 🙂
This is the best list I’ve ever seen compiled for anything! Good job. I’ll definitely share.
This list was great, I am gona learn many things, 🙂 thanx ,hope u give such detailed work on other topics related to webdesign…
keep up the good job.
Hi there, you have done a great job,its an awesome list, I am gonna explore many of them,
KEEP UP THE GOOD JOB… 🙂
http://www.mywebarts.com
Thanks for a great list Jacob. I know it takes time to gather all these resources together. May I make two more article suggestions?
I wrote the articles and think they are a great fit for logo designers.
10 Great Logo Design, Branding and Identity Books
http://www.logocritiques.com/resources/10_great_logo_design_branding_and_identity_books/
and
10 Mistakes Logo Designers Can Make When Designing Logos
http://www.logocritiques.com/resources/10_mistakes_logo_designers_can_make_when_designing_logos/
Thanks for the links Eric, great resource.
Awesome list Jacob! I’m starting to love you and your cool site! More power to you and to your career!
Wow! This is a great list of resources. Must have taken you forever.
Care to add LogoGala to the list?
Dugg and Stumbled it for ya. 😉
It took a while, but it was a list that I also wanted for myself, so thought I would share too… added LogoGala.
Great Resource, Tools and Links! Thanks!
Did i said that i love you? I love you 😀 lol Inspirations sometimes goes away and j.c list comes to save us 🙂
Very nice 🙂
Gold!!!!
Thanks for sharing!
This is the biggest logo resource i have ever seen.Great work.
There is heaven after all. Logo heaven I mean. Thanx for all the great links you provided. Amazing stuff 🙂
You have done a great job… an awesome list, I am gonna explore many of them.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK: 🙂
Thanks for your effort. BTW some pictures would make this list look a little bit more friendly 🙂
Love it! I wish I could find more resources like this.
This is good stuff. I look forward to exploring many items on list in the interest of making better promotional products.
great resourcs thx
Thanks a lot for sharing this precious stuff. It saved a lot of time for me 🙂
Thanks for sharing such a useful resource. I really appreciate that as it must of taken a lot of time. Thanks again.
very useful list, thanks
Very well-structured. Here you can find Logo Design Trends 2010 http://limejam.tumblr.com/post/600512350/logo-design-trends-2010
Fantastic list that is going to take me absolutely ages to go through the lot, nice one for taking the time to compile it
These are great. Thanks Jacob for sharing.
Very comprehensive list. Bookmarked for later reference
hi jacob, thanks for sharing. Really really useful site of yours. bookmarked for future ref.
Wow that’s what I call a lits of resources 🙂 I love you lists. They are really well organised and you always find what you were looking for. Keep up the good work and keep inspiring the designers.
It’s a lot but worth reading it…but in mid way i get confused with so many online tutorial on LOGO designing.I would rather want to ask you directly,what will the best and simplest way to make an effective logo?And thanks again for your works to put all this things up.Great Work!
Thats a killer list of logo resources..
Im sure this is useful info for me … I will bookmark it
I think Fave Up has the best list of logos
It’s a fine collection.I found it very useful.Thanks a lot.
I will use a few of these on the ABOUT section of my blog Thanks
Awsome, I guess you must spend a lot of time on collecting these useful info. Thank you very much.
It’s good to hear that the bloge Design Awards will be back for another year, they promote great design work and great designers and it’s really good that there is something like this around. It will be very interesting to have a look very good.
if you need help with tips and look the logo designs, critiques, reviews and help don’t hesitate and send logo designs us the logo and we will make a review to it.
Great list, it helped me as well.
Free creative common logos section is located here:
http://xooplate.com/home/category/13-logos
cheers
Kal
Thank you for this great overview.
Thanks for sharing this.
I would also add the book: “Masters of Design; Logo and Identity”. Great book that discusses the logo design techniques of some of the worlds best logo designers. Thanks for the post.
OMG, That’s a killer collection of the logo design, how did you do that? But I like it. Thank you for your hard work.
Very useful infomation.
Free virtual proof for products with your logo on it:
http://www.anypromo.com
Thanks
Brenda
Thank you for this great list.
Hey Jacob, thanks for your effort… it’s well appreciated. That’s a great resource. Here’s another gallery worth checking for design inspiration: http://www.thelogomix.com/
Cheers.
Undoubtedly, this is by far the best logo design resources link. You have it all here from design tips to awards, showcase and inspiration.
Just wondering how many days did it took you to write this post? 🙂
thank you for all these links!
must’ve taken a while to put them all together.
thanks for all the links.
Amazing compilation.. I’m a frustrated logo designer and looks like these resources will help a lot..
Damn, that is one massive list! There are so many I haven’t seen yet. this page is bookmarked for some serious surfing in the future. Thanks heaps for putting all of these on one page
The amateur thanks you guys for the ultimate list of logo resources.
Hi,
Thank you for this share, I like it, and I agree about logo sites they are expanding so much, the problem is as a designer, I can’t find a free logo eps and ai format, I wonder how is possible you did not list the biggest database of logo in the web http://www.logopub.com and there you can get the EPS or AI format + the snapshot.
Hope you can add it to the list to help the maximum possible of designers.
Best regards
Nadia
Hi,
Thank you for this share, I like it, and I agree about logo sites they are expanding so much, the problem is as a designer, I can’t find a free logo eps and ai format, I wonder how is possible you did not list the biggest database of logo in the web http://www.logopub.net and there you can get the EPS or AI format + the snapshot.
Hope you can add it to the list to help the maximum possible of designers.
Best regards
Nadia
Hi,
Did you visit http://www.logosstock.com , you can sell your unused logo there!!!
Thanks for all these useful resources.
Good listings. IN the vector are of StockFuel at http://www.stockfuel.com/stock_vector.html there are plenty of ready to download vector logo elements, which can assist in logo development.
i was in need of such list. it is amazing to have all on one place. Excellent
the ‘Corporate Identity Catalogue’ hyperlink is broken
“Logo Pond” is the best source to find logo inspiration, thanks for the list. now i have many list to find logo inspiration
Awesome work! Here is a site I would like to share: designedinseconds.com
Thank you for this great overviiw!! Very Nice
WOW!!! Great list … But here is my favorite logo gallery for design inspiration. http://www.logobite.com
Thanks, I can really use this list. I like when someone takes the time to put things together so others can benefit from it.
woow.. thanks for your great list Jacob.. There are so many I haven’t seen yet. thank you so much.
The amateur thanks you guys for the ultimate list of logo resources.
Thanks you for the unique, ultimate and vast list on each and every aspect of logo design. These resources will surely benefit any logo designer in any stage on his carrier. Looking for such vast list on web design and development plus UI/UX design also. It’s great if you can make one.
Now that’s what i call a list – just creative, this is just perfect ! Thank you from Jess @ consultantsdesign.com 🙂
That is some great list of logo design resources. Thank you Jacob!
Great list of resources Mr. Cass! Your work is much appreciated!
Thank you so much for sharing the resource useful.
This is great list of resources. Thanks for sharing this resource.
Here is another logo design resource gallery Onlinelogodesigner.co.uk . You find this useful.
Nice blog for logo design and this site provide several information about the logo and thanks for sharing such a nice information here and this information are very helpful for me.
Instructive list, I was already familiar with a couple of these, especially Logolog and Brand Republic (which has somehow turned into an institution now), yet the design inspiration section was brand new to me and helped quite a lot to renew my ideas. thanks for sharing it!
Excellent resources, moreover following the traditional trends in logo design is the best.
Keeping the logo simpler is most important, moreover the logo must do the talking and should represent the brand and keep up its value. Also, logo’s must be meaningful and should be related to the product or service of a company.
Ayesha
http://www.creativewebdesign.ae/web-design
It looks like you spent a lot of time putting together this list. The most important thing for a business to get right is the logo design, so alot of attention is needed before you go any further.
Fantastic design resources, i am bookmarking this website thanks lots for sharing this outstanding and resourceful information
WOW! Lots and lots of useful resources. It will definitely help in someway. Thanks for sharing Jacob. Highly appreciated
Regards
Anish. S
Bleeping Design – A logo design company
Very good and very complete list of design resources 🙂
Thanks a lot
Fantastic list of resources. Thank you so much for sharing Jacob!
Our Logo should look & fulfill its mean in the public or market.
WOW! Lots and lots of useful resources. It will definitely help in someway.
Fantastic list of resources
Very descriptive article, I loved that bit. Will there be a part 2?
Hi Jacob,
Thanks for sharing your resources page, found a lot of useful links here. I was just wondering if you could also add our logo vectors search engine http://logovectors.net/ , we have more than 300,000 logo designs on various categories to choose from and also we have a one of a kind advances search tool, where designers can search for logos based on the originating country, color, format and the starting letter. hope we make it to your logo design resources list. Thanks
Your site looks really cool. You have sufficiently shared data about logo Designing. That is astonishing and great data to pick logos. I will impart it to my companions. I have attempted another which is heavenly. I like to propose you to attempt this.
Wow. This is a Great list! Bookmarked it. Thanks
well very nice Article…Keep posting
Regards
innovative wefix
Thank you so much for putting all the info all together and making life easy for us.
Great list, was a really good source for information. I like David Airey’s logo design http://www.whitestagstudio.com
Looks like having great content here. hope i well find this useful for me.. Find some interesting thing and have to surf more in order to fined more impotent things for me..
Most Welcome to you for your creativity that you have designed.To visit your most amazing logo design sites, I have really surprised.
The Logo Creative (www.thelogocreative.co.uk) has a fantastic blog and resources for logo designers I was surprised they were not listed.