30 inspiring logos
After recently writing about logo design, I thought that it would be good to give examples of what are good logos. Of course, many of these don’t respect some of the basic tips and still look great. As my design teachers used to say: “Once you know the rules, it’s time to break them”.
Clever letter replacement to express the concept of the word. Found here.
Obvious lack of readability, but still featured here: am I crazy? Well, I would argue that the logo looks good, has a strong identity and makes me want to watch the movie, which is the most important. Found here.
The abbreviation of the 3 words brand is used to form the lower part of a wolf head, making it both a logo and a cute mascot. Found here.
While the typography of this logo isn’t all that great, the illustration on it is awesome. It expresses movement, action and solidarity. Found here.
The “B” used as the shadow of the “R”, simply brilliant. Found here.
Simple square typography, meaningful and efficient logo. Found here.
I have to admin that I LOVE this logo. The WM looks wonderful, and I’m a big fan of the font used. Found here.
I think this one is more a great corporate identity than really a logo. However it does look good and the concept is brillian. Found here.
Although I’m not sue about the shadows and shades of this one, I think it does look good and make sense. Found here.
Nice way to introduce the pullquotes into the word, combining meaning and branding. Found here.
This one is just funny, I like it (and it looks good too). Found here.
Good use of typographic ornaments to create some movement in the logo design. Found here.
Simple logo with nice looking type design, got to love the ligature. Found here.
Probably too many colours if this was a corporate logo, but the hand drawn style looks perfect for the Dresden Dolls. Found here.
When white space merges two words in a single block, nice clean logo. Found here.
I’m not even sure why I like this logo, but I find it very cool. Found here.
Vintage looking logo, way to keep the traditional feeling. Found here.
Complicated logo, not following logo design rules, but still looking great. Found here.
Nice looking origami-like letters, good integration with the typography. Found here.
When 3 ideas are expressed in one image: food, photography and blogging. Nicely done. Found here.
Endless loop mixing a “n” and a “j”. Many seem to dislike it, but I find it good. Found here.
This minimalistic logo is just simply beautiful, well-balanced and strong. Found here.
Nice transformation of a coat hanger into a duck. Found here.
Like for the food photographers logo, a nice combination of two ideas in one for the food writers logo. Found here.
This one is just brilliant, no need to say anything about it. Found here.
Logo for a psychology group, the drawing lets you see either a butterfly or two facing people. Nice. Found here.
“Message” logo, fine looking and simple. Found here.
Playful and colourful logo for a choir. Not slick looking but very efficient. Found here.
Even a night club can have a logo that rocks, this one is just great. Found here.
Talk about simplicity? This minimal elephant is awesome by it abstract form. Found here.
Nice compilation! I’m struggling for a logo design now and these are inspiring. I’m going to ditch my sketches so far and see if I can do better.
Excellent inspiration!
The Food Writers logo and the ZIP logo are perhaps the purest, simplest, and therefore the best according to traditional rules…however, Cattleyard and the Objectified logos work amazingly well though quite complex.
Nice range of selection, thanks!
WoW! Great Logos!!
Gopal
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very creative logos, I like “fold it”
I agree with some of the picks, and strongly disagree with some of the others. Let us comment on each and you will know what I am talking about.
Cool comp, don’t like the foodphotoblog.com though, bad use of swiss design, the darkened word ‘photo’ isn’t squared with the dark logo above. Seems like a quickie. the food writers logo is genius
Fold it is clever but I’ve seen the concept somewhere else. I don’t know whether fold it came up with the idea first or the other place that I saw a similar rendition.
yeah.. great collection of logos.. nice !! thanks !
I liked all the logos. TRuLY iNSPiRiNG
Food Writer and Zip is really very creative.
Love the Zip and WM logos, also the elevate one … didn’t realise I was so into black n white
Just two words:
a) Wouahhhhhhhhhhhhh !
b) Thank you
Excellent collection! Zip has always stuck out to me for some reason. Good job!
Some are nice a lot of them are boourns at best.
Very well thought out and interesting. You can see that there was a lot of work involved. Thanks.
This is awesome collection. These sets rules for quality and depth of company’s indentity as how the logo should be. HATS OFF to designers!!!
Thanks for sharing it, too.
Prash
I think my favourite has got to be the Iron Duck one…
Like most have already said, the food writers logo is brilliant…so simple but so direct and effective! Really liked the Big Ugly Wolf, Kite String and Elevate ones too. Not that big a fan of the Cropd logo though, I hate the small bitty sections left over from the crop box and it seems really off-balance. Great selection of work, a perfect article to read before work!
It’s really good, a single image can offers us a message.
Hello, very nice collection of logos, thank you.
BTW “The Mansion” logo is the I Ching hexagram #48 “The Well” or “Welling” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_I_Ching_hexagrams_33-64#Hexagram_48
Cheers, Tom
sweet…..itz kinda awesum stuff…!!
hey, great selection.
I knew some of them (http://dopeich.blogspot.com/2008/11/seleccin-de-35-logotipos-en-blanco-y.html) but others never seen.
Thanks!
Of course, I have my favorites and not-so-favorites but this collection demonstrates the need to keep logo design simple, clever but identifiable. I always start with the concept, in B&W, and develop the design from there. I cringe when clients suggest using photos are artwork in a logo. With examples like these, its much easier to explain why clean and simple are soooo much better than to include everything they have into a logo.
Excelente coleccion
The London Museum Logo reminds me the Brazils turist logo dont you think???
Waoooo. really great.
Most of these logos were very nice. However, I am not a fan of the painful-to-read “Objectified” one, nor the overdone tattoo style for the Dresden Dolls.
Awesome inspiration, thanks!
think my favourite has got to be the Iron Duck one…
Very sexy logos, simple ,clever, makes you think.
Nice collection of logos, thanks for sharing!
These logos are really creative and inspiring. Absolutely an awesome collection!!!
did not like the cluttered looking vintage instruments logo
Great collection and in my site too…
Nice logos. I prefer the cleaner logos above. i reckon the more simple the better.
The psychology group’s butterfly/faces logo also works as a Rorschach test, which is perfect.
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