How to make a logo, for free, in about 5 minutes

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Post by zinssmeister » Tue, Oct 25, 2016, 4:48 PM UTC

How to make a logo, for free, in about 5 minutes
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Re: How to make a logo, for free, in about 5 minutes

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Post by rebekk99 » Tue, Oct 25, 2016, 5:26 PM UTC

love this approach for a temporary logo!

Re: How to make a logo, for free, in about 5 minutes

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Post by pschneidr » Tue, Oct 25, 2016, 5:31 PM UTC

Pretty sure I will take longer than 5 minutes but some of the stuff in this guide is super interesting.

Re: How to make a logo, for free, in about 5 minutes

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Post by hemeon » Tue, Oct 25, 2016, 5:42 PM UTC

pschneidr wrote: post #3

Pretty sure I will take longer than 5 minutes but some of the stuff in this guide is super interesting.

The hope here was to show folks that with a great font and a few shapes you can get 80% of the way there - especially if your startup is just getting going and you don't have the resources to hire someone. People tend to take a longer time because of indecision - they sit and fiddle with fonts and shapes and case and colors - hopefully this piece takes decision making out for folks (or at least narrows the decisions down for them)

Re: How to make a logo, for free, in about 5 minutes

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Post by pschneidr » Tue, Oct 25, 2016, 5:46 PM UTC

hemeon wrote: post #4

pschneidr wrote: post #3

Pretty sure I will take longer than 5 minutes but some of the stuff in this guide is super interesting.

The hope here was to show folks that with a great font and a few shapes you can get 80% of the way there - especially if your startup is just getting going and you don't have the resources to hire someone. People tend to take a longer time because of indecision - they sit and fiddle with fonts and shapes and case and colors - hopefully this piece takes decision making out for folks (or at least narrows the decisions…

No, totally understand and that makes a lot of sense. I think there is a lot more to it when someone is looking to get a very professional logo/brand done. Thanks for writing this!

Re: How to make a logo, for free, in about 5 minutes

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Post by zzzcpan » Tue, Oct 25, 2016, 6:13 PM UTC

Inkscape is perfect for logos, especially SVG and is completely free, unlike alternatives.

However, there is one important detail missing: you need a lot of prior experience with design/photography to come up with anything decent, otherwise your untrained in this subject brain would not be able to decide what looks good and what doesn't.