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MyBrandNewLogo – A 3-step Logo Generator

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Re: MyBrandNewLogo – A 3-step Logo Generator

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Post by anonytrary »

Before I clicked the link, I expecting this to be pretty useless, but I was pleasantly surprised. I'm sure lots of thought went into logos like Electron's or Angular, but at the end of the day, there just needs to be a catchy symbol people can visualize when they think of your project.

That said, I probably wouldn't use these logos for an app or anything that needs a strong brand, but they're perfect for little Github projects. They're kinda generic, which is what I expected, but there was more variation in the generated logos than I expected there to be. Even if the designs are pretty generic, I can see this being pretty useful for non-designers who wanna write a library that has a semblance of an attractive README.

Re: MyBrandNewLogo – A 3-step Logo Generator

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Post by anonytrary »

whoisjuan wrote: post #47

Step 1: Load a bunch free font families Step 2: Load a bunch of icons with alt names. Step 3: Randomize 1 and 2 as well as position and colors. I wish good design was algorithmically that simple, but is not. These are good logos for maybe a placeholder or testing something out, but they will never have the quality of a real well thought design.

That's true, but if you parameterize enough variables and generate enough combinations, you'll eventually find a result with great design. For a non-designer like myself who might want a neat logo on a software project I'm working on, randomly generating stuff like this and picking the best one is something I'd try before opening up Illustrator or hiring someone.

I think the main problem with this service is that the parameters are probably pretty simple and it's gonna mostly output generic patterns.

Re: MyBrandNewLogo – A 3-step Logo Generator

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Post by Polarity »

monokai_nl wrote: post #54
Fauntleroy wrote: post #38

The most amusing thing about this website is that they obviously had an actual designer do some work on it at some point, yet it implies that designers can be easily automated out of the process. All of the "logos" this thing generates are completely thoughtless: it simply searches the Noun project based on your inputs for a vector image, then sets it next to a random typeface. Anyone with a modicum of design experie…

I don't believe that designers can be automated out of the process. I made this service because after years of co-running a design agency, I saw an increase in the need for logos, but a decrease in the willingness to pay for it. For bigger companies, it's no problem to hire a design agency to do their branding process. And yes, you can do more thoughtful and tailored design. We still do this at our design agency. On…

i think you hit the nail with the service. good job, i like it.

Re: MyBrandNewLogo – A 3-step Logo Generator

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Post by mprev »

Perhaps our view of the affordability of logo design is coloured by those $250,000 rebranding exercises we hear about from large corporations.

In the UK, a freelance designer's hourly is, in my experience, around £50. If you have an idea of what you want, a good designer would be able to give you some options and a full logo pack in a day's work.

Sure, that's unaffordable in a lot of circumstances but, if you're designing a logo for a business, it's not gonna be one of your largest expenses.

Re: MyBrandNewLogo – A 3-step Logo Generator

#105

Post by monokai_nl »

azhenley wrote: post #70

Careful, if the page refreshes then you'll lose all your options! I did like quite a few of them too, even without giving a slogan or any keywords.

Maybe it's good to have an extra confirmation popup after 5 times clicking "make more logos" when the page refreshes, thanks.

Re: MyBrandNewLogo – A 3-step Logo Generator

#107

Post by sireat »

This worked better than I expected.

For a quick project this is better than going to fiverr.

I made an ACME logo using mountain as a tag and got a nice mixture of logos with various mountains.

So obviously a nice royalty free(I hope) collection of vector art is indicated with proper tags.

EDIT: Pricing does seem a bit crazy for what is an auto-generated logo. (In Theory it shouldn't matter who made the logo but psychologically one feels more comfortable paying a live human being $50 instead of a bot).

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