I go through when designing a logo.
After the proposal is accepted and 50% deposit paid, I’m sending the questionnaire and here is where I need the client to be as descriptive and as detailed as possible, so I can understand, to the best of my abilities, what the logo is intended for.
When I gather all the information, I start conducting my research, generating ideas, extracting the keywords for the brand and creating a mood-board that fits the design style the client wants.
Design is part of the process where real work starts and the end result is multiple logo concepts paired with different typography and colors. In between sketching, digitizing, and presentations is client feedback and unlimited revisions until we hit the final logo that we are both happy with.
After the final logo has been approved, I proceed to create source files for the web and print. I save the logo in multiple lockups and colors. Along with the source files, I create a PDF file that serves as the logo usage guide, where I show how to use the logo in different lockups and on different backgrounds and many more.
After the deep dive, the main part of the logo design starts. I am sharing the process that I have built over the last couple of years below.
YOAST CONCEPT PROJECT
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The goal of this project was to create a new logo for YOAST that will replace the outdated one while keeping the same style of the logomark. The color pallet was the second brand attribute that needs update, and the aim of the new palette is to bring freshness and playfulness to the brand. Black color and strong typeface are used to represent technology spect of the company.
EVERY DESIGN STARTS WITH A SKETCH
This is my favorite part of the logo design process and in the end I usually have over 100 sketches. Sketches that are the best suited for the brief are going to be digitized on the computer.
DIGITIZING
THE BEST CONCEPTS
PRESENTATION
I present 3 or more directions and create a presentation in which I show the logo in various scenarios: logo in color version with the explanation and meaning behind it, logo in black and white, logo applications which help to better visualize how the logo might work in various contexts. And finally, logo in a different background. At the end of the presentation PDF, I put all the concepts together on the board to help the client in his decision.
LOGO CONCEPT #1
FINAL DIRECTION
GRID
TYPOGRAPHY & COLOR
SUGGESTION #1
LOGO LOCKUPS
FINAL LOGO VERSION
This is the end result of the logo design process and different brand applications.