8 logo design ideas to get your creative juices flowing!

For all those who think only writers can experience a block, here’s some news for you; logo designers experience that period of complete blankness too. It’s when their mind is void of anything even remotely creative and they dread that they’ve lost that touch they used to have. With confidence running low and being on the verge of a nervous breakdown, even a little idea, a spark of inspiration can get you going. Here, we present to you 8 most basic ideas that’ll prevent you from becoming a nervous wreck next time you run short of your own ones:

1. Paper it all out

In this age of cutting-edge technology, the concept of jotting down ideas and thoughts on paper has become obsolete for many, though some people are still holding on to it. The best way to get your creative senses going, in my humble opinion, is to put it all out on paper. From random thoughts to doodles and rough sketches for the logo design, you can sort everything out in your notebook. So, be BFFs with your pen and paper for the entire duration of the logo design process.

2. Look out for inspirations

Even a miniscule amount of inspiration can do wonders for your logo design. Keep your eyes and mind open at all times, stay on the lookout for anything and everything as even a crumpled can of soda can generate a million ideas if you’re creative enough. Think ‘creative’. Go through the works of famous artists and designers but keep one thing in mind; don’t ever confuse INSPIRATION with PLAGIARISM.

3. Consult and discuss, throw around ideas, brainstorm

Who doesn’t want to hog the entire limelight alone? But when you’re stuck in the middle of nowhere, one-man glory is not something to remain bent upon. If, say, you have a couple of vague ideas and concepts for the logo design but you don’t seem to go anywhere further, involve friends, family, colleagues etc, show them your ideas, find out what they think about them. While your brain might be drained out, theirs could be full of fresh ideas.

4. Keep your target audience in mind

Demographics matter a lot. If you know who the people you’re targeting are, you can do an analysis of what works best with that audience. That analysis, in itself, will give you some idea of what your logo should be like.

5. Think out of the box

Try to think differently than your competitors. A quick overview of how others carry out the work of logo designing would help you distinguish your logo from theirs.

6. Associate your business with stuff around you

Think of ‘Association’ as a game; find out the goals and objectives of the company whose logo you’re designing, get to know what the business stands for and associate it all with things around you like colors, shapes, places etc. This technique almost always generates 100% results.

7. Maintain a futuristic approach

While designing a logo, try to incorporate futuristic elements as well so that the logo doesn’t require revamping after every few years, or worse, fades into oblivion. Keep your design flexible; portraying your current business position along with where you think you’ll stand after some years.

8. Make use of the slogan

The company’s slogan can provide you with ample amounts of inspiration and ideas for the logo design. If you have the slogan, you’ll be done with the logo in no time. ‘Association’, here, plays a key role.

Feel free to share your ideas and thoughts…