Common Logo Design Mistakes you should Avoid

Designing a successful Logo Design is essential as it's the face of the company. Logos should be unique, attractive and memorable in order to work. In this article I'll be going through some common Logo Design mistakes you should avoid when designing your next Logo.

Unoriginal Designs

When client's ask you to design their logo, they want something original, unqiue & fresh for their brand to help them step out of the crowd. Never copy other Logo Designs, you will end up with a bad run down concept and your confidence will take a beating!

 

Visual Cliches

When designing a logo, try to avoice visual cliches (eg. Hammer symbol for a Building Company). Try and create something visually original and unique.

 

Made in Photoshop not Vector Software

This is a very common mistake which I can't stand! By making your Logo in Photoshop you're Logo will be pixelated if needed to be larger. Using Vector Software like Adobe Illustrator or CorelDRAW to create your logo means it will be scalable.

 

Typography Mistakes

Using the right font/s when designing Logo Design is crucial, make sure to experiment with lots of ideas. The business name is very important, stay away from these font mistake:

• Too Thin Font/Font that's too Thick
• Boring Fonts (eg. Arial, Comic Sans, Times New Roman)
• Font's that are too Busy/Curly/Crazy
• Using large or small spaces between Letters
• Using too many Fonts

 

Conveying the Logos message

When designing a logo it's crucial to convey the Logos message. Avoid misintepretations and make sure the logo says a clear message about the type of industry it's potraying.

 

Too Complicated

Keep it simple and don't have complicated shapes and symbols. Make sure there's not a lot of typography, for eg. Business name with a long tagline or slogan. Logo design have to be simple and attractive. Remember the KISS method:

Keep

It

Simple

Stupid

 

Clipart

Don't be tempted to use ready made clipart as a Logo. Create a logo that's unique and original, don't take the easy way out!

 

Only looks good in Color

Creating a colour logo is fine, but make sure the Logo also has the same impact when in Black & White, or White on a Black Background etc. Experiment with lots of different ways to make sure the logo suits all possibilities.

 

Colour Schemes

When deciding on what colour schemes to go for, it's important you decide based on what the company does and research the right colour combinations that suit. Stay away from Ugly colour combinations and from using too many colours.

 

Your Clients Input

Don't let the client take over the logo design process, as designers we need to offer our advice on what will look good and what won't while taking the clients ideas and suggestions into account.