{"id":4259,"date":"2023-02-13T16:11:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T13:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/subsign.co\/stories\/?p=4259"},"modified":"2023-02-14T16:57:02","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T13:57:02","slug":"the-logo-design-checklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/subsign.co\/stories\/the-logo-design-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"The Logo Design Checklist."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"article__para\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As said by<a class=\"article__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.renderforest.com\/blog\/brand-statistics\" target=\"_blank\"> renderforest.com<\/a>, the logo is the number one brand identifier with up to 75% of customers identifying it first rather than let&#8217;s say its TOV or signature color. On the other hand, &#8220;<a class=\"article__link\" href=\"https:\/\/financesonline.com\/logo-statistics\/#:~:text=Conversely%2C%2060%25%20of%20consumers%20avoid%20brands%20that%20have%20odd%2C%20unattractive%2C%20or%20unappealing%20logos%2C%20regardless%20if%20they%20received%20good%20reviews%20(Study%20Finds%2C%202020).\" target=\"_blank\"><em>60% of consumers<\/em><\/a><em> avoid brands that have odd, or unappealing logos, regardless if they received good reviews.<\/em>&#8220;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article__para\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just take into account how many times you walked down the street and saw something familiar of a logo that you know and immediately thought of that. The correlation needs to be created in time. One of our favorite examples is McDonald&#8217;s, a brand that has started to use <a class=\"article__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wersm.com\/no-logo-no-problem-mcdonalds-latest-ads-go-bare\/\" target=\"_blank\">less its logo<\/a> but rather counts on the <a class=\"article__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adsoftheworld.com\/campaigns\/fancy-a-mcdonald-s\" target=\"_blank\">consumers&#8217; imagination<\/a> and memory for it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article__para\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to achieve that, you need to make sure that you have a good base. The logo will evolve through time and trends, but the idea must always be there.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width:100%;height:0;padding-bottom:38%;position:relative;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/0DYL4Yz6wwG0DfEBs9\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"position:absolute\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/mcdonaldsuk-mcdonalds-uk-change-a-little-lot-0DYL4Yz6wwG0DfEBs9\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article__para\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We made a list to help in that process.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"article__heading wp-block-heading\"><b>Checklist:<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article__para wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Does its style match the <a class=\"article__link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/marketing\/what-is-brand-personality#:~:text=What%20is%20brand%20personality%3F,images%2C%20and%20overarching%20marketing%20campaigns.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"personality of the brand (opens in a new tab)\">personality of the brand<\/a>?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article__para wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Are the colors appropriate for the target market? Here is <a class=\"article__link\" href=\"https:\/\/99designs.com\/logo-design\/psychology-of-color\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"a small tool (opens in a new tab)\">a small tool<\/a> that can help you decide. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article__para wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Does the logo <a class=\"article__link\" href=\"https:\/\/syrupmarketing.com\/why-we-design-logos-in-black-and-white-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">work in black and white<\/a>?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article__para wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Is it legible and easily readable?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article__para\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Is the form clean and simple?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/subsign.co\/projects\/milouvdheijden\ufeff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/max\/1400\/0*layTeBBNDAixbXLv.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article__para\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Will it work when scaled down to the size of a thumbnail?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article__para\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Does the form have good balance and proportions?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article__para\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Is it free of fine lines or small details that will get lost at small sizes?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article__para\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Will it work on all the channels you need to use?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article__para\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Is it different from your competitors&#8217; logos?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article__para wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Is it free of any <a class=\"article__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thedesignest.net\/logo-design-trends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"trends (opens in a new tab)\">trends<\/a> that may cause it to look outdated in a few years?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article__para\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Is the logo memorable?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article__para\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2705 Has the logo been designed in a vector format?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article__para\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you require any assistance with your own logo, marketing, or advertising campaigns give us a shout at <a class=\"article__link\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:hello@subsign.co\" target=\"_blank\">hello@subsign.co<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/subsign.co\/projects\/the-developers\ufeff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/max\/1400\/1*JFgEGQe2XmaL5ud5UXnusw.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As said by renderforest.com, the logo is the number one brand identifier with up to 75% of customers identifying it first rather than let&#8217;s say its TOV or signature color. On the other hand, &#8220;60% of consumers avoid brands that have odd, or unappealing logos, regardless if they received good reviews.&#8220; Just take into account [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4271,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-design"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/subsign.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/subsign.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/subsign.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/subsign.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/subsign.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4259"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/subsign.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4288,"href":"https:\/\/subsign.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4259\/revisions\/4288"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/subsign.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/subsign.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/subsign.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/subsign.co\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}