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5 Free Brand Logo Tools For Your Company

If you want your business to succeed, youโ€™ll need to pay close attention to your brand strategy. And that strategy starts with a free brand logo.

A strong brand creates instant recognition in the marketplace, especially amongst your customers.

It also builds loyalty and shows you share your customerโ€™s values. Do this right, and both your customers and your competitors will always remember you.

If youโ€™re yet to define and build your brand, this guide can show you where to start.

One of the best ways to leave a positive and lasting (visual) imprint of your brand is to create a unique brand logo.

Getting your brand logo professionally designed can be expensive.

Look at 99Designs research. They found that a professionally-designed logo can cost you anywhere from $400 up to $2500+, with the quality varying depending on the actual cost.

how much does a brand logo cost?

That sounds pricey, right?

You could take it upon yourself to design your logo from scratch by investing time in learning graphic design.

I could even show you where to find some free fonts you could use.

Or, I could show you how to design a free brand logo for your company with minimal effort on your part.

You see, gone are the days when your only option was to get a graphic designer to create your logo. They usually came with a hefty price tag.

Now, you can use online resources to design and create your very own brand logo for free.

And you can literally do it within a few minutes.

Some of these companies will even allow you to download your logo without having to invest any money.

In this article, Iโ€™ll walk you through five ways to create a free brand logo for your company in just minutes.

1. Free Logo Design

Free Logo Design is a free brand logo creator that allows you to create a brand logo of your own and incorporate it into your business.

You can do this in a few simple steps:

  • Select an existing logo template.
  • Use the editor to move and scale your text or image.
  • Download your logo.
  • Display your logo everywhere.

First of all, youโ€™ll need to go to the homepage and enter your company name, as shown.

free brand logo

You should notice right off the bat that Free Logo Design gives you several design options as you type.

These images are too generic. Youโ€™ll want to be more specific.

So, pick a category from the drop-down menu and click โ€œStart.โ€

For the โ€œnewโ€ Kissmetrics brand logo, Iโ€™ll pick โ€œBusiness & Consulting.โ€

Once youโ€™ve clicked โ€œGet Started,โ€ it will bring you to the design page where a pop-up platform will display auto-generated logo templates from existing images.

Youโ€™ll see some containing your companyโ€™s name.

In the โ€œBusiness & Consultingโ€ category, the software generated 90 designs, with a maximum of 15 per page.

For the next step, go through all of the designs and find a logo that you think will:

  • Visually look good
  • Define your brand
  • Be remembered by your customers
  • Fit your brand strategy

Once satisfied with your decision, select the desired logo, and click โ€œAdd.โ€

logo selection on free logo design

From there, it will take you to the logo editor, where you may notice that the text and graphics are overlapping or jumbled up.

Each part of the graphic is an individual element, but the text is grouped as one.

kissmetrics design a free logo example

This is your default logo.

You could leave it as it is, but, quite frankly, it wonโ€™t look great.

In this case, Iโ€™d like to move the text under the graphic and center it.

Select the text and drag it into position.

creating a free brand logo

Once the text is aligned and looks pleasing to the eye, Iโ€™ll select all elements and move back to the center of the screen.

To do so, click and drag the cursor over the elements you want to move.

free brand logo example

This creates a selection box of all elements that you can move (or rotate if required). A properties box that shows each element individually will also appear.

kissmetrics free brand logo design example

If you need to edit these elements, you can do so under the โ€œActionsโ€ toolbar.

An elementโ€™s colors can be edited, moved, flipped, and rotated.

You can also edit the color, alignment/curve, and font style of the text if youโ€™re not quite happy with it.

free brand logo design

Or you can add an extra logo, icon, shape, or more text from the options on the right.

Add an extra element or edit logo color if required.

add elements to free brand logo design

Sometimes you can get stuck tweaking your design, potentially for hours.

For the โ€œnewโ€ Kissmetrics brand logo, the goal is to create a completed logo design in only a few minutes.

And thatโ€™s all thatโ€™s needed. Iโ€™m happy with the design.

Now, with the design complete, itโ€™s time to download your new brand logo. You can easily do this by clicking โ€œSaveโ€ at the top-right corner of the screen.

Free Logo Design will then prepare your logo for download. Once ready, it will give you the following options:

download free brand logo

Click โ€œDownloadโ€ and enter your name and email address.

The finished logo will now be sent to you, free of charge.

Although the free PNG file is of a low-resolution, itโ€™s ideal for website use and email signatures.

Even the high-resolution download is reasonably priced. Currently, at $39, this includes a PDF, EPS, and vector SVG file.

This is a steal compared to the prices I mentioned earlier for a professional design, and itโ€™s very cost-effective for a bootstrapping business startup.

Whether youโ€™re a bootstrapping startup or not, realizing your brandโ€™s importance can play a major role in your businessโ€™s success.

By equipping your company with a new brand logo, youโ€™ll be one step closer to achieving this success.

2. Logomakr

Another free resource with a hands-on approach is Logomakr.

With Logomakr, you can instantly make a brand logo for your company.

Most of these free online logo makers use similar concepts when designing and editing. They use existing templates on a user-friendly design platform.

To create your design with Logomakr:

Go to their homepage, and it will greet you with an instructional video. This will quickly run through the simple process of using their platform to design a logo.

logomakr-start-logo

It also presents you with the following design advice to consider:

  1. Make your logo clean and simple.
  2. Make sure your logo is 100% original.
  3. Make sure youโ€™re able to copyright your own logo.
  4. Make sure the logo fits the style of your industry.
  5. Make sure your final logo images are in vector format.

With your concept in mind, youโ€™ll need to pick a graphic for your logo.

Next, search the million or more graphics in Logomakrโ€™s database by using the search bar at the top left of your screen.

For my design, Iโ€™ll search โ€œkiss.โ€

enter search word for graphic logomakr

The database should then give hundreds of free-use images to choose from (for that particular search word).

Scroll through the results and select the image youโ€™d like to use.

free brand logo icon selection

Youโ€™ll then return to the editing page, where youโ€™ve multiple options to edit your design.

You can add text, shapes, paint, scale, move, or change your graphic color.

free brand logo select color

For this example, Iโ€™ll scale up the graphic to be larger. That way, itโ€™ll stand out more.

resize free brand logo

Next, youโ€™ll need to add your company name. Using the โ€œadd textโ€ function, Iโ€™ll add โ€œkissmetrics.โ€

Once youโ€™ve added the text, youโ€™ll notice two drop-down menus at the top of the screen.

One is for the font category, and the other is for the font style.

choose font free brand logo

Select the font style or category that you think will have the best visual impact on your design.

font selection archivo black free logo design

You can play around with the text and the scales of the elements (text, image, or shapes) so they sit proportionate to each other.

Once youโ€™re satisfied, consider the colors youโ€™ll use in the final design and how that ties in with your branding strategyโ€™s overall color scheme.

At Kissmetrics, Iโ€™m partial to the color blue.

You can change the color in three steps:

  1. Select the elements you wish to change.
  2. Click on โ€œChange Colorโ€ in the tools section.
  3. Pick the color you want in the top-right corner.
change color in free brand logo

Once done, youโ€™re ready to save and download a copy. Do this by clicking on โ€œSave Logoโ€ at the top right corner of your screen.

save free brand logo

This will then bring you to your final set of options, depending on the logoโ€™s use.

To opt for the free version, youโ€™ll need to download and give credit to Logomakr.

free brand logo maker

For this design, Iโ€™ll click on โ€œDownload And Agree To Give Credit.โ€

Again, to download a higher-res image than the one provided for free, youโ€™ll need to pay a premium. In this case, itโ€™s $19.

With the high-res image, youโ€™ll be able to use it on banners, company clothing, and for printing purposes.

If youโ€™ve followed the simple steps above, you should now have a free brand logo that you can use as many times as you like.

You can do all of that in under 5 minutes, too.

3. Canva

Next on the list of software that offers free downloads is Canva.

If youโ€™re not familiar with Canva, itโ€™s simple design software that is quite popular with graphic designers and bloggers to create high-quality images like infographics and featured images.

Its popularity is due to its simplistic drag-and-drop design tools and a huge collection of photos, graphics, and fonts.

With the easy-to-use platform, you can create your brand logo in five easy steps:

create logo in five steps in canva

Go to Canvaโ€™s Online Logo Maker and create an account.

Once youโ€™re done, click on the โ€œStart Designing A Custom Logo.โ€

free brand logo canva example

The first thing youโ€™ll want to do is select โ€œElementsโ€ from the toolbar and decide on a category. For this design, Iโ€™ll use an image from โ€œIcons.โ€

canva create a free brand logo

A library of multiple icons will then appear. Scroll through them until you find an image you can use. Then, select it.

Some elements have the word โ€œfreeโ€ beside them. These are free-use graphics that you can use in your logo design.

use canva to create a free brand logo

Now that you have the main graphic for your logo, select the element, and change the color.

Remember: always keep your branding theme in mind. So, once again, Iโ€™ll use blue.

changing color in canva free brand logo

Next, youโ€™ll want to add your company name by selecting the โ€œTextโ€ tool from the toolbar. Similar to โ€œElements,โ€ you have a library of templates to choose from.

Scroll through to find a text that will fit your brand, keeping in mind the โ€œfree-useโ€ templates.

Find your favorite and click on it. Iโ€™ll use โ€œBlue Wood.โ€

blue wood canva

Youโ€™ll notice that the text will center on top of the logo element. Click on it and drag it to where you want it.

click and drag to move free logo

Move both text and element so that they align with the center of the design template.

Once satisfied, itโ€™s time to edit the text.

Click on and select the small text above โ€œBlue Wood.โ€ Delete this text.

select and delete canva blue wood free logo

Click on and select the text โ€œBlue Woodโ€ and replace it with your company name, โ€œkissmetrics.โ€

Next, edit the textโ€™s color and size by selecting the text and using the text toolbar at the top of your screen.

You also have the option to change the font style using the drop-down menu.

free brand logo creator canva change elements

Your logo should now be ready to download. Click the โ€œDownloadโ€ button at the top right of the screen.

Youโ€™ll be given different file types to select for download.

The file types available are JPG, PNG, PDF standard, and PDF print. For the Kissmetrics logo, Iโ€™ll choose PDF standard.

download logo file type free logo

Once downloaded, youโ€™ll be able to view your new brand logo in a PDF reader.

Canva doesnโ€™t yet support exporting logos in a vector format.

For higher-res graphics, you should make your logo as large as possible and download the PDF print version.

Donโ€™t worry; with a PNG file, youโ€™ll be able to add your logo to your website.

Another quick, simple, and free way to create a brand logo for your company.

4. GraphicSprings

GraphicSprings is software that allows you to use their platform to design and create a logo for free.

To begin your design, go to their logo design page and enter your company name.

graphicspring enter your business name free brand logo

Next, add an image from the database by selecting โ€œChoose Your Graphicโ€ from the side toolbar, left of the screen.

A sub-search bar will pop-up under your last selection, with a list of categories underneath.

free brand logo creator grahic springs example

If you know the graphic youโ€™d like to add, enter it into the search bar.

GraphicSprings have included an โ€œInternetโ€ category, which is quite fitting, so Iโ€™ll use that.

Click the category you want, and a database containing stock images or graphics will appear.

(Just like the previous software).

Can you spot a common theme yet?

This simple concept works across each platform, eliminating the need to โ€œreinvent the wheel.โ€

Search through the results, and once you see an image that youโ€™d like to use, select it.

free logo selectoin on graphic spring

After choosing a graphic, the software will create your design and take you to the editing page. Once youโ€™re there, it will prompt you to select the elements for editing.

select elements for free brand logo

Click on the text to edit it. It will allow you to change the font style, size, and format. You can also add some cool effects like stroke, shadow, or glow.

For simplicity, Iโ€™ll leave it as it is.

editing tools free brand logo

The options for editing are also basic. You have the ability to change the color and add some effects.

Canva will break the graphic into different elements (similar to Free Logo Design), so you can edit each piece individually.

Iโ€™ll stick with the color theme of blue, but Iโ€™ll keep the two-tone effect.

Next, select each element and change the colors accordingly.

add affect free logo creation

Once the editing is complete and youโ€™re satisfied with the design, click โ€œDownload Your Logoโ€ at the bottom right of the editing page.

click to download free brand logo graphicspring

It will take you to the payment page, where you can buy the high-resolution image for as low as $19.99.

To access the vector files with the ability to edit after you purchase it, youโ€™ll need to pay for the standard package, which costs $39.99.

With this option, youโ€™ll have the ability to make aftermarket changes to your logo whenever you please.

5. Designimo

Designimo also requires payment once the design is complete, but you can use the design tools for free to create the graphic for your logo.

They previously offered a low-res free download, but they now produce high-res images only.

Designimo is similar to Free Logo Design and GraphicSprings in that you enter the name of your company into the search bar and select a category that fits your needs.

Itโ€™ll then auto-generate multiple graphics using a huge database of existing designs.

Again, the level of editing is basic, but the results are solid.

It also follows the simple process that Free Logo Design uses:

  • Select
  • Edit
  • Download
  • Display

For a quick video tutorial to help you use the platform, check out how it works here.

To ensure your design goes as smoothly as possible, Iโ€™ll walk you through the process below.

First, go to the homepage, add your company name, and click โ€œCreate Logo Now.โ€

design IMO free brand logo designer

Then, select a category from the drop-down menu, ranging from โ€œAlphabetic Textโ€ to โ€œTravel & Hotel.โ€

For this example, I will use the category โ€œAlphabetic Text.โ€

free brand logo select category

Designimo will provide you with numerous individual designs under each category.

While the other categories use existing graphics made up of symbols, the โ€œAlphabetic Textโ€ generates logos in the shape of the letter selected (hence the name).

It also files them alphabetically.

For the Kissmetrics logo, Iโ€™ll select the letter โ€œK,โ€ and go through the results. Each letter has multiple pages of designs, so navigate through them.

desigIMO pick letter free brand logo

Once youโ€™ve found the one youโ€™d like to proceed with, select the graphic.

letter free brand logo example

Youโ€™ll then land on the editing page, equipped with basic design and editing tools. Using the tools available, you can:

  • Increase/decrease element size
  • Rotate graphics left/right
  • Flip vertical/horizontal
  • Change text size and font style to suit
  • Apply opacity to an element (i.e., make see-through)
  • Easily move elements by clicking and dragging
DIY free brand logo

For this alphabetical logo, Iโ€™ll be a little creative and use the symbol shaped as โ€œKโ€ and use it to start the company name, โ€œKissmetrics.โ€

By deleting the โ€œkโ€ from the text, I now have a completely different and unique looking logo.

free brand logo unique example

Edit the text size or font style, if required.

The default font is OK, so Iโ€™ll leave it as it is.

Next, change the colors to match your theme.

select element and change color in logo creation
download free brand example

If youโ€™re happy with the design, your new brand logo should now be ready to download. Click on โ€œDownload Nowโ€ or โ€œSave For Futureโ€ (if youโ€™d like to come back and work on it).

First, youโ€™ll need to register your details and sign up for an account to download your image.

Youโ€™ll then be brought to an order confirmation page, to confirm and proceed to checkout.

Pay and download.

The cost for a high-res image, including PNG, JPG, and EPS Vector files, is $29.95.

Although not free, the brand logo you can create and download using this software is a high-quality graphic at a relatively low price.

Conclusion

When it comes to starting a new business, the tasks on your to-do list, along with the costs of setting everything up, can be overwhelming.

But creating a brand logo for your company doesnโ€™t have to be.

Branding should be the core of your companyโ€™s marketing strategy.

Your brand should tell a story, and part of that story is your logo.

Being an expert in graphic design or outsourcing to a professional was once the norm (and it still is for many brands).

But now, the Internet is full of innovative people with new ideas and free software that can help new businesses reduce their startup costs.

With user-friendly tools, itโ€™s possible to create a free brand logo for your company in minutes.

These platforms also help prevent you from being paralyzed by options.

Previously, you may have been up all night studying โ€œhow-to-designโ€ videos on YouTube.

Now you donโ€™t have to.

These platforms do most of the designing for you and, and theyโ€™ll even give you some quick tutorials. All you have to bring to the table is a good idea and an eye for a visually-pleasing design.

With your brandโ€™s color and theme in mind, pick the software that is easiest for you and get started designing a free brand logo today.

In terms of user-friendliness, design results, or cost, which free brand logo software would you recommend?

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