50 Logo Design Styles And Techniques
November 27th, 2013
There is no one true approach to logo design. A wide variety of design styles and techniques can be employed by designers in their efforts to create a memorable logo. In this article, we try to make an inventory of every different category a logo can fall into. You will notice that style, layout, form, technique and subject elements are all included. Logos typically fall into a combination of these categories - it is virtually impossible to see a logo fall into only one of them. For example, a logo can be a unique font with multicolored letters, a 3D graphic with gradients to spice it up, or an animal drawn in a childlike manner.
Some say that creativity consists in the ability to take several oft-used elements and to arrange them in a whole new way. This is certainly the case in logo design. Even though none of these categories individually is very original on its own, great logo designers will take a few of them and creatively combine them into something unique and outstanding.
1. Separate icon
	
2. Unique font
3. One letter graphic
	
4. Initials
	
5. Integrated graphic and text
	
6. Crest
	
7. Seal
	
8. Text in shape
	
9. Cursive text
	
10. 3D graphics
	
11. Symmetry
	
12. Transparency
	
13. Gradient
	
14. Outline
	
15. Illustration
	
16. Basic shape
	
17. Negative space
	
18. Cartoon character
	
19. Mascot
	
20. Stamp
	
21. Logo label
	
22. Pattern
	
23. Hidden object
	
24. Double meaning
	
25. Symbol
	
26. Ornament
	
27. Victorian
	
28. Art deco
	
29. Vintage
	
30. Multicolored abstract
	
31. Industrial
	
32. Western
	
33. Elements collage
	
34. Multicolored letters
	
35. Black outline
	
36. Brushstroke
	
37. Ink and pen graphic
	
38. Lithography
	
39. Tribal art
	
40. Folk
	
41. Graffiti
	
42. Grunge
	
43. Childlike
	
44. Watercolors
	
45. Mosaic
	
46. Offset
	
47. Animal
	
48. Flags
	
49. Origami
	
50. Blended lines
	
If you have any suggestions for other logo design styles and techniques that we have not mentioned, you're welcome to leave a comment and tell us what you think!








 
							 
							 
							 
							