Design Your Own Logo — DIY Logo with Designhill Logo Maker

Jelly Shah
5 min readApr 2, 2019

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Microsoft has a window, Apple has an apple, Facebook has just f, and Burger King has a burger. Here, we are talking about famous logos.

All these famous brands are known for their memorable logos. Getting logo design ideas and inspiration is advisable. But how would you make your business stand out from the crowd? How would you create your own logo? Don’t worry, if you have no expertise or budget as steep as big brands.

We have the right solution for your problem — logo maker tools. It allows you to create a professional logo in minutes. Irrespective of your graphic familiarity, the tool is easy to operate.

As more and more companies are focusing on brand building, many websites have launched free logo maker tools to help them out. Designhill is one of them.

Here is a snapshot of how you can make your own logo online.

1. Launch the Logo Maker

The first step to a DIY logo with Designhill is to launch the tool. Go into the footer section of the website, choose tools and launch the logo generator. As and when you launch it, an interface will appear.

2. Enter your Company Name

The second step prompts you to enter your company’s name. Enter the brand name in the given text box and then hit the “Generate Logos” button. However, if you do not want to hit the “generate logos” button but know how does this tool work, no worries!

Click on the “How It Works” button. However, for your reference, we have entered Creative Ninja as a brand name.

3. Pick at least five or more styles or layouts

How do you want your logo to appear? You need to give it a layout or style so that it could stay relevant plus memorable.

The third step takes you to a library of styles that provide an outline for your logo. Choose whichever style you like. Proceed further by clicking on the “Continue” button.

4. Choose Colors

The fourth step includes you to pick colors for your logo. Every brand has a specific color in its logo that showcases its essence. Designhill’s online logo maker prompts you to choose colors from a library.

You will find colors with their meanings and psychology. It makes it easier to find a shade that matches with your brand’s message. Once chosen, click next to go further or Skip this step.

You can check the option “Let the System Choose the Color” to let the AI-based tool decide colors for your logo.

5. Enter Company Data and Slogan

This step needs you to enter your company data. There are fields for Company Name (that you already entered), Slogan, Industry, and Budget. Fill up these fields and move ahead in the process.

Note — if you do not have any budget in mind, choose 0.

6. Add Symbols

This step requires you to pick appropriate symbols or icons to design your own logo. You can search it by industry type. Later on, when the logo is created, you can change it too. Click on Continue to go further.

7. Register or Sign In

If you have a Designhill account, sign in. If it hasn’t yet, just complete the registration process to see how your logo would look.

Once done, the AI-powered logo creator will start generating your logos.

8. Select a Logo that you want to Purchase

Once the registration or sign-in process is complete, choose a logo that you like the most. Remember, when you download it, you need to pay a minimum charge for ownership.

9. Edit a Logo

You liked the logo that you designed using the free logo creator. But what if you want to do some changes? Fortunately, Designhill’s logo maker comes with customization features post designing.

For this, you need to select the logo and click on the “Edit” option. It will bring you an interface where you can customize your logo based on its Name, Slogan, Colors, Symbol and Container.

It also shows you how your logo will appear on various products. Once done with the changes, save the logo and buy it.

Tips to keep in mind —

When you design your logo, there are a few rules of thumb that you should keep in mind.

Keep it simple — Earlier we mentioned the logos of Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and other brands. What you find common in them? Each of their logos is simple. It can be a symbol, icon or text based on your choice to reflect your brand value. Limiting it to a particular color helps it achieve uniqueness.

Use identifiable but straightforward graphics — Do not make your logo complex by putting in a lot of elements. Keep the graphics simple and stick to basics.

Make it versatile — Every brand has various purposes of using a logo. For branding, you can use it on many products or materials. The best logo is the one that scales easily between variations.

Conclusion

Are you ready to use the free logo creator for a memorable logo? Let us know what you think of this tool. If you have any other tool in mind, feel free to share it with us in the comment section below.

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Jelly Shah

Manager, Community Initiatives at @designhilldh Support small business and creative professional by visiting here: https://bit.ly/2YBkipz