This document provides 5 tips on what not to do when designing a logo. It advises against using logo design contests, seemingly too good deals that promise quick turnaround, stock imagery, designing the logo yourself without professional help, and finalizing a design without feedback. A logo is a symbol that gives a brand identity, recognition, superiority, and admiration and should be designed by professionals in a thorough process.

1. 5 Tips on How Not to Design a
Logo

2. What is a Logo?
• Logo is a sign a symbol that gives your brand
identity.
• It’s a brand’s recognition, superiority and
admiration
• Logos are the identity of any business or other
commercial entity.

3. What not to do?
1. Avoid any logo designs contests:
This is a process where after you have submit
a brief you receive a number of logo designs.
Though this seems a nice idea but in reality
this is a big NO!! Because the quality is far
from good ones.

4. 2. Avoid seemingly too good deals:
Logo designing is a lengthy process and much
more goes in the process so the deals that say
that you will get your logo in hours, well you
can imaging the quality of those logos and the
efforts that have put into it.

5. 3. Avoid stock imagery:
many so called designers who boost to come
up with creative logos actually get ideas and in
some cases copy the logos from stock imagery.
Thousands of people download these logos,
so you can imagine why we are discouraging
the use of stock imagery.
Custom logo designs

6. 4. Avoid doing it your self:
Many times in order to save money many
businesses come up with logos themselves,
this is not a good idea and this should be left
to professionals only.

7. 5. Avoid getting a design without a feedback:
When seeking help from professionals be sure
that you had a feedback before you can
finalize the logo. This is the last and the most
important point to be taken care of.
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