Logo Inspiration With Clever Typography

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I love logos! They encompass so much branding identity into one tiny graphic. They are incredibly difficult to create, but when done correctly, they stand the test of time. Well-created logos often look seamless and effortless, but you can be sure that a ton of time went into the planning, research and development.

I also rather enjoy beautiful typography. I find clever typography within a logo design to be awe inspiring. This post was created to showcase many such clever typographic logos. I hope you enjoy and are inspired as much as I was!

dark-bird

height1

tyme2

killed-productions

logotomy

swing-studios

wesinger-music

sushi

up

flook

twenty-four-seven

bison

talkmore

coffee2

logo-motives

playground

Where to Find Inspirational Logos

These logos were grabbed from these helpful logo gallery sites.

About the Author

Andrew is a primary contributer for MyInkBlog. He is a full time web developer for Niagara University. When he's not working there, he's a blogger, twitter'er, wordpress'er, silverstripe advocate, blessed father and husband.

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  • http://twitter.com/geekmum Kate

    Love these inspiring logos! Thanks for posting this creative collection.

    • http://www.azozi.be webdesign Gent

      Coffee log is excellent! Nice work.

  • http://creativecurio.com LaurenMarie – Creative Curio

    These are great, Andrew! I especially like the ideas of Height (it’s like the FedEx logo almost!), Up and Flook. Quite inspiring.

    One little thing, though, the Flook link is incorrect I think. Leads to the same profile as the Up logo.
    .-= LaurenMarie – Creative Curio´s last blog ..Designers’ Creative Outlets =-.

  • Anna

    very awesome. I found all of this logos to be very creative and inspiring. Thank you for posting this.

  • http://www.myinkblog.com Andrew Houle

    @LaurenMarie – I agree about the Height logo, I immediately thought the same thing myself. Thanks for the catch on that link, should be fixed now.

  • http://www.pixeina.com/ DrummerHead

    Awesome examples. Really liked the 24/7 one. Excelent.

  • http://www.gigglecomputer.com Phaoloo

    Really cool collections

  • http://www.wix.com/devonc/design errantparticle

    This is wonderful. Thank you for the great inspiration. I often check out your blog when working on projects.

  • elfo

    Incredible logos. The Height one has me in awe.

  • http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielgilles/ Tanaka13 – Créations du Net

    very inspiring work there andrew!
    Always a challenge to make a visual appealing and communicating logo.
    Very interesting and useful article!
    .-= Tanaka13 – Créations du Net´s last blog ..Carson optical lenses concept ad =-.

  • http://cahcepu.com om ipit

    i love typo design..
    this post inspiring me..
    .-= om ipit´s last blog ..Panggilan Untuk Semua Designer : Belajarlah Menulis! =-.

  • bebopdesigner

    Beautiful work! thanks for sharing.

  • lindsay

    These are awesome! I wish I were talented enough to create stuff like that :D

  • fayez aladhadh

    It is really inspiring. I love the coffee logo

  • http://www.jonathanpatterson.com Jonathan Patterson

    Very cool.

  • http://www.tripwiremagazine.com Lars

    Great log oinpiration here! Thanks.

  • http://www.chidimar.com Enk.

    I loved “Talk more” “Bison” and “Time” but didn’t understand the “Killed” one.. any help ? :D
    .-= Enk.´s last blog ..Bing Your Website =-.

  • http://www.tyleringram.com Tyler

    Some of these were used as examples in my communications arts course I took in the spring. It’s amazing what some people are able to think up to represent words! Now, if I could only do it myself!
    .-= Tyler´s last blog ..Capilano Trail System =-.

  • Chalk Outline

    Enk –

    The “i” keeled over. Foul play suspected. Probably… you know… killed.

    Clever minds. “Swing” depicts the noun and the verb. Can almost see the movement, hear it creak. Faboo! Wonder if the Swing is in the Playground? heh heh…

  • http://blog.accessko.nl accessko

    Awesome examples. I like the TIME, HIGHT en KILLED logo design.

  • http://www.smashingpost.com/ Shabu Anower

    I like the “Coffee” one, very smart work.
    .-= Shabu Anower´s last blog ..50 More Beautiful Blogger Templates =-.

  • Manan Patel

    really very good collection.. Superb… just keep it up..

  • Tammyboy

    This is what I’ve been looking for.
    I love it.

  • http://www.blueblots.com Blue Blots

    So inspiring. great job :)

  • http://www.jfisherlogomotives.com/ Jeff Fisher LogoMotives

    Thanks for including my logo in your great post!

  • http://dmarketingllc.com Jeff Barkacs

    Great stuff! Thanks for the inspiring collection.

  • http://www.graphicdesignblog.org Graphic Design Blog

    Thanks for sharing such clever logos but I would like to share my post here where I showcased almost same logos but under different categories…”TOp 8 categories of Typographic Logos”

    http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/best-categories-of-typographic-logos/

    I am sure you all will love the categorization of typographic logos.
    .-= Graphic Design Blog´s last blog ..Guess the Famous Logos – The fun begins!! =-.

  • http://www.vuljespaarpot.nl verdien geld

    Incredible, good for inspiration.
    .-= verdien geld´s last blog ..Tips om verstandig met je geld om te gaan =-.

  • SugarD

    I would love to know which shop/designer did which logo. So I can contact them for projects.

  • http://www.myinkblog.com Andrew Houle

    @SugarD – The logo images are linked to their pages in the logo gallery site, you should be able to find a little more info about the designers there and see other examples of their work.

  • jschlademann

    Very nice collection. thanx!

  • http://officialmixtapetutorials.com moneybrown

    I love logo post..I want to get more into logo design and need alllll the inspiration I can get!!
    .-= moneybrown´s last blog ..WELCOME TO OFFICIAL MIXTAPE TUTORIALS.COM =-.

  • http://www.happybruno.com Bruno

    These are nice logos. I love the coffee logo best. Simple and smooth.

  • http://thecreativelab.timothybsmith.com Tim Smith

    Great post Andrew! My favorites are the sushi and swing logos. Those are some great ideas coming to life! Thanks!
    .-= Tim Smith´s last blog ..Blogging is a Drag =-.

  • http://www.zenwebdesign.com.au Jurgen

    Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing!

  • kelvam

    I love the Sushi logo! Excellent!!!

  • Sudip Coomar

    Stumbleupon put me on to this site. Really awesome man!

  • http://www.lorlie6.wordpress.com Laurel Rogers

    Where on earth did my earlier comment go?
    Oh, well…
    So where can I find my own logo?
    Can someone give me one?
    I am a writer, I think, not a graphic artist.
    I would like one though.
    Give me a ring, would you?
    Somebody?
    Thanx,
    Laurel
    .-= Laurel Rogers´s last blog ..Plato and his Eternal Forms =-.

  • http://vampiredaze.com Cheryl

    These are great! Very creative. I love Killed Productions, incredibly simple but very effective.
    .-= Cheryl´s last blog ..Vampire Songs =-.

  • http://transientink.com John Fredrickson

    The Flook fish is awesome. Nice post.
    .-= John Fredrickson´s last blog ..If Your Typeface Were a Prostitue, What Would Her Business Card Look Like? =-.

  • orange

    What wonderful concepts. Do u have our brains some or you come from venus. Clap for that.

  • http://www.maflewdesigns.com Maflew

    these are absolutely Awesome!

  • Amira

    24/7 is very impressive, grt creative logos.
    Wish you Loads of Happy creative moments!!

  • http://CaribPOP.biz Kim Randall

    Love the logos!

  • Kevin K

    Amazing page, I really haven’t ever seen so many good logos in such short time.

    However against some other previous Comments, I don’t like the “Time”-logo at all. It’s just confusing, because the clock is to much like a italic “y”. And also the rest of the typo (T,M,E) are to cramped an boring.
    Probably the weakest logo here…

    but anyway, thx for the collection.

  • http://www.freenice.org/ rif

    Excellent work
    The area of creativity has no limits

  • http://www.myinkblog.com Andrew Houle

    @Kevin – Thanks for the comments, I’m glad you enjoyed the logos. FYI that letter in the Tyme logo is supposed to be a ‘y’.

  • mz

    simple yet creative.. I love them! :D

  • http://alove4horses.com Joni

    Thanks for putting together this wonderful creative logo collection. So many great ones here. I design horse logos but rarely have the logo graphic as part of the typography — I really need to consider trying this more often.
    .-= Joni´s last blog ..Jewelry for horse lovers =-.

  • http://fensonism.blogspot.com fensonism

    great compilation a source of inspiration – thanks

  • http://www.wholesaleshirts.biz Jason

    Great collection of different illustrations with the usage of fonts. I am inspired.

  • http://www.bangows.com BangoWS

    I like coffe logo..
    .-= BangoWS´s last blog ..Meningkatkan Trafik Melalui Artikel Gratis (Free Articles) =-.

  • http://www.budurl.com/vvbp/ Rahul

    Really cool logo inspiration gallery. Very cool.

  • Shesh

    Thanks Andrew,
    Cool logos very inspiring and meaningful. I am also looking to get some Logo’s made for myself. Any help guys? Please write me on shesh_maurya(at)hotmail.com
    Cheers

  • sim1

    Very interesting, can’t wait to share them with my students next school term…. really creative!!

  • Aj

    Very Cool, Interesting concept. really creative!!

    Thanks for sharing

  • jeremybarela

    The coffee logo is so good if there was an official logo for coffee it would be it. I like how the dark bird logo uses a d and a b for the eyes of the bird, as well as Height using the arrows for the H. Swing is beautiful to look at. lot of fun looking at your collection.

  • http://www.jaredlunde.com Jared

    That “Time” logo would be original and interesting had it not been so inspired by this one: http://logopond.com/logos/68364d13f813a1779cc6476d00c9540a.png

  • http://blog.complimedia.com montanaflynn

    I like talkmore and height the most. Great roundup!

  • http://www.freelanceformoney.com Freelance4Money

    The coffee logo is very smart indeed.

  • Murrey Walker

    Great collection of logos!

    I wonder how many of these companies are real, and how many were inspired by a designer who created the logo and subsequently took the logo to the company?

    Surely the above instances are figments of my imagination.

    ;-)

  • beto

    HEIGHT’s epic! love it, great collection.

  • http://pyjama.co.il Yarden Refaeli

    probably the best logos Ive ever seen… AMAZING

  • http://www.brandsimplicity.com.au Fabian

    Coolness

  • http://www.kaplang.com Kaplang

    these logos are amazing, thanks :)

  • http://computelive.com Compute Live

    Thanks for posting…they are cool..
    .-= Compute Live´s last blog ..20 Creative and Inspirational 404 Error Page Design =-.

  • http://www.logotalkz.com linko

    My favorite is the UP logo design by Muamer, is simple and clever. Thanks for sharing

  • http://www.tentechnologies.com/ Phyza

    Awesome logos .. I am myself a graphic designer and these are some inspirations for me and i specially loved that coffee logo :)
    Hope to see some more in future too.
    Thanks
    PHYza
    .-= Phyza´s last blog ..Multimedia gadgets =-.

  • http://www.xtence.be Xtence

    Very nice, i like this a lot, neat and clean, like logo’s should be.
    thanks for the inspiration, keep on the good work !

  • http://www.doubledemy.com doubledemy

    Very inspiring and impressive. The Sushi and Flook logos take the cake!

  • http://seospecialistbirmingham.co.uk SEO Specialist

    Sure I have to agree with the others very very good, I especially like the BISON – the way the letters take the form of the animal shouw such great vision. Brilliant – am try to design myself a logo the one I have a the moment is terrible..

  • http://www.gritfx.com Manz

    Love “talkmore”. I see that having an impact when produced tiny and extremely large.

  • http://www.nadjaeberhardt.com Graphic Designer London

    Great selection of logos, really inspiring!

  • http://www.marketharboroughmagazine.co.uk/ Market Harborough Magazine

    Great selection of logos, thanks for the inspiration

  • http://fahadjilani.com Fahad Jilani

    Hi

    i Like the killed concept great job :) awsome

  • http://www.theweddinghirecompany.co.uk The Wedding Hire Co

    Fantastic logos, given me some great ideas for redesigning mine!

  • http://www.logodesignmonster.com Logo Design Monster

    Excellent selection of logo designs, I really like the simplicity of the up logo that works really well. Thank you for sharing. Great post.

  • http://www.sauravrimal.co.uk SEO Birmingham

    My favorite is the coffee, brilliantly done. I am currently learning how to use photoshop and I cannot wait to have my design collections.

  • http://www.logotypes101.com Ketherine

    Awesome collection!!-

    Some of these are really amazing! I Love IT :P

    And honestly, you have a great list. I just can’t stop drooling.

    thanks for sharing

  • http://designbyk.wordpress.com/ techxinsider

    Killed is just simply genius.

  • http://www.iulianionescu.com/ Iulian Ionescu

    Very nice collection!!

    I found another cool logo that you might like:

    http://www.dump.com/2010/05/04/one-of-the-best-designed-logos-ive-ever-seen-pic/

    All the bestm

    Iulian