Logo Inspiration With Clever Typography
By Andrew Houle | Stashed in Inspiration
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!
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Kate
June 12, 2009
Love these inspiring logos! Thanks for posting this creative collection.
webdesign Gent
February 21, 2011
Coffee log is excellent! Nice work.
LaurenMarie - Creative Curio
June 12, 2009
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
June 12, 2009
very awesome. I found all of this logos to be very creative and inspiring. Thank you for posting this.
Andrew Houle
June 12, 2009
@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.
DrummerHead
June 12, 2009
Awesome examples. Really liked the 24/7 one. Excelent.
Phaoloo
June 12, 2009
Really cool collections
errantparticle
June 13, 2009
This is wonderful. Thank you for the great inspiration. I often check out your blog when working on projects.
elfo
June 13, 2009
Incredible logos. The Height one has me in awe.
Tanaka13 - Créations du Net
June 13, 2009
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 =-.
om ipit
June 13, 2009
i love typo design..
this post inspiring me..
.-= om ipit´s last blog ..Panggilan Untuk Semua Designer : Belajarlah Menulis! =-.
bebopdesigner
June 13, 2009
Beautiful work! thanks for sharing.
lindsay
June 13, 2009
These are awesome! I wish I were talented enough to create stuff like that :D
fayez aladhadh
June 13, 2009
It is really inspiring. I love the coffee logo
Jonathan Patterson
June 13, 2009
Very cool.
Lars
June 13, 2009
Great log oinpiration here! Thanks.
Enk.
June 13, 2009
I loved “Talk more” “Bison” and “Time” but didn’t understand the “Killed” one.. any help ? :D
.-= Enk.´s last blog ..Bing Your Website =-.
Tyler
June 13, 2009
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
June 13, 2009
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…
accessko
June 14, 2009
Awesome examples. I like the TIME, HIGHT en KILLED logo design.
Shabu Anower
June 15, 2009
I like the “Coffee” one, very smart work.
.-= Shabu Anower´s last blog ..50 More Beautiful Blogger Templates =-.
Manan Patel
June 15, 2009
really very good collection.. Superb… just keep it up..
Tammyboy
June 15, 2009
This is what I’ve been looking for.
I love it.
Blue Blots
June 15, 2009
So inspiring. great job :)
Jeff Fisher LogoMotives
June 15, 2009
Thanks for including my logo in your great post!
Jeff Barkacs
June 15, 2009
Great stuff! Thanks for the inspiring collection.
Graphic Design Blog
June 16, 2009
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!! =-.
verdien geld
June 16, 2009
Incredible, good for inspiration.
.-= verdien geld´s last blog ..Tips om verstandig met je geld om te gaan =-.
SugarD
June 16, 2009
I would love to know which shop/designer did which logo. So I can contact them for projects.
Andrew Houle
June 16, 2009
@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
June 16, 2009
Very nice collection. thanx!
moneybrown
June 16, 2009
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 =-.
Bruno
June 16, 2009
These are nice logos. I love the coffee logo best. Simple and smooth.
Tim Smith
June 16, 2009
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 =-.
Jurgen
June 16, 2009
Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing!
kelvam
June 16, 2009
I love the Sushi logo! Excellent!!!
Sudip Coomar
June 17, 2009
Stumbleupon put me on to this site. Really awesome man!
Laurel Rogers
June 17, 2009
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 =-.
Cheryl
June 17, 2009
These are great! Very creative. I love Killed Productions, incredibly simple but very effective.
.-= Cheryl´s last blog ..Vampire Songs =-.
John Fredrickson
June 17, 2009
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
June 17, 2009
What wonderful concepts. Do u have our brains some or you come from venus. Clap for that.
Maflew
June 17, 2009
these are absolutely Awesome!
Amira
June 17, 2009
24/7 is very impressive, grt creative logos.
Wish you Loads of Happy creative moments!!
Kim Randall
June 17, 2009
Love the logos!
Kevin K
June 17, 2009
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.
rif
June 17, 2009
Excellent work
The area of creativity has no limits
Andrew Houle
June 17, 2009
@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
June 18, 2009
simple yet creative.. I love them! :D
Joni
June 18, 2009
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 =-.
fensonism
June 18, 2009
great compilation a source of inspiration – thanks
Jason
June 18, 2009
Great collection of different illustrations with the usage of fonts. I am inspired.
BangoWS
June 18, 2009
I like coffe logo..
.-= BangoWS´s last blog ..Meningkatkan Trafik Melalui Artikel Gratis (Free Articles) =-.
Rahul
June 19, 2009
Really cool logo inspiration gallery. Very cool.
Shesh
June 19, 2009
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
June 19, 2009
Very interesting, can’t wait to share them with my students next school term…. really creative!!
Aj
June 21, 2009
Very Cool, Interesting concept. really creative!!
Thanks for sharing
jeremybarela
June 21, 2009
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.
Jared
June 22, 2009
That “Time” logo would be original and interesting had it not been so inspired by this one: http://logopond.com/logos/68364d13f813a1779cc6476d00c9540a.png
montanaflynn
June 25, 2009
I like talkmore and height the most. Great roundup!
Freelance4Money
June 29, 2009
The coffee logo is very smart indeed.
Murrey Walker
June 29, 2009
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
July 7, 2009
HEIGHT’s epic! love it, great collection.
Yarden Refaeli
July 8, 2009
probably the best logos Ive ever seen… AMAZING
Fabian
July 22, 2009
Coolness
Kaplang
August 2, 2009
these logos are amazing, thanks :)
Compute Live
August 18, 2009
Thanks for posting…they are cool..
.-= Compute Live´s last blog ..20 Creative and Inspirational 404 Error Page Design =-.
linko
September 3, 2009
My favorite is the UP logo design by Muamer, is simple and clever. Thanks for sharing
Phyza
September 13, 2009
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 =-.
Xtence
September 21, 2009
Very nice, i like this a lot, neat and clean, like logo’s should be.
thanks for the inspiration, keep on the good work !
doubledemy
October 22, 2009
Very inspiring and impressive. The Sushi and Flook logos take the cake!
SEO Specialist
November 18, 2009
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..
Manz
January 11, 2010
Love “talkmore”. I see that having an impact when produced tiny and extremely large.
Graphic Designer London
January 18, 2010
Great selection of logos, really inspiring!
Market Harborough Magazine
February 15, 2010
Great selection of logos, thanks for the inspiration
Fahad Jilani
February 25, 2010
Hi
i Like the killed concept great job :) awsome
The Wedding Hire Co
February 26, 2010
Fantastic logos, given me some great ideas for redesigning mine!
Logo Design Monster
March 2, 2010
Excellent selection of logo designs, I really like the simplicity of the up logo that works really well. Thank you for sharing. Great post.
SEO Birmingham
April 6, 2010
My favorite is the coffee, brilliantly done. I am currently learning how to use photoshop and I cannot wait to have my design collections.
Ketherine
April 23, 2010
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
techxinsider
May 6, 2010
Killed is just simply genius.
Iulian Ionescu
May 13, 2010
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