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Logo design.

A mark that reads clearly at every size, on every surface.

Professional logo design process showing concept exploration, geometric construction, typography, color palette, and brand identity development

From a favicon to a banner at a gala, your mark needs to hold up. We design and stress-test it across real use cases before it ships.

Logo design is narrower than a full brand system, it’s the single mark, the symbol or wordmark, that everything else gets built around. Every project starts with three genuinely different directions to choose from, not three tweaks of the same idea, so there’s a real decision to make before one gets refined into the final mark.

A logo that looks great big on a laptop screen can still fail in practice: illegible at favicon size, unreadable in a single print color, distorted when stretched across a banner. That’s why the chosen direction gets tested at favicon size, in one color, and full-bleed before it’s ever called finished, not just approved big on a screen, and delivered as primary, secondary, and icon-only lockups in every file format a printer or web team will actually ask for.

Once the mark exists, it has to hold up everywhere it appears, on graphic design pieces like flyers and banners, and as a small, cropped avatar across social media profiles, which is exactly the range of real uses every lockup gets tested against before delivery.

What's included
3 initial directions, refined to one
Primary, secondary, and icon-only lockups
Tested at favicon size and full-bleed banner size
Delivered in every file format your printer or web team needs
Who this is for
Organizations whose current logo doesn’t hold up at small sizes, in one color, or on a t-shirt or banner
Teams who’ve never had real logo concepts to choose between, just one direction tweaked a few times
Programs merging or rebranding who need a new mark, ideally after the positioning behind it is settled
Anyone who needs the mark delivered in every file format a printer or web team will actually ask for
How we approach it

Three steps, start to finish.

01
Explore real directions
Three genuinely different concepts get developed, not three tweaks of the same idea, so there’s an actual choice to make.
02
Refine and test
The chosen direction gets refined and stress-tested at favicon size, in one color, and full-bleed, not just approved big on a screen.
03
Deliver every format
Primary, secondary, and icon-only lockups ship in every file format your printer or web team will actually ask for.
Complete brand identity design presentation featuring logo design, website, stationery, packaging, and branded business materials
Recent work
Logo design process showing research, sketch exploration, symbol development, construction, refinement, typography, and brand identity guidelines
Creative logo design development showing sketch exploration, logo variations, typography, color palette, brand mark construction, and visual identity
Common mistakes

What we see organizations get wrong.

Approving a logo based on how it looks big on a screen without testing it small, in one color, or in print
Skipping real concept directions and just iterating on the first idea presented
Designing a new mark before the positioning behind it is settled, so the logo doesn’t actually solve the right problem

Tested at favicon size and banner size before it's ever called finished, not just approved big on a screen.

FAQ

Questions about logo design.

What is the difference between logo design and visual identity?

Logo design is the single mark itself, the symbol or wordmark. Visual identity is the full system built around it, color palette, typography, photography and iconography direction, and layout templates for everything else you produce.

Should we do brand strategy before redesigning our logo?

Usually yes if your positioning hasn’t been settled yet, so the new mark solves the right problem instead of just looking different. If that groundwork is already solid, logo design can stand on its own.

How long does logo design usually take?

Most logo design engagements run 4–8 weeks depending on scope, though a narrowly defined project can move faster and a larger, multi-part engagement can run longer. We’ll give you a specific timeline once we understand what you’re starting from and how many stakeholders need to review along the way.

What do we need ready before we start?

A sense of your mission and audience, and any existing brand materials even if inconsistent, is usually enough for us to start. If positioning work hasn’t been done yet, we can flag that as a first step.

Can this be bundled with other services?

Yes, logo design is often paired with visual identity so the mark has a full system built around it, or with brand strategy if the positioning behind it hasn’t been settled yet. We’ll flag what makes sense for your goals rather than upselling everything by default.

Who actually does the work?

A small, consistent team, not a rotating cast of freelancers. You’ll know who’s working on logo design for your organization from kickoff through delivery, and that same team handles revisions rather than handing you off to someone unfamiliar with the project.

What if we’re not sure this is the right service?

Tell us your goal and budget and we’ll say plainly whether logo design is the right starting point, or recommend something else in our services that fits better. We’d rather scope the right engagement than sell you the wrong one.

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