EasyLogo

Step 1 of 4, the grid

Every shape snaps to the same grid

Drag from dot to dot and the line lands exactly there. This mark for a type foundry is three shapes on an 11 by 11 grid: a p and a d that share one round bowl.

1. The shared bowlCircle, 4 cells across
2. The stem of the pLine, 6 cells
3. The stem of the dLine, 6 cells

Duplex Type is a made-up brand; the mark was drawn in EasyLogo. Joining two letters like this is one of our seven monogram ideas.

Step 2 of 4, the style

Make it yours

Change the colour, the thickness and the corners, and every shape follows, still on the grid.

Colour, thickness and corner style are the controls on the app’s style sheet. The solid version is ours, to show the mark from every side.

Step 3 of 4, the gallery

A wall of options instead of a blank page

A mark takes minutes, so try ten ideas instead of agonising over one. Every design saves to your gallery, ready to edit, export or delete.

• Duplex Type: a p and a d sharing one round bowl
• Alder & Rye Bakehouse: an A whose crossbar is a rolling pin
• Forthbox Logistics: a parcel whose right-hand faces are a forward arrow
• Hotel Nell: the numero sign, a hotel’s room number
• Weft: a W woven from two Vs, one passing under the other
• Domaine Oeillade: the ligature Œ, a circle and an E that touch
• Marlowe Cycle Works: an M that is a bicycle frame
• Holm Eik: an h that is a chair
• Fluchtpunkt Architekten: a room drawn to one vanishing point

Nine marks drawn in EasyLogo for made-up brands, one idea each. Our minimalist logo guide shows how to pick the one that lasts.

Step 4 of 4, the export

Export at any size

PNG, JPG or SVG, on a transparent background or a colour you pick. The SVG is a true vector, so one file stays sharp from a favicon to a banner.

1. 1024App Store icon
2. 512Google Play icon
3. 400X and LinkedIn profile
4. 180iPhone home screen
5. 96Favicon

Sizes from each platform’s own help page, collected in our logo sizes cheat sheet.