In a perfect world, everyone has millions in the bank and is able to afford a top-notch designer to create an amazing logo for a product that hasn’t kicked off yet.
Welcome to the startup world. Not everyone is funded, many are struggling to pay rent, maxed-out credit cards are not uncommon, not every team includes a designer or can hire one right off the bat.
{ I need you to breathe. Deeply. }
There are ways around this. Ways that are cost and time effective. Ways that take advantage of the infinitely many doors opened up by the Internet. Smart ways around this.
See, there are still many great design agencies around offering quality brand identity services. You may be able to find one that suits your budget. After all, sitting next to a designer that will create a custom solution for your product is the ideal scenario.
But startups happen, and their scenario is rarely ideal.
Therefore, I have built this handy list of resources (more like hacks) to help you tackle the mission of designing your product’s logo.
Answer these questions to find out which is the best road for you. Once you find it, take a look at the 30+ resources in the list below (they are all numbered).
FOR TEAMS WITH NO DESIGNERS
Crowdsourcing your logo design
1. 99 Designs
2. DesignCrowd
3. crowdSPRING
4. Ooomf
5. Choosa
6. Logo My Way
Hiring a freelancer to design your logo
7. Elance
8. Microlancer
9. Guru
10. Odesk
11. Etsy
Hiring an agency
12. Cuban Council
14. DW+H
15. Inkd
Free or inexpensive logo design services and tools
16. Fiverr
17. LogoYes
19. Graphic Springs
20. Tweak
21. Logo Garden
22. DesignMantic
FOR TEAMS WITH DESIGNERS:
Logo design inspiration
23. Logo Pond
25. Pinterest
26. DeviantArt
27. Dribbble
28. Logo of the Day
Logo design education
29. Lynda: Logo Design Tutorial
30. Tuts Plus: Logo Design Fundamentals
31. Udemy: Logo Design Courses
Individual processes:
32. Abduzeedo: Logo Design Process for RAWZ