Wanting to learn or develop your logo design skills? Or maybe you’re currently working as a logo designer? You may find something on this logo design resources page that will help you develop your creative design skills and grow as a designer.
Take a look at these top online logo design resources, where you'll find tons of useful tools and services that can help you run your logo design business and also ways to find inspiration when designing logos.
Some of the below we use ourselves and others recommended by our readers and members of our community. If you think something else maybe be of value to this list then send us a message and we will look at adding it.
Learn Logo Design & Grids
- Logo Core - Master Class - Learn Logo Design
- Logo Core - Logo Grids - Video Course on Logo Grid Systems
Design Software
- Adobe Illustrator – Industry standard (Monthly subscription)
- Astute Graphics – Time saving tools for Adobe Illustrator
- Corel Draw
- Affinity Designer
- Inkscape (Free)
- GIMP (Free)
- Snappa - ( Whip up graphics online for social media, ads, blogs, and more without Photoshop or graphic designers.)
- PicMonkey - (Photo editor. Design maker. Idea realizer. Everything you need to make your ideas come to life)
- Foto - (web-based platform, as well as a computer software and mobile app, for photo editing and graphic designing.)
- Stencil - (Perfect for creating social media posts, ad graphics, content marketing visuals, email images & more!)
- Easil - Your DIY design secret weapon, drag, and drop creator.
- Design Wizard - Create Impressive Designs. Quickly & Easily.
Training & Education
- Logo Core
- SkillShare
- RookieUp - | Get A Design Job Bootcamp | Become A Freelancer Bootcamp | Career Bootcamps
- Lynda Learning
- Creative Live
- Udemy | Logo Design | Branding
- Blinkist | Fit Learning into Your Life! - Blinkist brings you knowledge from top nonfiction and podcasts, so you can learn anytime, anywhere.
- Learn Adobe Illustrator - CC Masterclass - Self-Paced Online Learning!
Logo, Graphic, Branding, and Strategy Design Books
- The Ultimate Guide To Logo Design (By Kyle Courtright)
- Logo Design Love (by David Airey) - Amazon | Wordery
- Work For Money, Design For Love (by David Airey) - Amazon | Wordery
- Logo: The Reference Guide to Symbols and Logotypes (by Michael Evamy) - Amazon | Wordery
- Logotype (by Michael Evamy) - Amazon | Wordery
- Symbol (by Angus Hyland and Steven Bateman) - Amazon | Wordery
- Logo Modernism (by Jens Muller & R. Roger Remington) - Amazon | Wordery
- Branding: In Five and a Half Steps (by Michael Johnson) - Amazon | Wordery
- Know Your Onions: Graphic Design (by Drew de Soto) - Amazon | Wordery
- Know Your Onions: Corporate Identity (by Drew de Soto) - Amazon | Wordery
- Marks of Excellence: The History and Taxonomy of Trademarks (by Per Mollerup) - Amazon | Wordery
- House Industries The Process Is The Inspiration (by Ken Barber) - Amazon | Wordery
- Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team (By Alina Wheeler) - Amazon | Wordery
- The Visual History of Type (by Paul McNeil) - Amazon | Wordery
- Creative Strategy and the Business of Design (by Douglas Davis) - Amazon | Wordery
- ZAG: The #1 Strategy of High-Performance Brands (by Marty Neumeier) - Amazon | Wordery
- The Brand Gap: Revised Edition (by Marty Neumeier) - Amazon | Wordery
- The Brand Flip: Why Customers Now Run Companies and How to Profit From it (by Marty Neumeier) - Amazon | Wordery
- Draplin DesignCo. Pretty Much Everything (by Aaron James Draplin) - Amazon | Wordery
- Why Fonts Matter (by Sarah Hyndman) - Amazon | Wordery
- Creating a Brand Identity: A Guide for Designers (by Catharine Slade-Brooking) - Amazon | Wordery
- Logo Life: Life Histories of 100 Famous Brands (by Ron van der Vlugt) - Amazon | Wordery
- How to Launch a Brand (2nd Edition) Yor Ste-By-Step Guide to Crafting a Brand: From Positioning to Naming and Brand Identity (by Fabian Geyrhalter) - Amazon - UK | US
- Bigger Than This: How to Turn Any Venture Into an Admired Brand (by Fabian Geyrhalter) - Amazon | Wordery
- The Brand Therapy Book: Key Branding Lessons to Save Time and Money While Winning Hearts and Minds (by Fabian Geyrhalter) - Amazon | Wordery
- Crush it!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion - Amazon | Wordery
- Book of Ideas (by Radim Malinic) - Amazon | Wordery
- Book of Ideas Volume 2 (by Radim Malinic) - Amazon | Wordery
- Book of Branding (by Radim Malinic) - Amazon | Wordery
- Now Try Something Weirder: How to keep having great ideas and survive in the creative business (by Michael Johnson) - Amazon | Wordery
- The Logo Design idea book by Steven Heller & Gail Anderson - Amazon | Wordery
- Identity Designed: The Definitive Guide to Visual Branding (by David Airey) - Amazon | Wordery
- Brand by Hand: Blisters, Calluses, and Clients: A life in Design (by Jon Contino) - Amazon | Wordery
- Graphic Design for Art, Fashion, Film, Architecture, Photography, and Product Design & Everything In Between (by Andy Cooke) - Amazon | Wordery
- Design. Think. Make. Break. Repeat: A Handbook of Methods by Martin Tomitsch and Cara Wrigley - Amazon | Wordery
- Brand New Name: A Proven, Step-by-Step Process to Create an Unforgettable Brand Name by Jeremy Miller - Amazon - Amazon | Wordery
- Sticky Branding: 12.5 Principles to Standout, Attract Customers & Grow an Incredible Brand by Jeremy Miller - Amazon | Wordery
- Logo-a-gogo by Rian Hughes - Amazon | Wordery
- The Lettering Workshops by Francis Chouquet - Amazon | Wordery
- Burn Your Portfolio by Michael Janda - Amazon | Wordery
- The Psychology of Graphic Design Pricing by Michael Janda - Amazon | Wordery
- Find Your Artistic Voice: The Essential Guide to Working Your Creative Magic by Lisa Cogdon - Amazon | Wordery
- Feck Perfuction: Dangerous Ideas on the Business of Life by James Victore - Amazon | Wordery
- Design is Storytelling by Ellen Lupton - Amazon | Wordery
- Work Energy: Finish Everything You Start and Fearlessly Take On Any Goal by Jim Harmer - Amazon | US
Logo Design Blogs / News
- Logo Design Love
- The Branding Source
- Inspiration Grid - Branding | Logos
- Creative Bloq (branding section)
- It's Nice That (Graphic Design Section)
- Brandnew (A division of UnderConsideration)
- Mindsparkle Mag (Graphic Design Section)
- Design Week (branding section)
- The Brand Identity (By Elliott Moody)
- Logo Designer
- Brandemia
- Branding / Identity / Design
- Identity Designed
- Visual Journal (by Alessandro Scarpellini)
- We and the Color (Branding Section)
- The Logo Creative (Don't forget our blog)
Branding Mockups
- Creative Market
- Pixeden
- Design Cuts
- Graphic Burger
- Graphic River
- Freebiesbug
- Pixel Buddha
- Live Surface (An illustrator plugin)
- Freepik
- Yellow Images | Yellow Ticket | Discounts & Freebies
- MockupFree
- Placeit - (Smart templates that make design easy, Create mockups, logos, videos & designs in seconds!)
Fonts
- Design Cuts
- Typekit
- Google Fonts
- ByPeople
- House Industries
- Da Font
- Font Squirrel
- Creative Market
- FreeTypography
- WhatTheFont - Identify Fonts Tool
- Fontface Ninja - Inspect, Try, Buy and bookmark any font on any website
Podcasts
- Type Studio - Online Podcast Editing Software
Portfolio & Web Design
- Short Pixel - WordPress Image Optimization (Use our link for double amount of free images)
- RookieUp - | Portfolio Starter Kit | Build Your Portfolio Bootcamp
Useful tools
- WeTransfer - (Send files up to 2GB for free)
- Grammarly - (Grammarly makes sure everything you type is clear, effective, and mistake-free. Use it for free)
- UnlockSpector - (provides an in-depth report of technical details of any iPhone device, in order to get the unlock status of it (carrier, icloud) and get advice to unlock and use it.)
- GSuite, Google Docs - Professional email, online storage, and more. Choose your G Suite plan. The first 14 days are free.
Video Editing
- Type Studio - Video Editing Online - Add Subtitles to Your Video