Logo design software

[TeddyBallgame]

so, my son is interested in finding a decent logo designing software program...nothing high tech, just something so he can create logo's for some of his music production advertisements

i know nothing about this kind of stuff, maybe someone can suggest to me some different software programs to reseach



thx


-Steve

[echoThreeOneSix]

paint.NET is a simple free graphic design tool, but may not be powerful enough for him to do what he wants.

corel draw is pretty good, but since i'm used to photoshop I didn't care for it.

there is always photoshop and the plethora of adobe design programs...

[Peter.Steele]

Inkscape & GIMP.

These are the Open Source equivalents - read: "free" - of Illustrator and Photoshop.

[ExtremeX]

Good recommendation Peter, that’s where I would start.

But +1 on Adobe products

I always try to use and stay within the selection of industry accepted/standard software… Not only it is it easier to find support (like forums, guides, books), but if the project grows, it’s very easy to port those files over to someone else for print, collaboration, or professional services.

Ideally most of the graphics artist’s I’ve worked with in the past use Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop for logo work.

Adobe makes software for professionals, it is expensive, but they have recently come out with the Creative Cloud where you can actually subscribe to a software subscription… basically rent the software.

https://creative.adobe.com/plans

You can compare it to the retail / MSRP prices for purchase.

http://www.adobe.com/products/catalog/cs6._sl_id-contentfilter_sl_catalog_sl_software_sl_creativesuite6.html

I only use Photoshop and Lightroom myself… at $10 month I find it a deal vs buying $750 worth of software, and then having to worry about buying the next version when it comes out. The subscription includes upgrade rights.

If your son is a student there are some discount programs available.

My biggest gripe above the Creative Cloud stuff is they require and annual commitment… there are some projects I can finish within a few months, so I really hate paying for a full year. It really puts a damper on how I would want to use the product suite.

[TeddyBallgame]

good good, great responses

we're looking into several of these



thnx



-Steve

[Fate]

Logo design should be vector based if you want to do it right. Adobe Illustrator is the tool of choice. Photoshop will allow you to add bells and whistles, but when it comes to creating logos that will be used in a variety of sizes and media (print/digital) it's best to keep things simple.

[NytWolf]

Microsoft Paint.

Honestly, it's not the tool. It's the idiot behind the tool. No sense in spending thousands of dollars on a tool if you lack the ideas to put the tool to work.

(P.S. Not calling your son an idiot. Just figure of speech.)

[Fate]

Microsoft Paint.

Honestly, it's not the tool. It's the idiot behind the tool. No sense in spending thousands of dollars on a tool if you lack the ideas to put the tool to work.

(P.S. Not calling your son an idiot. Just figure of speech.)

I disagree. Trying to fix a car or build a house with tools from the dollar store will be an exercise in frustration and yield a lower quality end product. Yes, the user needs to be trained and have some talent to create good work, but saddling them with Paint is akin to the dollar store tools.

Often if you take a community college course you can get the Adobe software for a fraction of the retail price. Then you'll have some basic training AND the tools. Plus if design becomes something he's interested in pursuing as a career, he'll be ahead of the curve to be using industry standard software.

[TeddyBallgame]

Microsoft Paint.

Honestly, it's not the tool. It's the idiot behind the tool. No sense in spending thousands of dollars on a tool if you lack the ideas to put the tool to work.

(P.S. Not calling your son an idiot. Just figure of speech.)

I disagree. Trying to fix a car or build a house with tools from the dollar store will be an exercise in frustration and yield a lower quality end product. Yes, the user needs to be trained and have some talent to create good work, but saddling them with Paint is akin to the dollar store tools.

Often if you take a community college course you can get the Adobe software for a fraction of the retail price. Then you'll have some basic training AND the tools. Plus if design becomes something he's interested in pursuing as a career, he'll be ahead of the curve to be using industry standard software.

you both have good points...this is some very low tech logo stuff, he's probably best starting off with something he can comprehend, then build off that to better stuff

[SMR510]

you both have good points...this is some very low tech logo stuff, he's probably best starting off with something he can comprehend, then build off that to better stuff

Its not about comprehending its about having the correct tools to do the job. Any logo you make should be in Vector format (AKA can be resized infinitely without loss of quality). Illustrator is the correct tool for the job, a couple youtube videos and he will be on his way.

[ShadowX]

I designed many logos using this easy to use tool called "The Logo Creator". I used Photoshop, illustrator, etc before but nothing beats this tool if its mainly logos that you want to create. Take a look at the videos and samples that were created for reference. It is easy to create new logos from templates or from scratch and the options for modifying them are almost infinite.

They have a 50% off special with the promo code "June50" right now. You can't go wrong spending just $37 for the software.

http://www.thelogocreator.com/

http://www.thelogocreator.com/tutorials/

[Dubious_Beans]

I use Inkscape

http://www.inkscape.org/en/

It's free and there's lots of tutorials available.

[stilly]

so, my son is interested in finding a decent logo designing software program...nothing high tech, just something so he can create logo's for some of his music production advertisements

i know nothing about this kind of stuff, maybe someone can suggest to me some different software programs to reseach



thx


-Steve

There is a cool program that I used for making several logos. If you trip on acid before running it, you can make some CRAZY things with it, Else you best be a creative person who can think outside the box:

http://laughingbirdsoftware.com/

It is super easy to use though and the effects and things you can do are numerous. I do not think that they have any documentation though because they encourage you to just PLAY with the software and the price is excellent for what you get. I honestly felt like going door to door offering to create logos for small businesses...

Oh snap. Sorry, I did not see the above post. Then I back The Logo Creator software from Laughing Bird. It will not break your bank.