Website Logos
& Header Graphics
Your website logo/header
graphic is the first thing that visitors see when visiting your website.
The logo is typically a graphic (.jpg, ..gif or .png file) at the top of your page
and can be the entire header graphic or just a
small part of it.
Logo Types
There are two basic logo types:
- Illustrative or graphic logos/header graphics
- Text based llogos/header graphics
Illustrative logos require graphic design skills and are really the domain of graphic designers. Text based logos basically use your company or website name in a suitable
font/colour with maybe a simple background graphic.
Website Logo and Header Graphic Tips
A very bad logo/header graphiccreates a very bad impression, but it is not clear if a very good one has a very good impression. So
- Always keep to a simple design especially if you are doing it yourself.
- Don't overcomplicate it
- Stay with a simple text based logo/header graphic if you do it yourself.
- Make the Text easy to Read.
- Have the logo/header graphic professionally made if you want an illustrative type logo.
- If you are just starting out online, and aren't creating a
logo/header graphic for an existing business use a simple text
design, and change it later as your site builds traffic.
Most websites opt for a very simple logo/header
graphic usually with the company name or website name and sometimes a simple descriptive phrase.
I'm sure these companies could afford some really flashy logos if they wanted! www.google.com ,
www.ibm.com or http://www.bbc.co.uk.
Website Logo Design Options
- Make you own logo using traditional tools like Microsoft paint, Photoshop or similar package.
- Make your own using a professional logos/header
graphics package like
xheader which is free to try.
- Have your website logo professionally made by a logo designer.
Logo Creation Tools/Services
- www.aaa-logo.com- offline logo creation software free demo
- www.Logocreator.com
- offline logo creation software free demo from laughing bird software.
- www.cooltext.com -free online logo creation
- www.logoworks.com Logo making service.
Related Articles:
- http://www.ideabook.com/progress.htm
- http://www.allgraphicdesign.com/logo.html#tips
- http://www.soho-it-goes.com/resources/articles/logo-design-basics.html
- Making a logo- http://www.artistmike.com/test/page1.html
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