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40 Examples of Nicely Illustrated Logo Designs

A logo usually has some philosophy and meaningful concept behind it and an illustration could help to describe those two elements well to the audience. Illustration in logo design helps designers to deliver the message in a logo concept and it also helps people to catch and interpret the message in an easier way. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, an illustration could be very effective to create a witty logo with a smart concept that will make peoples jaws dropped.

40 Examples of Nicely Illustrated Logo Designs


Nowadays, with the increasing number of creative designers, illustration in logo is just getting wittier and more fun. Therefore, this time we will share a collection of illustrations in logo design for your inspiration.

Nicely Illustrated Logo Designs

Big Colors by Nadir Balcikli
Bigcolors

Insomnia by Nadir Balcikli
Insomnia

Propane Monkey by Myway999
Propanemonkey

Queen by Gal
Queen

Spacepet by Nadir Balcikli
Spacepet

Silent Monkey by George Bokhua
Silentmonkey

Smorss by Brandclay
Smorss

News Rocket by All4Leo
Newsrocket

Royal Theater by Arnas Goldbergas
Royaltheater

Go North by Cris Labno
Gonorth

Portrait Photos by Atakan Seckin
Portraitphotos

SMS Panda by Brand Mango
Smspanda

Ecotaste by Yuka Highbridge
Ecotaste

Women Meet Literature by Emrekoc
Womenliterature

Optical Strength by Felipe Rojas
Opticalstrength

Cooks by Anton Akhmatov
Cooks

Mr. Couch by Arnas Goldbergas
Mrcouch

Paper Rocket by Nadir Balcikli
Paperrocket

Love Clip by Rich
Loveclip

Desert Fork by Goran Vujinovic
Desertfork

Kitchen Love by Bas
Kitchenlove

Dog Care Veterinary by Gary
Dogcare

Pinocella by Nikita Lebedev
Pinocella

Buzz Cart by Sean Heisler
Buzzcart

Sumo Suit by Rich Scott
Sumosuit

Mr. Cutts by Tabitha Kristen
Mrcutts

Eskeemo by Nadir Balcikli
Eskeemo

News Flash by Joe Keller
Newsflash

Note Star by Rich
Notestar

Winky Cup by Goran Vujinovic
Winkycup

Urban Gourmet by Sean Heisler
Urbangourmet

Catch 5 by Mike Erickson
Catch5

Elephruit by Nido
Elephruit

Lions & Lambs Media Group LLC by Gareth Hardy
Lionslambs

Caged Tweets by Michal Ozorowski
Cagedtweets

We Love Underwear by Gareth Hardy
Weloveunderwear

Lovetie by Sean Heisler
Lovetie

3Bee by Dbunk
Bee

Dreamtime by Josiah Jost
Dreamtime

Animals Today by Mike Erickson
Animalstoday

Conclusion

Creating a logo with a nice, suitable illustration is not an easy task. It will need some experimentation, resources, knowledge, playfulness, sketching and creative ideas first. However it is really worth trying since the result could be wonderful.

So what do you think about illustration in logo design? Which logo of the examples above is your favorite? Do share with us in the comment below.

Posted on: June 9th, 2010

Citra Sudiro

Oridusartic is a graphic designer by day and a blogger by night. Her enthusiasm for illustrations and design often takes her on long surfing trips on the internet, looking for new and interesting stuff. Just read the letters of the word ‘Oridusartic’ backwards and what you get, is her real name. You can visit her site below or follow her on twitter.

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  1. June 9, 2010 at 10:10 pm

    I like them all! but the Lions and Lambs stands out for me. It's very clever!

  2. kumar
    June 10, 2010 at 4:38 am

    really liked Smorss by Brandclay.

    compare:
    News Rocket by All4Leo
    and
    Paper Rocket by Nadir Balcikli

  3. June 10, 2010 at 4:42 am

    The negative space in the Elephruit logo really catches my eye. Great use of simple shapes to create an illustrated logo.

  4. June 10, 2010 at 5:19 am

    very neat, very kewl design..
    winky cup wins it for me, love the curves..
    uncomplicated..brilliant.

  5. June 10, 2010 at 11:55 am

    Wow, excellent collection, nice inspiration - Elephruit is super.

  6. June 10, 2010 at 12:30 pm

    Love the bigcolors logo! Ecotaste is awesome as well!

  7. June 10, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    It is a nice collection

  8. June 10, 2010 at 2:19 pm

    really awesome inspirations,liked the 'Dog care veterinary', 'Catch 5' ,'Lions and Lambs' and 'Animal today'.Nice post.

  9. June 10, 2010 at 3:15 pm

    All are great but I like the Bigcolors most

    Thanks Citra:)

  10. June 10, 2010 at 4:05 pm

    Great collection !!
    but i think that the kitchen love logo is not lovely with the knife to the down like this ..!

  11. June 10, 2010 at 6:55 pm

    Nice collection, I think spacepet is brilliant!

  12. June 10, 2010 at 7:44 pm

    Awesome collection!

  13. Lawrence
    June 11, 2010 at 10:12 am

    My fav one is LOVECLIP.

  14. Vinay Teli
    June 11, 2010 at 6:08 pm

    Very Nice!!! I liked Dog Care Veterinary!!

  15. dobdob
    June 12, 2010 at 7:59 am

    Exceptional collection! I truly am in awe when I discover such creativity. To see how these designers could crystallize their clever ideas through these beautiful logos inspired me! Thank you.

  16. June 15, 2010 at 4:29 am

    Great source of inspiration, especially I like Mr. Couch logo, so cute :)

  17. June 15, 2010 at 9:20 am

    Thanks for putting together this great list!
    Best wishes

  18. Thomthom
    June 15, 2010 at 10:13 am

    I like NewsFlash! WomenMeetLiterature is also very witty and naughty at the same time.

  19. sudheesh
    June 18, 2010 at 2:04 pm

    very nice collection
    I like Lions & Lambs Media Group LLC by Gareth Hardy

  20. shikha
    June 23, 2010 at 6:16 pm

    women meet literature is absolutely brilliant, and yet so simple!!!

  21. shikha
    June 23, 2010 at 6:50 pm

    And lions and lambs too. Very clever.

  22. July 6, 2010 at 12:19 am

    Excellent collection! Oh so clever designs! I like them all..but the ecotaste and notestar are my favorites!

  23. 4mi
    August 20, 2010 at 7:02 pm

    All are very good but lions and lambs is too good.

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