40 Fabulous 1 or 2 Color Logo Designs and Tutorials for Your Inspiration

40 Fabulous 1 or 2 Color Logo Designs and Tutorials for Your Inspiration

Posted on 13. Jan, 2010 by in Inspiration, Photoshop, Resources


Generally speaking, designers are in constant need of inpiration. Regardless of the medium, we need to always look for the best and most interesting eye candy in order to keep the creativity flowing.   This is very much the case when the task is to develop a logo.  The right logo has the ability to define a product in such a small space…sometimes without any words.  Not an easy feat.

In this article, you’ll find 40 fabulous 1 and 2 color logos and tutorials for inspiration the next time you need to develop branding for yourself or a client.

Coffee Brothers

2 Color Logo Designs - Coffee Brothers

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Coffee Brothers

WoodenHouse
 WoodenHouse

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - WoodenHouse

SuiteCase

SuiteCase

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - SuiteCase

Minnesota Bluegrass

Minnesota Bluegrass logo

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Minnesota Bluegrass logo

Cinema Talk

Cinema Talk

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs -Cinema Talk

Tony’s Organic Food

Tony's Organic Food

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Tony's Organic Food

StudentsKnow

Students Know

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs -Students Know

Newcastle Food And Wine Festival

Newcastle Food & Wine Festival

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Newcastle Food & Wine Festival

Vaachi

Vaachi

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Vaachi

Mr.  Cutts

Mr. Cutts

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Mr. Cutts

Tuatara

Tuatara

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Tuatara

Bluteq

Bluteq

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Bluteq

OnWine

OnWine

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - OnWine

Bridges

Bridges

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Bridges

Grace Hospice

Grace Hospice

Grace Hospice

Hidden Cork

Hidden Cork

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Hidden Cork

King Fish

King Fish

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - King Fish

Plastic Whale

Plastic Whale

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Plastic Whale

Conserve Rain Water

15_2color_logo

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Conserve Rain Water

Smorss

Smorss

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Smorss

Slug Shot

Slug Shot

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Slug Shot

Nosey

Nosey

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Nosey

Toon Plant

ToonPlant

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - ToonPlant

Brazil/Argentina

Brazil/Argentina

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Brazil/Argentina

Water Drop

Water Drop

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Water Drop

H20 Clear

H20 Clear

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - H20 Clear

PetFoto

PetFoto

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - PetFoto

Fresh

Fresh

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Fresh

Film House

Film House

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Film House

Paint the World Green

Paint the World Green

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Paint the World Green

Seven Sparrows

Seven Sparrows

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Seven Sparrows

Dog Wash

Dog Wash

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Dog Wash

Tickets Confirmed

Tickets Confirmed

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Tickets Confirmed

Urban Chic

Urban Chic

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Urban Chic

Mediteran

Mediteran

1 or 2 Color Logo Designs - Mediteran

Tutorials

Constructing the Perfect Logo
This short tutorial goes over the general methods for constructing a logo.

Tutorial - Constructing the Perfect Logo

Tutorial - Constructing the Perfect Logo

Logo Design Project Step by Step Walkthrough
Follow this step by step documentation of the whole process of the logo design from conception to completion.

Tutorial - Logo Design Project Step by Step

Tutorial - Logo Design Project Step by Step

Create a black and white logo
How to create a one-colour logotype that has a contemporary yet classic look

Tutorial - Create a black and white logo

Tutorial - Create a black and white logo

Step by Step Logo
Chuck Green presenting a detailed analysis and step by step logo creation process

Tutorial - Step by Step Logo

Tutorial - Step by Step Logo

Web 2.0 Style Logo

Tutorial - Web 2.0 Style Logo

Tutorial - Web 2.0 Style Logo

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31 Responses to “40 Fabulous 1 or 2 Color Logo Designs and Tutorials for Your Inspiration”

  1. Itsashirt t shirts

    13. Jan, 2010

    Very good finds, great designers at work here…

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  3. OMG…… This Is Amazing !!!

    Great stuff! just what i’m looking for. You have an B.E.A.utiful list. I just can’t stop drooling.

    I am definitely bookmarking this page for future reference.

    Thanks :D

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    bmackler Reply:

    @Jane……I LOVE WEB DESIGN…., Now that’s the reaction I like to see from my posts :-) Glad you like the list.

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  6. Pratish

    14. Jan, 2010

    very nice collection…

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  7. Jessica

    14. Jan, 2010

    Sorry, but I have seen that Plastic Whale logo on several other blogs and I just totally fail to see what’s so great about it. The others are all mostly very clever. But is the whale supposed to.. look like plastic or something? Because first of all, it doesn’t. Second, why would a plastic-looking whale be a brilliant mark for a company called Plastic Whale. What’s up with the yellow/green? Is that supposed to mean plastic somehow? What the heck am I missing here, if anything?!

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    bmackler Reply:

    @Jessica, Glad you find most of them clever. There was something I really liked about that Whale. Though I agree, I am not sure what a plastic whale is….

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    Jessica Reply:

    @bmackler, Thanks, and I apologize for sounding rude. Its just that I’ve seen this thing everywhere now and I was baffled as to how its up to par with the others.. I wonder if Plastic Whale is a real company. I found absolutely nothing online about its actual existence.

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    bmackler Reply:

    @Jessica, Nope not rude at all. a very fair question. After posting it, I saw it in more places as well. I think what makes it on par with the others is the uniqueness of style and the depth of color/gradients. I dont think its a real company, just a mock up that someone made…Perhaps in retrospect there may be others that are better suited to be on the list, but as I said before, there was just something about it that struck me…

  8. Silvio Vailante

    14. Jan, 2010

    Very good!
    Helped me a lot your tutorial, because I’m in the middle of a project and his work inspired me a lot!
    Congratulations!

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  12. Nicolas

    17. Jan, 2010

    Beautiful !

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  13. Bonnie V

    18. Jan, 2010

    some EXTREMELY creative solutions. Jogged my imagination for a new project

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    bmackler Reply:

    @Bonnie V, It really is amazing what people can come up for something as simple as a business card. Jogged my imagination as well!

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  14. Kristin

    20. Jan, 2010

    I love to be inspired. Thanks for this!

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  15. jay

    20. Jan, 2010

    This is what i’m looking for

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  16. web design york

    03. Feb, 2010

    Excellent post. Very inspiring and a great example of simple good logo design

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    bmackler Reply:

    @web design york, Glad you liked it. yes, a good simple logo design sure goes a far way.

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  17. kelly

    22. Feb, 2010

    almost none of these logos were done for an actual company and are being used now. This is all spec work. One of the hardest parts of design is getting the logo past the clients and approved. I’ll start posting all of my rejected work now too.

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    bmackler Reply:

    @kelly, yes most of these are spec work but it doesnt change the fact that they are still great. I would love to see what they approved. some of my favorite work is stuff that was not approved. gotta love clients :-)

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  18. logodesignlondon

    12. May, 2010

    color logo designs are very insirable to all.

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  20. How do you?™ Answers

    28. Aug, 2010

    Amazing set of logos thanks for sharing these

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  21. Brett Widmann

    28. Oct, 2010

    Thanks for the great set of tutorials.

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  22. Alokdutta Pandey

    15. Dec, 2010

    Hey, I loved to go thorugh the inspirations and tuts u have shared. I enjoyed and learnt a lot!!! Cool Site! :)

    Hey, could you please upload a tut for “how to design the BrazilArgentina logo…”?
    It would be great, if you could…

    Thanks… :)

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  23. Logo Design

    06. Feb, 2011

    Agree, What a great post!

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  24. Web Design

    23. Mar, 2011

    great post!

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