Create a Logo Style Guide: Protect Your Brand
Document your logo correctly for all use cases
Branding & Marketing
A logo style guide ensures that your logo is used correctly everywhere — whether by you, your team, or external vendors. It protects the integrity of your brand.
Contents of a Logo Style Guide
- Logo variants — Primary, secondary, icon, inverted, B&W
- Color definitions — HEX, RGB, CMYK, Pantone for each brand color
- Minimum sizes — Smallest allowed display (e.g., 25mm width print, 120px digital)
- Clear space — Minimum distance around the logo
- Typography — Primary and secondary fonts, hierarchy
- Do's & Don'ts — What's allowed and what's not
Do's & Don'ts — Examples
Do's:
- ✅ Use logo on white or specified backgrounds
- ✅ Maintain proportions
- ✅ Respect clear space
- ✅ Use provided files
Don'ts:
- ❌ Distort or rotate the logo
- ❌ Change colors
- ❌ Add effects (shadows, glow, 3D)
- ❌ Place logo on busy backgrounds
- ❌ Remove or add logo elements
A style guide may seem like overkill — but it saves you countless revision loops in the long run. Start with the logo editor and document properly from the beginning.
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