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I honestly thought this was going to generate a free logo and got really excited for some unknown reason? I guess I was wondering how it all worked, then I clic

by lowglow 11y ago

I honestly thought this was going to generate a free logo and got really excited for some unknown reason? I guess I was wondering how it all worked, then I clicked through and it made way more sense. That was a wild ride!

mmahemoff 11y ago
The post mentions Gravatar, so actually it should do the same thing and return a generated image as a function of the domain, if no known one exists.
- michaelmior 11y ago
  It might be nice if that were an option, but having that as the default behaviour would be strange and unexpected IMO.
- david-given 11y ago
  That's exactly what I thought. I told it to generate Google's logo and was then quite surprised when it actually produced Google's logo.
- alexhawdon 11y ago
  That would be an interesting extension to develop. I agree it should be optional. I'm envisaging scraping colours and fonts from the target domain to recreate a text-only logo.
  - mmahemoff 11y ago
    You could also use the first letter of the domain as the basis of the logo. (I do something a bit like that on faviconist.com)
Hovertruck 11y ago
Not quite free, but this does exist at a pretty low price point: https://www.tailorbrands.com/ https://www.tailorbrands.com/
- tjbiddle 11y ago
  Neat! Definitely checking these guys out.
- aylons 11y ago
  Very interesting indeed. Is there any portfolio, even for fake brands, so I can see the range of styles their logos may have?
  - Hovertruck 11y ago
    AFAIK there is not. Maybe one of their devs will see this and can provide a link or something though.
  - nategraves 11y ago
    Hey there. I work for Tailor. We don't have currently have a portfolio, but we are working on something akin to this. For anyone interested, you can email me at nate@tailorbrands.com, and I'll send a coupon code your way so you can give it a try.
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- rcraft 11y ago
  Another great option I found recently is https://www.logaster.com/create/logo/ https://www.logaster.com/create/logo/. Free for low-res small images.
Yhippa 11y ago
Squarespace has a logo generator: http://www.squarespace.com/logo/ http://www.squarespace.com/logo/. Watermarked version and low-res for free, $10 otherwise.
- cerberusss 11y ago
  That is very, very nice. For stylized artwork, you can search for keywords. I typed "apps" (I'm an iOS developer) and got a bunch of icons that gave me enough good ideas to open up Sketch and create one for my own one-man-company.
ryanSrich 11y ago
I thought the same thing but as a designer I had the opposite reaction. I was prepared to be offended.
- jtreminio 11y ago
  Why in the world would this offend you?
  - ryanSrich 11y ago
    Two reasons: 1. It degrades design as a profession. It's essentially saying that logo design can be done by an algorithm. "There's no creativity to it". Wouldn't you be offended if someone said a basic algorithm could eliminate your job? (perhaps you wouldn't) 2. It's an overly simplistic view of what a logo/brand identity is. You can't just pick out some basic shapes and text for your logo. You need color theory, contrast analysis, a brand strategy, a well developed concept, etc.
    - jtreminio 11y ago
      > Wouldn't you be offended if someone said a basic algorithm could eliminate your job? Of course not. In fact, I spend quite a large portion of my time automating most of my work, so I can do other, more interesting things. Besides, if a company looked for and used a "free logo generator", would that company really be the type of client you wanted to pick up?
      - kstenerud 11y ago
        "We're all sorry for the other guy when he loses his job to a machine. When it comes to YOUR job, that's different. And it always will be different." - Leonard McCoy
      - ryanSrich 11y ago
        > Besides, if a company looked for and used a "free logo generator", would that company really be the type of client you wanted to pick up? Of course not. That still doesn't mean that the sentiment isn't degrading to designers. (it is)
soci 11y ago
Not an API, but I used a website to generate a free logo for an MVP I'm building. So far so good. http://www.hipsterlogogenerator.com http://www.hipsterlogogenerator.com
thomasrossi 11y ago
yes, that is what I thought too! But then again, gravatar does the same thing for users. While looking at the website I've found their lead-qualification tool for salesforce. That's much more interesting.

by lowglow 11y ago

mmahemoff 11y ago

The post mentions Gravatar, so actually it should do the same thing and return a generated image as a function of the domain, if no known one exists.

michaelmior 11y ago
It might be nice if that were an option, but having that as the default behaviour would be strange and unexpected IMO.
david-given 11y ago
That's exactly what I thought. I told it to generate Google's logo and was then quite surprised when it actually produced Google's logo.
alexhawdon 11y ago
That would be an interesting extension to develop. I agree it should be optional. I'm envisaging scraping colours and fonts from the target domain to recreate a text-only logo.
- mmahemoff 11y ago
  You could also use the first letter of the domain as the basis of the logo. (I do something a bit like that on faviconist.com)

Hovertruck 11y ago

Not quite free, but this does exist at a pretty low price point: https://www.tailorbrands.com/ https://www.tailorbrands.com/

tjbiddle 11y ago
Neat! Definitely checking these guys out.
aylons 11y ago
Very interesting indeed. Is there any portfolio, even for fake brands, so I can see the range of styles their logos may have?
- Hovertruck 11y ago
  AFAIK there is not. Maybe one of their devs will see this and can provide a link or something though.
- nategraves 11y ago
  Hey there. I work for Tailor. We don't have currently have a portfolio, but we are working on something akin to this. For anyone interested, you can email me at nate@tailorbrands.com, and I'll send a coupon code your way so you can give it a try.
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rcraft 11y ago
Another great option I found recently is https://www.logaster.com/create/logo/ https://www.logaster.com/create/logo/. Free for low-res small images.

Yhippa 11y ago

Squarespace has a logo generator: http://www.squarespace.com/logo/ http://www.squarespace.com/logo/. Watermarked version and low-res for free, $10 otherwise.

cerberusss 11y ago
That is very, very nice. For stylized artwork, you can search for keywords. I typed "apps" (I'm an iOS developer) and got a bunch of icons that gave me enough good ideas to open up Sketch and create one for my own one-man-company.

ryanSrich 11y ago

I thought the same thing but as a designer I had the opposite reaction. I was prepared to be offended.

jtreminio 11y ago
Why in the world would this offend you?
- ryanSrich 11y ago
  Two reasons: 1. It degrades design as a profession. It's essentially saying that logo design can be done by an algorithm. "There's no creativity to it". Wouldn't you be offended if someone said a basic algorithm could eliminate your job? (perhaps you wouldn't) 2. It's an overly simplistic view of what a logo/brand identity is. You can't just pick out some basic shapes and text for your logo. You need color theory, contrast analysis, a brand strategy, a well developed concept, etc.
  - jtreminio 11y ago
    > Wouldn't you be offended if someone said a basic algorithm could eliminate your job? Of course not. In fact, I spend quite a large portion of my time automating most of my work, so I can do other, more interesting things. Besides, if a company looked for and used a "free logo generator", would that company really be the type of client you wanted to pick up?
    - kstenerud 11y ago
      "We're all sorry for the other guy when he loses his job to a machine. When it comes to YOUR job, that's different. And it always will be different." - Leonard McCoy
    - ryanSrich 11y ago
      > Besides, if a company looked for and used a "free logo generator", would that company really be the type of client you wanted to pick up? Of course not. That still doesn't mean that the sentiment isn't degrading to designers. (it is)

soci 11y ago

Not an API, but I used a website to generate a free logo for an MVP I'm building. So far so good. http://www.hipsterlogogenerator.com http://www.hipsterlogogenerator.com

thomasrossi 11y ago

yes, that is what I thought too! But then again, gravatar does the same thing for users. While looking at the website I've found their lead-qualification tool for salesforce. That's much more interesting.