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Library logo maker, free to design.
Logo ideas, colors, fonts and symbols for libraries and reading communities. Describe your business, refine it by chat, see it on real photographs, and get the full brand pack for $25 once.
Example logos
6 starting points for a library.
Made by the same engine as the studio, with sample names. Start from one and the studio opens with this industry and that concept first.
- Cedar Street Library · Wordmark with split colorStart with this
- Summit Library · Wordmark with dot accentStart with this
- Fairview Library · WordmarkStart with this
- Oak & Main Library · Wordmark with split colorStart with this
- Northgate Library · Wordmark with underlineStart with this
- Harbor Library · Wordmark with dot accentStart with this
Design advice
Color
calm: calm colors signal patience and care.
Graphite Calm: Graphite #21242a, Silver Mist #9796a6, Cobalt #1e4bc0, Deep Cobalt #14171d, Bone White #f7f7f9
Graphite Calm: Graphite #2c3638, Silver Mist #969ea6, Electric Cyan #2aa4bc, Deep Electric Cyan #131d1f, Bone White #f4f7f8
monochrome: black and white looks confident and prints anywhere.
Graphite Monochrome: Graphite #333431, Silver Mist #9aa696, Verdant #73a630, Void #131312, Bone White #f5f6f5
Graphite Monochrome: Graphite #393436, Silver Mist #a69796, Rose #a63053, Graphite Ink #181717, Bone White #f5f5f5
fresh: light, clean colors feel new and healthy.
Graphite Fresh: Graphite #262f25, Silver Mist #96a699, Verdant #30e312, Void #0f160e, Bone White #f8fbf8
Graphite Fresh: Graphite #2b372e, Silver Mist #96a69f, Verdant #28dc56, Void #101812, Bone White #f3f8f5
Type
Cedar Street Library
Cormorant Garamond with Source Sans 3: a classic serif feels established and trusted.
Cedar Street Library
Nunito Sans with Inter Tight: a humanist sans feels warm and easy to read.
Symbol ideas
- book
- flag
- landmark
- book
- flag
- book
- book a
- bookmark
- swatch book
- book headphones
- flag triangle left
- dome
Open source icons (ISC and MIT). Others can use the same icon, so a symbol mark is less unique than a monogram or an abstract mark.
Layout
A library name often goes on a building, so letters need open counters and steady weight to read as raised metal from the sidewalk. A one color version helps with embossing and stamps.
Websites to match
Motion website templates from AnimatedWebs.
Questions
Library logo questions
What colors work for a library logo?
For libraries and reading communities, calm palettes work well because calm colors signal patience and care. A starting point from the engine: Graphite Calm (Graphite #21242a, Silver Mist #9796a6, Cobalt #1e4bc0). Text on paper needs 4.5:1 contrast.
Which fonts suit a library?
Cormorant Garamond with Source Sans 3, because a classic serif feels established and trusted; Nunito Sans with Inter Tight, because a humanist sans feels warm and easy to read. Cedar Street Library above is set in Fraunces.
What symbol should a library logo use?
Ideas drawn from library: book, flag, landmark, book a, bookmark. Summit Library uses a wordmark with dot accent.
Where will a library logo be used most?
For libraries and reading communities, on building facade, folder letterhead, business card, lobby wall, in that order.
How much does a library logo cost here?
A library logo is free to design and preview. The full brand pack for Cedar Street Library or your own name is $25 once, or included with AnimatedWebs Pro.
Can a library register its logo as a trademark?
Check for trademark conflicts (for example at uspto.gov) before a library registers it or prints business cards.
What is in the brand pack · Pricing and downloads
Check a logo for trademark conflicts (for example at uspto.gov) before you register or print it.