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Logo ideas, colors, fonts and symbols for public transport and rail services. 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 transit service.
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 Public transport · Wordmark with ligatureStart with this
- Summit Public transport · Wordmark with dot accentStart with this
- Fairview Public transport · Wordmark with cut letterStart with this
- Oak & Main Public transport · Wordmark with split colorStart with this
- Northgate Public transport · Wordmark with underlineStart with this
- Harbor Public transport · Wordmark with dot accentStart with this
Design advice
Color
calm: calm colors signal patience and care.
Graphite Calm: Graphite #222b2b, Silver Mist #96a0a6, Electric Cyan #2dd4d9, Void #111616, Bone White #f7fafa
Graphite Calm: Graphite #22282b, Silver Mist #969ba6, Cobalt #2d7eaf, Void #10161a, Bone White #f3f6f8
monochrome: black and white looks confident and prints anywhere.
Graphite Monochrome: Graphite #2f3231, Silver Mist #96a6a6, Lagoon #30a680, Void #121313, Bone White #f5f6f6
Graphite Monochrome: Graphite #27282b, Silver Mist #9796a6, Cobalt #3053a6, Void #131414, Bone White #f6f7f7
fresh: light, clean colors feel new and healthy.
Graphite Fresh: Graphite #232d27, Silver Mist #96a6a1, Verdant #2cd76b, Deep Verdant #151e18, Bone White #f8fbf9
Graphite Fresh: Graphite #252d23, Silver Mist #96a698, Verdant #48d424, Void #11190f, Bone White #f7fbf6
Type
Cedar Street Public transport
Cormorant Garamond with Source Sans 3: a classic serif feels established and trusted.
Cedar Street Public transport
Nunito Sans with Inter Tight: a humanist sans feels warm and easy to read.
Symbol ideas
- bus
- flag
- road
- landmark
- flag
- road
- flag triangle left
- road horizon
- dome
- bridge
- golf
- torii
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 transit service 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
Public transport logo questions
What colors work for a transit service logo?
For public transport and rail services, calm palettes work well because calm colors signal patience and care. A starting point from the engine: Graphite Calm (Graphite #222b2b, Silver Mist #96a0a6, Electric Cyan #2dd4d9). Text on paper needs 4.5:1 contrast.
Which fonts suit a transit service?
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 Public transport above is set in Fraunces.
What symbol should a transit service logo use?
Ideas drawn from transit, railway, metro: bus, flag, road, landmark, flag triangle left. Summit Public transport uses a wordmark with dot accent.
Where will a transit service logo be used most?
For public transport and rail services, on building facade, folder letterhead, business card, lobby wall, in that order.
How much does a transit service logo cost here?
A transit service logo is free to design and preview. The full brand pack for Cedar Street Public transport or your own name is $25 once, or included with AnimatedWebs Pro.
Can a transit service register its logo as a trademark?
Check for trademark conflicts (for example at uspto.gov) before a transit service 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.