The real great shades of grey!
A logo needs to work well as a black & white version as you might have to use it for a Fax as much as you will use it for a high-quality print.
When a designer wants to create such a logo, he or she must make sure the lines are clean and all the areas of the logo are defined. It must not rely on the colours‘ help either.
Black & White Logo Collection
Designer: Emir Ayouni and Simon Ålander
© Emir Ayouni and Simon Ålander
33id Ut
Designer: Stephane Sommer
© Stephane Sommer
Photocolor
Designer: pubblimedia
© pubblimedia
nano
Designer: Enso
© Enso
Pyramids
Designer: V Alves
© V Alves
Black & White Logo Collection
Designer: Emir Ayouni and Simon Ålander
© Emir Ayouni and Simon Ålander
Ultramet CPT
Designer: LuBeraDesign
© LuBeraDesign
Rehab
Designer: MikeClewer
© MikeClewer
Black & White Logo Collection
Designer: Emir Ayouni and Simon Ålander
© Emir Ayouni and Simon Ålander
MUSICAFE
Designer: sbdesign
© sbdesign
Schwarz-Weiß-Tipp #1: Einfache Formen
As the color is gone, we must rely on the forms. They should stand out clearly. In this example, a square has been created using the Rectangle Tool, rotated by 45 degrees through Edit > Transform Rotate. A second, smaller form with a Front Shape Substract is what’s creating the frame.
Ctrl+J allows the form to be copied as we use the Move Tool to place it to the right side. Comibing it with some text make the prototype quite impressive.
Optical Strength
Designer: felro
© felro
Dotmonster
Designer: Alen Pavlovi
© Alen Pavlovi
Bee
Designer: AlexanderSpliid
© AlexanderSpliid
Act
Designer: George Bokhua
© George Bokhua
Audio Theatre
Designer: sbdesign
© sbdesign
Bird Love
Designer: Mike Erickson
© Mike Erickson
Moonstruck Trumpeter
Designer: Type and Signs
© Type and Signs
Holeon_1
Designer: Type and Signs
© Type and Signs
M – MEGABRAIN
Designer: tausendsasser
© tausendsasser
tlbc unused version
Designer: nido
© nido
Schwarz-Weiß-Tipp #2: Komplexe Formen
Black & white logos can prove themselves to be more complex. Here you can see a cyclist put inside a circular shape, therefore giving a symbolic shape. The speed is here shown as horizontal stripes spreading from the circular shape.
Invisible Agents
Designer: AlexWende
© AlexWende
VOOV
Designer: VOOV
© VOOV
Version 2 Logo
Designer: James Cullen
© James Cullen
FORESTAL
Designer: iLune
© iLune
Barefoot
Designer: morecolor
© morecolor
Curve
Designer: Rouzbeh Firouzmand
© Rouzbeh Firouzmand
MousTacho Bell dog
Designer: Peter Vasvari
© Peter Vasvari
FastClick Solutions
Designer: andreiu
© andreiu
alone
Designer: onetreeink
© onetreeink
umbrella foundation
Designer: designabot
© designabot
Schwarz-Weiß-Tipp #3: Graustufen
As a little inspiration and example: we should also say that, in addition to purely black logos, gray scale can be used to create a little bit more depth and varied shapes.
