How to Design Your Own Sports Logo for Free
Logos help people identify a company, product, location or team quickly and easily. Typically, the most effective logos are simple and iconic, such as the Nike swoosh. Most sports logos, created for a professional or amateur sports team, feature a drawing of the team name that uses the team colors. Drawings range from fierce to cutesy and the art style often depends on the type of team. A football team may prefer a logo that suggests fighting while a dance troupe wants an elegant logo.
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Determine what you want your logo to say about your sports team . Do you want people to think your team is fierce or fun? Most sports team logos feature a graphic representation of their logo, such as a dolphin or wildcat. Some logos include the name of the team while others include just the picture.
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Open your favorite imaging program, such as Photoshop, Photoscape or CorelDraw. Click on the "File" button and select "New File." Enter a height and width, of at least 300 pixels but no more than 600 pixels. Press "OK."
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Click on the Paintbrush tool. Draw a sketch of the Sports logo, using the mouse or a tablet. Keep the sketch loose and simple.
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Press the "Layer" menu and scroll to "New Layer." In the layer window, click on the lock next to the first layer then click on the new layer.
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Trace the outline of your logo using the Paintbush tool. Erase any errors using the eraser tool.
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Create a new layer. Click on the layer with the outline and select the entire layer by pressing "Control" and "A," Press "Control" and "C" to copy it. Click on the lock button next to this layer and click on the newly created layer. Press "Control" and "V" to paste it.
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Fill in the logo using the paintbrush or bucket tool. Most effective logos are between one and four colors. Use your sports team's colors for the most familiar logo.
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Add text, if desired. Click on the font tool and draw a box where you want to add the text. Enter the text and click on the "Font" tab. Change the font as desired, until you find a font that compliments the logo.
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Lock the layer and right-click on the layer with the sketch. Scroll to "Delete Layer." Delete the layer with the outline.
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Click on the "File" button and scroll to "Save As." Enter a name in the text field and click on the drop-down menu. Select "JPG" or "BMP" as the file type and press the "Okay" button.
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Tips & Warnings
Study the logos you find on the products in your surroundings to get a better sense for the art of creating logos.
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