Simple logo design ideas using custom shapes in Photoshop

Learn how to create logo designs using shapes, styles, gradients in Photoshop.

Logos are very important parts of web designing and they can be made with letters and graphics. Here we will learn to design simple logos using custom shapes in Photoshop.

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Smart, Colorful and unique Bird Logo

Let's start designing the logo. It's very simple.
Step 1: Open a new file by clicking on File>Open.
Step 2: Create a new layer. Name it logo.

Step 3: Choose the custom shape tool seen in the tools panel on the right.

The above panel will appear.
Step 4: Click on the Shape drop down menu seen on the top toolbar. Click on the arrow and select Animals. Select style as Buttons. Look for the multicolor button which is there. Look for the bird which is in the banner and drag it to the canvas with the size you want.

Wow! Your nice colorful Bird logo is ready!

Bright Sun Logo

Follow the steps:
Step 1:Choose the custom shape tool seen in the tools panel on the right. Click on the Shape drop down menu seen on the top toolbar. Click on the arrow and select Nature. Select Fill pixels (third button seen in the tools panel in the left). Look for the sun symbol which is there and drag it to the canvas with the size you want.

Step 2:Now click on magic wand tool and select the sun. Now create a gradient. Select Gradient tool. Select Color harmonies2 from the dropdown menu of gradient tool and chose the gradient which has orange to yellow gradient. Now click on the sun and drag from top to down. Your sun have the sun effect now.

Step 3:To make the text appear on top of the sun.
Click on and the below panel will appear on top of the photoshop file.
Select T and the below screen will appear.
Warp Text Screen Click on style as Arc Say ok.

Now you can write your company name.

Your logo is ready!

Here is the logo we designed for the Free Photoshop website template 2.

Follow the steps:
Choose the custom shape tool seen in the tools panel on the right. Click on the Shape drop down menu seen on the top toolbar. Click on the arrow and select Ornaments. Look for the ornament which is in the banner of website header 2. Here give color as Black. Drag the shape to the canvas.

Easy isn't it? Click here to learn how we designed website template 2.

Here is the logo we designed for the Free Photoshop website template 3.

Follow the steps:
custom shape tool seen in the tools panel on the right. Go to Shape toolClick on this Shape drop down menu. Click on the arrow and select Symbols. Look for the star symbol which is in the banner of website header 2. Click on the color as #A83C56.
Drag the star in the canvas.

Your logo is ready!!! Click here to learn how we designed website template 3 .

Smart Star Logo

Follow the steps:
Choose the custom shape tool seen in the tools panel on the right. Click on the Shape drop down menu seen on the top toolbar. Click on the arrow and select Nature. Select style as Texture. Look for the pixelated texture which is there. Look for the star which is in the banner and drag it to the canvas with the size you want.

Your logo is ready!

Attractive Fire Logo

Follow the steps:
Step 1:First choose the custom shape tool seen in the tools panel on the right. Click on the Shape drop down menu seen on the top toolbar. Click on the arrow and select Symbols. Look for the first symbol which is in the banner.Select Fill pixels (third button seen in the tools panel in the left). Drag the fire symbol to the canvas.
Step 2:Now click on magic wand tool and select only the flames.
Step 3: Now create a gradient. Select Gradient tool. Select Color harmonies2 from the dropdown menu of gradient tool and chose the gradient which has orange to yellow gradient. Now click on the flames and drag from top to down. Your flames have the color effect of fire.

Step 4:Now choose the wood with magic wand tool and select the wood. Now choose a wood color like brown and fill it while choosing paint tool. Now go to filter/pixelate/fragment to get the wood effect.

Your fire logo is ready!

Congratulations! Your logo design is ready!

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