If you want to design an astounding logo, nothing will replace Photoshop or Corel or all those hyper-expensive tools we use to make you happy and give you nothing but awesome logo after logo.
Then again, nothing can replace creativity, research and constant exchange of ideas with your customers. That’s why I want to share some of my personal favorite freeware design tools. You can use them to sketch your logo concepts or to perform very specific tasks.
Heck… sometimes, for the challenge of it, some of our designers use these for their own projects!
So, here’s a list of my favorite freeware logo design tools. Don’t forget to check their websites out and donate if you can.
1. THE GIMP
The McDaddy of Freeware design software. This is the closest you will ever get to more expensive programs (without paying a dime, of course. Lots of features and plugins and an interface that strives to offer the same control as Photoshop.
A time-honored graphic design solution (specially by those who are into anime and manga). A freeware program capable of creating smooth graphics. It’s got tons of basic features.
3. BLENDER
A powerful 3D modeling software with animation capabilities (which might not be pertinent to logo design, but they’re quite fun to use.
This one is a surprisingly capable tool from our friends in Google. Great for designing structural sketches.
Simple, yet powerful. This little program can help you with really basic tasks such as cropping, re-sizing and rotating digital images. It’s quite useful for quick changes.
So, there you have five freeware logo design solutions that will make your life easier for free.
Happy Holidays and don’t forget to send me some cookies (or links to the logos or designs you make with these programs.)
