Fantastic Personal Logos to Inspire Your Branding

Wondering how to create a personal logo? Learning from the best is always a good idea. We’ve collected 20 amazing examples of personal logos done right. 

Before we dive into it, let’s briefly discuss how to create a successful personal logo design. Here are 4 key rules.

1. Your logo should suit your expertise and industry;
2. It should say what you do and what makes you unique;
3. It should be truthful to your personality.
4. Your name should be in the logo,

If you're stuck in the brainstorming phase for your new logo, check out some of the examples of personal logos we’ve chosen to inspire you.

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High quality monograms for a fancy look

A monogram, or logo consisting of the initials or first letters of the business name, is a classy and timeless solution. Check out these stylish personal logo examples that will show you all the reasons why.

1. Keller Biolo

This professional designer, publicist and art director obviously has enough experience in branding for clients, since his personal logo looks impressive, modern and suitable for his expertise. The cool pattern, color palette and simple monogram make for a perfect personal brand logo.

2. Regina Julian

For someone working with graphic design, a logo is a testament to their skills. Regina Julian thought so too and decided to infuse her initials, as well as her love for bringing design elements together with love and creating this cute monogram. If you look closely, you’ll see the letters R and J, as well as a paperclip and heart: bringing things together.

3. Giuliane Cerón

This creative monogram uses circular shapes to form the lowercase letters g and c, the artist’s initials. The tagline says: “Design that transcends”, and fittingly, the monogram looks like a moon in different lunar phases.

4. Joanne Mac

This simple and very trendy monogram belongs to the graphic designer Joanne Mac. The semi-circular shapes form the negative space around the letters J and M, and her full name is added for extra visibility.

5. Amanda Marie

This gorgeous classic serif lettering makes up the base of Amanda Marie’s monogram. The initials, paired with the industry i.e. Graphic Design, is a logo that makes it perfectly obvious what this professional works with, and also looks amazing.

6. Ingrid Delgado

This cool personal logo example is a combination of the lowercase letter i and uppercase. The color palette is rich and youthful, and the logo itself is a very versatile, perfect for digital and print materials, such as these beautiful business cards.

7. Julia De Belli

The last monogram on our list belongs to yet another graphic designer, and naturally, it’s as creative and versatile as it gets. Depending on the angle from which you see the abstract form, you can see both a J and a B!

Illustrated logos for creative professionals

A custom logo for a freelancer or creative professional has to relay their expertise and brand story to the target audience right away. For example, a graphic designer that is best at illustration design deserves an illustrated professional logo. Here are a few examples of illustrated logos.

8. Geraldine Nunez

As this logo designer and illustrator says in the concept description for her own logo, the main goal when creating it was to show her skills, likes and personality in one logo, and build a solid and consistent brand that represents her.

9. Kristen Mah

This beautiful logo was created for the illustrator’s personal brand identity. Even though it looks like the hand is gesturing the peace sign, it’s actually the letter K in sign language, for her first initial.

10. Alana

Alana went with a simple portrait illustration of herself as her logo, in bright colors and a style that is specific to her skills. Talk about telling everyone you’re a master in Adobe Illustrator!

11. Lorik Khodaverian

This illustrator has a very specific and unique style of drawing, especially female portraits and their eyes come to the viewer’s attention. She made a portrait of herself as well, and created an emblem by framing the portrait inside her name as a frame.

12. Lina Figueroa

Lastly, this cute illustrated logo depicts a cat, because Lina likes them for their strong and independent personalities. The pen speaks of her illustration skills, the North Star on the kitty’s forehead of determination and following her goals and keeping focused, while the simplicity of the whole design communicates her style altogether.

Classy logotypes to help with name visibility

Simple typography logos that consist only of the business name, also known as logotypes and wordmarks, are great for brand recognition. Not only that, but they can have more variations and can go through redesigns without a drastic change in looks.

13. Juan Leite

Drawing inspiration from pop culture, art, cinema and the 90s, Juan Leite created a logo that is catchy and modern, but also a testament to the versatility of the simple wordmark: different color schemes go well together, but don’t harm at all the consistency of the branding.

14. Joaquin da Silva

This designer opted for a dynamic logo that covers all his skills. The logo represents a frame, and on the inside the designer puts all of his personal works, as well as projects for clients, turning his identifier into a highlighter of all of his skills.

15. MaPa

This logotype came to be as a combination of the first syllable from the artist’s names: Maria Paula. A simple logo like this would look equally good on a personal website, presentations, as well as branded social media posts.

16. Julieta Sorgen

As far as logotypes go, Julieta Sorgen’s might be my favourite. The tilted Os give this logo a chic dynamic, but it’s still very simple and applicable on anything, as you can see from the mockups below.

Minimalism for an unforgettable first impression

Minimalism is at the peak of its popularity, and it definitely helps that it is a style that is so flexible, versatile and impressive. Check out these logos to see the true effect of minimalism.

17. Facundo Samman

When a designer that loves surfing searches for a concept that will reflect his style and personality with a simple visual, this logo comes to life. It is a depiction of his initials but also has a wavy shape, showing his love for the sea and surfing.

18. Tara Nisha

This logo is almost brutalist in its simplicity and directness: the letters T and N are interlacing into a simple logo mark. If you want stripped-down minimalism, this is the idea for you.

19. Daniel Rotter

This German designer also has a very simple and impressive design for his emblem logo. Inside the circle that has pleasingly proportional forms, you’ll see his initials. It’s a testament to his style and a very modern design solution.

20. Dunja Milosev

This interesting logo looks like a rune, but it’s just the artist’s name in a square frame. It’s not her officially adopted logo, just a brand logo idea. But definitely a successful one!

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