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How to Pick a Color Sample in MS Paint
Use the MS Paint color picker to sample a color from logo artwork, read its RGB values, and know what a sampled color can and cannot tell you.
Drowner Font Identification
How to approach identifying the Drowner font: what can be confirmed, which letterform features to check, how to tell official vector artwork from recreations, and what licensing limits apply.
Capitalization Styles: All Caps, Title Case and Initial Capitals
How all caps, title case and initial capitals differ in logo typography, what terms like capital case and upper case mean, and what changing case involves in a vector logo file.
Brokenscript Font Identification
How to identify brokenscript (blackletter) lettering in a logo, tell its main styles apart, and locate vector artwork without confusing fonts, recreations and licenses.
Turn a Picture into a Logo for Free: A Step-by-Step Guide to Clean Vector Artwork
Learn how to turn a photo or picture into a usable logo for free: prepare the image, trace it to vector paths, clean up nodes, rebuild text and check the result before delivery.
Trademarked Colors: What to Consider When Choosing Brand Colors
Can a color be trademarked? How US color marks work, what that means for your brand palette, and how to specify colors in vector logo files.
LEGO Logo Transparent: Choosing a Clean Source File for Tracing
What a transparent LEGO logo file really is, how PNG, JPG and vector versions differ, how to judge a source image for automatic tracing, and why downloading the logo does not grant permission to use it.
What Color Do Orange and Blue Make?
Orange and blue usually mix to brown or a muddy neutral in paint, but digital blends can give purple-gray, black or pale lavender. Here is what that means for logo palettes.
Free Office Logo Mockup: What to Check Before You Download
How to choose a free office logo mockup for interior walls and reception areas: file format, editability, how your vector logo fits in, and license terms to verify.
What Color Do Orange and Yellow Make?
Orange and yellow make yellow-orange, a warm tertiary shade often called amber or marigold. Learn how the mix works in paint, screen and print, and how to use it in a vector logo palette.
Prototype Font
What “Prototype font” can refer to, how to confirm the exact typeface, and what to check about vector outlines and licensing before using it in a logo.
What Color Do Orange and Purple Make?
Orange and purple mix to a muted reddish brown, ranging from rust to plum-brown. See why, how the result changes in paint, screen and print, and how to handle it in a vector logo palette.