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Apple Logo Without Background: Transparent PNG, SVG and Illustrator Files Explained
Looking for the Apple logo without a background? Learn which formats support transparency, why JPG cannot, how to check a vector file, and what permissions apply.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Calligraphy Letterforms
How uppercase and lowercase calligraphy letterforms differ, how case choice affects legibility in script logos, and what it means for preparing vector artwork.
October 31, 2026
Arial Narrow Font: What It Is, How It Differs and What It Means for Logo Artwork
An overview of Arial Narrow: how it relates to Arial, how to tell it apart from similar condensed sans serifs in a logo, and what to check about licensing and vector files.
October 31, 2026
Logo Sizes for Websites and Responsive Horizontal Lockups
There is no universal ideal logo size for a website. Learn how header space, vector SVG files and responsive horizontal lockups determine the size that works.
October 31, 2026
Transparent Facebook Logo: Vector vs. Raster Files and What to Check
How to tell a transparent PNG from a true vector Facebook logo, which formats keep a clear background, and how to check usage permissions before using the mark.
October 31, 2026
SC Logo Design for Favicons: Choosing and Preparing an SC Monogram Symbol
How to choose, build and deliver an SC monogram as a favicon: symbol choices, vector master files, small-size legibility, and font and trademark permissions.
October 31, 2026
Stationery Branding Mockup Templates
What stationery mockup templates are, how they differ from print-ready stationery templates, and how to place a vector logo in them for an accurate preview.
October 31, 2026
Thunderbolt Logo Design: Using a Lightning Bolt as a Favicon Symbol
How to design a thunderbolt logo that works as a favicon: shape choices, clean vector paths, step-by-step construction and checks at small sizes.
October 31, 2026
How to vectorize a scanned logo in Inkscape
Turn a scanned logo into clean vector artwork in Inkscape. Prepare the scan, run Trace Bitmap, clean the paths, rebuild the lettering, check the result and export it.
October 31, 2026
Optimize SVG Online: How to Minify a Logo File Without Breaking It
How to optimize and minify an SVG logo online, which settings are safe for logo artwork, and how to check the result before you deliver it.
October 31, 2026
What Color Is Alabaster?
Alabaster is a soft, warm off-white named after a translucent stone. Learn how it differs from white, ivory and cream, and how to define it in a logo palette.
October 31, 2026
Find Color Code from Image: How to Pull Accurate Logo Colors
Learn how to find a color code from an image, why sampled values can drift, and how to confirm a logo's true HEX, RGB, CMYK or spot colors from vector files or brand guidelines.
October 31, 2026

Before / After · demo work

Redraws you can scrub through

Drag the handle, tap anywhere on the picture or use the arrow keys. Every pair is a fictional demo brand drawn in code for this site, not a client project.

Demo Fernhill Bakery is a fictional brand. Before: clip-art, four fonts, outlines everywhere. After: one geometric mark, one serif and a calm palette.

Logo Lab

Seven honest tools for checking a logo

Try a logo in mockups, pull its palette, test contrast, export sizes and favicons or sketch a quick idea. Every tool works on your device.

Runs in your browser: files are not uploaded or stored
No AI redraws and no automatic vectorization
Real exports: PNG, WebP, SVG, ICO, palettes and HTML

Find a tool

Mockup PreviewCard, sign and screen scenes
Palette ExtractorHEX, RGB, HSL and exports
Contrast CheckerWCAG AA and AAA
Resize & ConvertPNG ↔ WebP, size sets as ZIP
Favicon GeneratorPNG 16–512, ICO and HTML
Shape & Text EditorLayers, undo, SVG and PNG

Mockup Preview

Place a PNG or SVG logo on a business card, a hanging sign or a screen, on a light or dark background, and export the preview.

Does: shows your file as it is on drawn scenes and exports a PNG preview.
Doesn’t: redraw, clean up or vectorize the logo, or print anything.

Choose file
Settings
Result
Export

1. Choose a file

Choose a PNG or SVG logo (up to 5 MB)

Choosing a file only opens it in this browser tab. Nothing is uploaded or sent to a server.

2. Settings

Logo size

3. Result

Drag with a mouse or finger. With the keyboard: arrows move, Shift moves faster, + and − resize.

4. Export

1600 × 1000 px PNG of the current scene.

Palette Extractor

Find the dominant colors of an image and copy them as HEX, RGB or HSL.

Does: counts the pixels of your image and groups similar colors.
Doesn’t: name brand colors, guess Pantone values or judge which palette is “right”.

Choose file
Settings
Result
Export

1. Choose a file

Choose a PNG, SVG, JPEG or WebP image (up to 10 MB)

The image is read in this browser tab only and never uploaded.

2. Settings

Number of colors

3. Result

Text color Background

4. Export

Contrast Checker

Type or pick two colors to get the WCAG 2 contrast ratio with AA and AAA marks.

Does: applies the WCAG relative-luminance formula to two solid colors.
Doesn’t: check gradients, images or thin strokes inside a logo.

Text color Pick text color

Background Pick background color

Contrast ratio —

AA normal text —
AA large text —
AAA normal text —
AAA large text —

Normal text: the quick brown fox redraws the logo.

Large text 24 px

Resize & Convert

Extends the site’s image tools: convert PNG ↔ WebP and export a whole set of sizes as one ZIP, keeping proportions.

Does: rescales pixels with the browser canvas and re-encodes them as PNG or WebP.
Doesn’t: add detail when enlarging or turn a raster image into vectors.

Choose file
Settings
Result
Export

1. Choose a file

Choose a PNG, WebP, JPEG or SVG image (up to 10 MB)

Conversion happens in this browser tab. Nothing is uploaded.

3. Result

4. Export

Favicon Generator

Turn a square-ish PNG or SVG into PNG icons from 16 to 512 px, an apple-touch-icon, a favicon.ico and the HTML to link them.

Does: scales your image into the standard icon sizes and packs 16, 32 and 48 px into one ICO.
Doesn’t: simplify a detailed logo for tiny sizes: check the 16 px preview yourself.

Choose file
Settings
Result
Export

1. Choose a file

Choose a PNG or SVG (up to 5 MB)

Icons are drawn in this browser tab. Nothing is uploaded.

2. Settings

Solid backgroundBackground color Padding

3. Result

HTML for your <head>

4. Export

Shape & Text Editor

Sketch a simple mark with text, rectangles, circles, lines and polygons, then export SVG or PNG.

Does: edit basic shapes and text in layers, with undo, alignment and grid snapping.
Doesn’t: trace an uploaded logo or replace a full vector editor.

Selected layer Fill Stroke Text Font Size

Snap to 10 px grid

Layers

How files are handled

Logo Lab opens the files you choose only inside your browser tab. Images are not uploaded, sent to a server or stored by this site, and no AI service is called. Closing or reloading the page discards them.

Limits keep the page responsive: up to 5 MB for logos and 10 MB for other images, up to 4096 px per side. SVG files are treated as untrusted: scripts, event handlers, embedded pages and external references are removed, and the result is only shown as an image.

Embedding in articles: put a paragraph containing only [lab:palette], [lab:contrast], [lab:before-after] or [lab:editor] into an article and the matching tool appears in its place.