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🎨 How to Design a Website Logo Using Figma – A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners

overseasgo.orgon 11 days ago

Whether you're building your first product or launching a new landing page, having a clean and professional logo can instantly make your brand feel more credible. In this guide, I’ll walk you through how to create a simple and effective logo using Figma — no design background required.

🧰 What You’ll Need Before You Start

Before jumping into Figma, it's good to clarify a few things:

  • Your brand or website name (e.g., OverseasGo)

  • Optional: your brand style (minimalist? techy? fun?)

  • Whether you want a text-only logo, or a combination of icon + text (e.g., OG)

  • If possible, gather some logo inspiration from websites like Looka, Dribbble, or LogoInspirations

🪜 Step-by-Step: Creating a Logo in Figma

1. Open Figma & Create a New File

Go to https://figma.com, log in, and click "New Design File".

2. Add Your Brand Text

  • Select the Text Tool (T) from the left toolbar

  • Click on the canvas and type your brand name — for example, OverseasGo

  • From the right panel, choose a font that fits your style. Some good options:

    • Inter – clean and modern

    • Poppins – round and friendly

    • Anton – bold and energetic

Adjust font size, spacing, and color to your liking.

3. Add Icon or Graphic Elements (Optional)

If you want a more visual logo:

  • Use shapes from the toolbar (rectangle, circle, polygon) to build simple graphics

  • You can create custom icons — e.g., the letter "O" with an arrow inside to represent "Overseas"

  • Or import ready-made icons using Figma plugins like:

    • Iconify

    • Figma's built-in community assets

4. Arrange and Align Elements

  • Position your text and icon side-by-side or stacked vertically

  • Use Figma’s smart guides or the alignment tools to keep things tidy

  • Group elements together when you're done

  1. Select the entire logo design (text + shapes)

  2. Right-click → "Frame Selection"

  3. On the right panel, click "Export"

  4. Choose the export format:

    • PNG (with transparent background, perfect for websites)

    • SVG (scalable vector format, great for web/dev use)

    • ICO (you can convert PNG into .ico using free tools)

💡 Extra Tips

PurposeTipFaviconUse a 1:1 square layout with a simple mark or initials (e.g., OG)Full LogoCombine icon + text, but keep it clean and balancedGreat fonts to tryPoppins, Sora, Lexend, Nunito, Space Grotesk

🔍 Useful Tools & Plugins

  • Figma Plugins:

    • Logo Creator – quick logo mockups

    • Iconify – huge icon library

    • Font Preview – preview font combinations

  • Inspiration Websites:

    • Looka

    • Dribbble (logo tag)

    • Logo Inspirations