Why it helps
A great logo used to mean a designer and a two-week wait. AI gets you a strong concept in minutes, and with the right cleanup step you end up with a crisp, usable mark instead of a fuzzy JPEG.
The workflow
- Nail the brief first: name, industry, one adjective (bold, playful, minimal), and one or two colors.
- Generate concepts in Ideogram — it handles text and lettering far better than most image models, which matters for wordmarks.
- Need vector-clean, on-brand shapes? Try Recraft, which is built for logos and can export SVG so your mark scales to any size.
- Pick your favorite and assemble the final lockup in Canva: add the wordmark, set spacing, and export PNG plus transparent versions.
- Test it small (a favicon) and big (a banner) before you commit.
Prompts to steal
- "Minimalist logo for a coffee roaster named 'Ember', a single flat mark, warm orange and charcoal, flat vector style, white background."
- "Wordmark logo, the text 'CloudPixel', geometric sans-serif, high contrast, no icon."
Bottom line
Ideogram for legible concepts, Recraft for clean scalable vectors, Canva to finish the lockup. Keep the brief tight and always check the logo at favicon size.
