Logo Composition (Part 4) – Combination

Last time in Part 3, we discussed “Proportions” in Logo Design Composition. This week,

The combination of different elements

When combining different elements in a logo, you run the risk of making the statement of the logo more imprecise. Hence you should weigh up which elements are necessary, and which elements degrade the statement.

Creating a logo that contains both an identity mark and text is not too hard, as is creating a text only logo. However, you need to sit back from the logo you have designed and determine if the balance of all these parts occur in combination.

It is better to not “load” logos that are made up of many stilystic elements with lots of text. Often, you will see a logo with a mark, a text element and a smaller mark or creative icon within the text. This can often lead to a busy overall logo design that fails to achieve what it needs to.

Next week, Part 5 – Distortion

Read all previous part of this series so far

Latest from the Lab

Alliant Association Management: New Logo, Brand Identity and Website

A new logo, brand identity and website for Alliant Association Management, an HOA and
What the latest AI news means for your website

What the Latest AI News Means for Your Website

A plain-English roundup of the biggest AI news from September and October 2026, and
blank

Website Launch: SanibelCoyote.com for the City of Sanibel

We built SanibelCoyote.com for the City of Sanibel: an online coyote reporting tool, an
Accessible health care websites we remediated

WCAG 2.1 AA Website Accessibility for Health Centers and Government

The federal web accessibility deadlines moved to 2027 and 2028, but the WCAG 2.1