Graphic Design Logo Design Activities | Logo Shapes, Branding & Logo Analysis
 
Help students think like real graphic designers with this engaging logo design and branding resource! Students explore how shapes communicate meaning, analyze real-world logos, compare effective designs, redesign weak logos, and create their own logo concepts using professional design thinking. 
 
What's Included:
Printable Graphic Design worksheets focused on logo design, branding, and shape psychology
Introduction to the meanings of common design shapes including circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, polygons, and organic forms
Logo Shape Meanings reference page with classroom-friendly examples
"Finding Shapes in Design" activity where students analyze existing logos and identify dominant shapes
Logo Shape Design Challenge where students create three different logo concepts for the same business using different dominant shapes
"Choose the Better Logo" comparison activity that encourages students to evaluate successful and unsuccessful logo designs
Shape Makeover activity where students redesign logos that don't fit a company's personality
Open-ended creative activities suitable for Adobe software or traditional drawing
 
Why You'll Love It:
Develops critical thinking by asking students to justify design decisions instead of guessing
Reinforces branding, symbolism, audience awareness, and visual communication
Encourages students to think like professional designers by creating multiple concepts before selecting a final design
Works perfectly alongside Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Canva, Affinity Designer, or traditional sketching
Great for middle school, high school, CTE, Graphic Design, Digital Media, Yearbook, and Career Pathway courses