Every EVO session needs a logo!
If you still don't have a LoGo for your session, it is time to start working on it. There are different ways to go about it:
- Go to a logo maker site and create your logo using the prompts the site provides
- Look for an non-copyrighted image that represents the content of your session, edit it to add the title of your session or any other detail. You can edit your images using
- Paint
- PowerPoint
- Photoshop
- PixlR
- Canva
- or any other image editor
- If you are Photoshop savvy, you can create your logo from scratch :-)
4 Characteristics of a GREAT logo:
- Make It.....
- Unique: simple but not obvious
- Adaptable to different media
- Appropriate to your target audience
Below are sites suggested by group members where you can make a logo or select a copyright free image to use as your logo. Please add any good tools you find for these purposes. And remember, you can always take a picture of a representative object and photoshop it.
NOTE: TESOL has asked that you do not use their logo. It is copyrighted and would imply their direct supervision of your session.
Logo makers
Name |
Link |
Features - observations |
Samples |
Online Logo Maker |
http://www.onlinelogomaker.com/ |
- Web-based - you need to register for free if you
want to save the image to your hard disk. You can
also use a snipping tool to take a screenshot if you
don't want to register.
- A lightweight, functional and clean interface;
- More than a 1 000 of symbols of various categories
to choose from;
- The right tools to rotate, resize and transform
your logo;
- Logo ready fonts selected by professional
designers;
- Very intuitive and simple
- The results have a very professional look and feel
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Graphics Spring |
http://www.graphicsprings.com |
Free??? Logo Maker "Create a professional logo for free. If you are happy with your logo pay only $39.99 to download the files".
I just made a screenshot of the 2 samples.
It has many logo samples and shapes to play with. I could not get the text editor to work. You cannot upload your own images.
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Flaming Text |
http://www.flamingtext.com/ |
Free for personal and academic purposes
It is a word-based logo.
Many different samples to choose from
Can be downloaded
Get HTML code if you register for free - See sample 1
If you want a more professional look.....
At the end they give you several logos to select from and then you can edit for a personal touch. When ready you have to buy. - See sample 2 (I didn't buy)
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Sample 1:
Sample 2:
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Cool Text |
http://cooltext.com/Logos |
Free - Just text
can download and get HTML code
Send by email, share in Facebook, Twitter, Google
Very easy
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Typo Generator |
TypoGenerator.net |
Put in the title and logos are generated at random,
mixing fonts, sizes, and colors. Save the image you
like to your desktop, but it takes a little patience to
keep trying
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Canva |
https://www.canva.com |
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Word Clouds
Here are links to 9 word cloud makers
WordArt or FontWork
Use the MS Word WordArt tool from the Drawing toolbar, or use the OpenOffice Fontwork Galley
Re-size, copy, and paste into your graphics program (e.g., Paint, Photoshop, or Graphic Converter), and save as a .jpg image to upload to your page. MS Word & PowerPoint also have a large number of graphics files of everyday objects.
Photos
Use your own photo or copyright-free images
Search by generic name (e.g., "zebras") at:
http://images.google.com
or
http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/
Free Online image editor
PixlR (very similar to Photoshop but web-based - no download)- Easy to use. Many tutorials online
EasyThumbnails ( to resize images) - Illustrated Tutorial
Low-cost photoshopping
Graphic Converter (about $40 US) for PC or Mac
MS Paint allows a modest amount of graphics manipulation and is usually loaded free with Windows OS.
Free Graphics Programs
Try a free online graphics program, such as:
https://www.gliffy.com/
https://cacoo.com/
http://creately.com/
Get your own CreativeCommons License
CreativeCommons - Interactive site. Choose the kind of license you want and add to your logos, images, etc.
You can right-click (PC) or control-click (Mac) on the EVO logo above to add it to your session pages.
updated 10/15/13 by E. Hanson-Smith
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