{"id":3356,"date":"2018-01-15T22:42:52","date_gmt":"2018-01-15T22:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/?p=3356"},"modified":"2018-01-15T22:42:52","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T22:42:52","slug":"5-gambling-logo-mistakes-youre-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/5-gambling-logo-mistakes-youre-making\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Gambling Logo Mistakes You&#8217;re Making"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s time to design a new gambling logo. You might have some ideas in mind, but you may not be sure how to bring them all together.<\/p>\n<p>Every day, we see about <a href=\"https:\/\/sjinsights.net\/2014\/09\/29\/new-research-sheds-light-on-daily-ad-exposures\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">5,000 logos<\/a>. You want yours to be remembered for the right reasons, not because you made some critical mistakes along the way.<\/p>\n<p>How do you make yours stand out from the thousands of logos and be remembered for the right reasons?<\/p>\n<p>You start by knowing what mistakes you need to avoid when designing your logo. Read on for the top 5 mistakes you need to avoid to make your gambling logo stand out from the crowd.<\/p>\n<h2>What a Logo Is, and What It Isn\u2019t<\/h2>\n<p>How important is a logo for your business? A logo is often the first impression you get of a business. It\u2019s what people see first on a brochure, website or business card.<\/p>\n<p>It then takes someone <a href=\"http:\/\/brandbuddha.com\/branding-stats\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">10 seconds<\/a> to form a first impression of your business by looking at your logo.<\/p>\n<p>How can you create a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/create-unique-new-logos-gambling-site\/\">unique gambling logo<\/a>? Let\u2019s start by going over what a logo is and isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>A logo is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A visual representation of your brand<\/li>\n<li>Carefully researched and thought out<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A logo is not:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Just a couple of cool images put together<\/li>\n<li>To be taken lightly<\/li>\n<li>Your brand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What\u2019s the difference between a logo and a brand? A brand is what your company stands for. It\u2019s the values, name, customer service, company culture and everything that your business embodies.<\/p>\n<p>Your logo is all of that wrapped up in a neat image that creates an emotional connection between your customers and your brand.<\/p>\n<h2>Mistake #1: No Planning or Research into the Logo<\/h2>\n<p>Plenty of gambling businesses create logos by slapping a few images together with the company name and think it looks cool, so they go to print it.<\/p>\n<p>What they don\u2019t realize is that just because it looks cool, the message of what the company is about isn\u2019t there.<\/p>\n<p>While a logo may look good to you, it may not connect with your customers, your employees, or anyone else. That\u2019s why it\u2019s necessary to plan your logo out before considering colors and fonts.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll need to consider your target market, competition, and the first thing you want people to know about your business.<\/p>\n<p>Also, ask yourself the following questions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What makes your company stand out from your competition?<\/li>\n<li>What are your company\u2019s strengths?<\/li>\n<li>How do your customers think about your company? Is there anything you\u2019d like to change?<\/li>\n<li>How do you talk about your business to someone for the first time?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By answering these questions, you\u2019ll have the attributes of your company and the core of what you want your logo to say about your company.<\/p>\n<h2>Mistake #2: Your Logo Is an Instructional Drawing<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re creating a gambling logo, does it have to have someone standing at a slot machine for people to know what your company does?<\/p>\n<p>Absolutely not.<\/p>\n<p>You want your logo to be simple and memorable. You don\u2019t have to be completely obvious when designing it.<\/p>\n<p>For example, a logo for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/create-amazing-logo-boot-company\/\">boot company<\/a> doesn\u2019t have to have a boot in it, and a logo for a gambling business doesn\u2019t have to have a stack of chips, or a slot machine or obvious imagery.<\/p>\n<p>The logo isn\u2019t there to tell people <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">what<\/span> you do. That\u2019s why you have your website. It\u2019s there to tell them about <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">who<\/span> your company is.<\/p>\n<p>If your company targets men, then you should use colors like brown or blue in your logo to make that psychological connection.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look at this blog post about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bettinggods.com\/tote-prices-explained\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">understanding the tote<\/a> at Betting Gods. First of all, their name is awesome. If you\u2019re a bettor, odds are you\u2019ve prayed the betting gods before.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, take a look at the logo. It\u2019s colorful, creative and plays in its name. You know what the company does, and it\u2019s a company that has a sense of humor.<\/p>\n<h2>Mistake #3: Logo Isn\u2019t Scaled for Different Uses<\/h2>\n<p>Another common mistake you see is that the logo is designed with only one use in mind, usually for a website.<\/p>\n<p>Always consider the different uses of your logo. Will it be used on t-shirts, brochures, letterhead, and your website?<\/p>\n<p>These are vastly different uses and you want to be sure that your logo looks good in every instance.<\/p>\n<p>Not taking this into consideration can result in having a logo that\u2019s pixelated and looks poor.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not the first impression you want to make.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to test your logo out in different environments before you settle on a final design.<\/p>\n<h2>Mistake #4: Your Gambling Logo Looks like Other Logos<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s a difference between inspiration and copying someone\u2019s logo outright.<\/p>\n<p>You can find inspiration in different logos and adopt a typeface or a color, as long as it\u2019s not trademarked.<\/p>\n<p>However, if you copy someone\u2019s logo outright, you\u2019ll only confuse people. That also won\u2019t reflect well on your company. You\u2019ll look lazy or you\u2019re trying to piggyback on someone else\u2019s success.<\/p>\n<h2>Mistake #5: Your Logo Is Busy<\/h2>\n<p>Yes, there is a lot you want to convey in a logo. That does not give you license to pack as much information into your logo as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>keep it simple<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>A major mistake people make when designing a logo is that they use too many fonts, and colors. They also try to do too much with it by having too many images.<\/p>\n<p>Your best bet is to stick to one or two typefaces and a single image. You can decide to just have your name as the logo and use a single typeface like Betting Gods.<\/p>\n<h2>Make Your Gambling Logo Stand Out<\/h2>\n<p>Are you ready to design your gambling logo? After you\u2019ve done your research and you have a few sketches to work with, you can start designing your logo.<\/p>\n<p>OnlineLogoMaker.com is here to make your design process easy, even if you don\u2019t have a design degree. There are countless templates, images, and fonts for you to design a high-quality logo without much hassle.<\/p>\n<p>You can save your image and download it using a free or premium account.<\/p>\n<p>Start <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/logomaker\/\">designing your logo<\/a> today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t let a bad logo get in the way of your Gambling site&#8217;s revenue. Here are five common Gambling logo mistakes you&#8217;re making and how to fix them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":3357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1500,1475],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>5 Gambling Logo Mistakes You&#039;re Making &bull; Online Logo Maker&#039;s Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Don&#039;t let a bad logo get in the way of your Gambling site&#039;s revenue. Here are five common Gambling logo mistakes you&#039;re making and how to fix them.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/5-gambling-logo-mistakes-youre-making\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 Gambling Logo Mistakes You&#039;re Making &bull; Online Logo Maker&#039;s Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Don&#039;t let a bad logo get in the way of your Gambling site&#039;s revenue. Here are five common Gambling logo mistakes you&#039;re making and how to fix them.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/5-gambling-logo-mistakes-youre-making\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Online Logo Maker&#039;s Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/onlinelogomaker\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-01-15T22:42:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/gambling-logo.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@logogenerator\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@logogenerator\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Logo Design Tips and Tricks\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Online Logo Maker\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/onlinelogomaker\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/onlinelogomaker\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCQ9jGSx6qnAo6_hC290O5Pg\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/onlinelogomaker\/\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/logogenerator\"],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/#logo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/onlinelogomaker.png\",\"width\":1551,\"height\":199,\"caption\":\"Online Logo Maker\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/#logo\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Online Logo Maker&#039;s Blog\",\"description\":\"Your number #1 design blog is all about design, branding, freebies and trends!\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/5-gambling-logo-mistakes-youre-making\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/gambling-logo.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1280,\"caption\":\"gambling logo\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/5-gambling-logo-mistakes-youre-making\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/5-gambling-logo-mistakes-youre-making\/\",\"name\":\"5 Gambling Logo Mistakes You're Making &bull; Online Logo Maker&#039;s Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/5-gambling-logo-mistakes-youre-making\/#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-01-15T22:42:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-01-15T22:42:52+00:00\",\"description\":\"Don't let a bad logo get in the way of your Gambling site's revenue. Here are five common Gambling logo mistakes you're making and how to fix them.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/5-gambling-logo-mistakes-youre-making\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/5-gambling-logo-mistakes-youre-making\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/5-gambling-logo-mistakes-youre-making\/#webpage\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/28cb4f414d5d505a876e7a296efb8735\"},\"headline\":\"5 Gambling Logo Mistakes You&#8217;re Making\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-01-15T22:42:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-01-15T22:42:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/5-gambling-logo-mistakes-youre-making\/#webpage\"},\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/5-gambling-logo-mistakes-youre-making\/#primaryimage\"},\"articleSection\":\"Gambling Logos,Logo Categories\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/5-gambling-logo-mistakes-youre-making\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/28cb4f414d5d505a876e7a296efb8735\",\"name\":\"Logo Design Tips and Tricks\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7a9c6e455cad6bdda2fc9088755135d8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Logo Design Tips and Tricks\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3356"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3356"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3358,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3356\/revisions\/3358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onlinelogomaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}