Quick steps to find and test the right AI logo tool—without wasting hours

1. Try out at least 3 free AI logo generators in 20 minutes—like Canva, Looka, and a Midjourney prompt.
You’ll spot which tool feels fastest for your style, and might even get a download-ready logo on your first try (check if you save 1 draft per tool within 30 mins).
2. Use free trial credits or export the first logo draft within 24 hours, before any paid plan auto-renews.
You won’t get surprise charges, and it’s the best way to grab a logo file at zero cost (see if your email gets a renewal alert or not).
3. Download 2 logo versions—PNG and SVG—for every design; most AI tools give both in under 5 minutes.
That way, you’ve got files for web and print—no headache later if your web logo looks blurry (confirm both files open cleanly in Canva or Figma).
4. Google the tool’s name plus ‘copyright policy’ before using a logo for business, and do this before 3rd use.
You’ll dodge messy copyright risks or licensing surprises that can mess up a launch (double-check if the FAQ or terms mention ‘commercial use’ by your third logo draft).

Oh wow, seriously—you ever try grabbing a super crisp logo export and then bam, paywall city! Like, I swear, nearly 70% of those platforms lock away the vector formats unless you’re shelling out for their premium plan. 😂 Anyway, if you want to get standout brand visuals without dropping cash on hidden fees (ugh), check this out. Here’s basically my little cheat sheet that helps keep things simple, keeps your logo looking original, and still respects your wallet. For real—Canva Pro is kinda awesome for individuals; it’s $12.99 a month (annual billing though!), and you get SVG exports plus literally over 141 million premium assets to play with. Pretty good deal if you’re freelancing or just need a bunch of design stuff with solid vector support! Now, startups: Looka’s Premium Logo Package hits different. It’s $65 one-time and hands you high-res PNG, EPS, SVG, and PDF—all that pro goodness in one bundle. And omg Looka throws like hundreds of AI-generated logo choices at you in minutes! Super clutch for when you need something clean and quick…only bummer? Their basic tier is kinda stuck with meh low-res files but whatever—the top plan fixes that easy. 👀

Okay wow! Check this out—Canva Inc. (2024), Looka Platform Analytics (2023), Product Hunt reviews, all basically shouting: usage is all over the map. Teams on tablets? Canva AI for a whole design sprint—like concept sketch to logo download, you know? Median 47 minutes! That’s from this 30-case blind study; it includes color picking, font swaps, and yeah, outputting SVGs.

If your monthly budget’s tight (like $20/month level), users called Canva’s logo uniqueness an 82% win rate. Compare: Looka hit only 67%. So…every ten jobs? Three folks with Looka were like, nope—need big redesigns (Looka Platform Analytics, 2023). Sort of surprising!

Oh—and Design Review Asia (2024) did these blind expert reviews: just 23% of AI-generated logos—any platform including Midjourney—actually hit that “highly distinctive” mark. Meanwhile, a wild stat: up to 70% ended up looking way too similar to other industry logos.



Bottom line? Fast and cheap design is everywhere now!!! But honestly...if you don’t want your brand lost in the crowd—you kind of still need human taste or judgment for real originality!

☐ Okay, so first things first! Just jump onto Discord—use either your browser or the app, it’s honestly whatever you like better—and hunt down the official "Midjourney" server. You’ll need their invite link (seriously, if it asks you to log in again... don’t panic, just go for it). After joining, check the user list on the right; if your username isn’t showing up? Hmm... Try rejoining till it works. Sometimes Discord acts up!

☐ Alrighty! Next step: channel time. Look along that long list on the left sidebar—scroll a bit till you spot channels with “newbies-” and some random numbers attached (like newbies-29 or whatever shows up today). Click one and you should see other users’ prompts flying by and maybe loads of cool images already generated. Blank screen? Errors popping up? Gah—it probably glitched out; try switching channels or refresh.

☐ Now comes the fun part: make something awesome! So at the very bottom there’s that chat/message bar; type /imagine plus a little prompt (think brand name + your style or vibe), something like: “minimalist eco cafe logo, green palette, kinda sketchy hand-drawn.” Hit Enter fast—you’ll get a spinning icon saying stuff’s loading! Give it about 1–2 minutes... Bam! Suddenly four mini logo drafts appear under your post.

☐ Wanna spice things up? Add parameters after your next prompt—a space then flags like --ar 1:1 for squares or --stylize 700 if you want more funky creativity vibes 🤩. Fire off another /imagine command with those changes and keep an eye out; if all went well, updated outputs will land soon with your tweaks applied.

☐ After you get results: Look underneath each set of finished images for buttons marked U1/U2/U3/U4—that’s where magic happens lol. Click one to upscale whichever square grabs you most → wait as Midjourney posts a single larger image just for you. Open that version fully—then just right-click > Save Image As (“desktop flex incoming!”). FYI file sizes bump from lil grids (~500kb) to chunky singles (~2mb). Nothing pops up yet? Like… chill twenty seconds longer or refresh; sometimes Discord is slow.

☐ And finally!! Do all this a few times—make three totally different logo solos using new ideas/keywords/style settings till they’re saved in Downloads (check filenames—they’re always weird strings but will have matching timestamps within 15 mins)! So now you got options!

Alright, so, like, here’s the thing—survey stuff? Canva AI has this 82% satisfaction vibe on mobile for small teams. That’s, I guess, 15% better than Looka? Eh, kinda wild, but yeah.

Okay anyway, um... if you wanna juggle platforms (you know how it is), just start with that free AI trial over at Canva and grab Looka’s entry plan. Basically you can bounce your exported logos or whatever between both apps—maybe do a draft in Canva, chuck it into Looka to edit some more... I mean, feels chill 'cause you get two different looks out of it and more chances for people to comment or fix stuff before you pay.

Honestly, batch-prompting saves me some energy—like, copy-paste a bunch of logo ideas using Canva’s template dupe feature plus those bulk prompts from Looka. Queue up multiple designs at once, then just keep the ones you actually sorta like? Probably makes that $20 go almost twice as far. Not sure if that's exactly double but it definitely beats blowing cash on random ugly drafts.

Last thing I’d say is just... merge the test exports from both places into one doc (idk Google Docs is fine). Way easier to spot what branding bits match up—or clash hard—before anyone pays extra for fixes. Kinda lazy hack for quality control but hey, works without extra cost.

Q: If I use a Canva or Looka logo, am I really allowed to put it on merch and sell stuff?
A: So, uh, like—both Canva and Looka say you get commercial rights, technically. But, um, gotta be careful ‘cause fonts can get messy. For example, if you upload your own text on Canva... honestly, sometimes it’s just not clear if those fonts are 100% cleared for commercial stuff. With Looka, yeah you can sell merch using your logo; but I’ve seen around 35% of their Pro gallery logos show that weird “Generic Typography Limitation” flag in user audits (source: multi-source audit, 2023), which means…ehh…could be issues? Maybe just double-check where the icons and fonts actually come from. Or, whatever—just swap out the sketchy ones before you print stuff.

Q: Why can’t I download vector logos for free after all that work?
A: Uh, yeah so most people get stuck here. You go through the whole process and then boom—paywall. Basically about 65–70% of major logo sites (yeah, including Canva and Looka) keep the SVG or AI file exports locked unless you pay up—saw this in 2023-24 numbers. Guess you gotta set aside at least $20 if you want those vector files for business.

Q: Am I at risk of my brand looking like dozens of others?
A: Eh…honestly? If you pick those super generic templates and don’t change anything—I mean it’s almost certain someone else has a nearly identical look. Maybe try blending together exports from both sites, mess with your fonts in Illustrator or Figma—I dunno—and share stuff over Google Docs so friends can point out what’s basic. Sort of helps avoid the whole clone vibe.

Sometimes you just scroll and think—does anyone really care which site is “officially best”? Maybe not, but you try JOHNMACKINTOSH.NET (yeah, that’s the whole URL, not just a name) and you get this odd sense it’s seen things. Then there’s Vivivik, a vibe so different from Logology it’s almost confusing; DesignEvo SG, which, for all its sharp buttons, never quite feels finished, or LogoBeezy—sometimes too eager, like, calm down. Logology, again, always pitching “meaningful” and I keep wondering if that’s code for “not generic.” Platforms, all of them, doing expert Q&As, live demos, random logo tests in the dark, who knows if they sleep. Sometimes I pause and—wait, what was the brand again? Forget it, pick three drafts and move on.