NGO’s are known for the kind of social services and work that they do. It is important for them to publicise their work in order to create awareness about the issue they are working on. Their work is very important for their brand image. A Logo can also help them create a good image. A great logo should be memorable, simple, aesthetically pleasing, adaptable for any platform and should be able to communicate the idea of the brand among many other things.
A good logo for NGO is simple and unique. It should try to represent the work that they are trying to do. The logo’s presented in this list are of some of the NGOs whose logos define the work they do. For example, “C” in Cancer Research UK, the “O” in co-worker, or the upward arrows in Stand Up to Cancer are some of the NGOs whose logos are extremely simple yet unique. It’s their simplicity that makes them memorable. The colour scheme for all these logos are also interesting as the designer has picked the right scheme to match the vibe of the logos.
Some logos like Feeding America and 1 Drop have been created in a manner that the text itself is the logo. A single digit or alphabet has been placed in a way that it forms a logo. The colours used like blue and brown also fit with the area of their work.
Some of the best NGO logos are here for your inspiration:
Cancer Research UK
This is a simple logo where the C has been made using tiny circular figures of different sizes which can be translated as cellular molecules of our body.
Co-worker.org
This is yet another simple log which shows two pairs of arms reaching out to each other to form a full circle. This perfectly depicts the idea of the organization that is, working together.
American Red Cross
This is a simple, minimalistic and memorable logo. It used the red medical sign to denote the red cross in its name.
Free the Slaves
Free the slaves has an interesting logo where a fist is pictured as a lock. The handle of the lock is shown as unlocked to keep up with the mission of the NGO that is to free the slaves.
Humane Society
The designer has creatively used animals and the geographically structure of the country- USA and the world to create this logo. Images of animals have been used to fill up the spaces within the logo which shows that the organization is working towards saving the fauna of this planet.
Mentoring Project
The Mentoring Project has a cute logo where an old and young elephant are placed side by side. The designer has used elephants to depict the pairing of old and young people for the process of mentoring through this NGO.
One Drop
One drop works to provide safe drinking water. They have used a drop of water which shows the dried-up and parched land. St
Stand Up Cancer
This is a simple logo which uses arrows. These arrows are pointing upwards which sends across the idea of standing up to cancer.
Feeding America
Feeding America uses bold text as its logo. The alphabets have been placed in a manner that the letter ‘I’ in both the words are placed one below the other. These alphabets are connected to form a wheat stalk- which gives the idea of eradication of hunger.
Natural Resource Defence Council
NRDC uses outline of a shield to depict protection. There is a polar bear placed within the shield which needs protection due to climate change.
Some of the other great NGO Logo Designs
NGOs work tirelessly to make this world a better place. For their work to be recognized they need to market themselves. One of the key components of this marketing would be their logo. It is important to keep the logos simple and distinctive to make sure it is memorable.
