Most logos make use of color. Logo designers creating a color logo will generally also create a black and white variation of the logo for the client to ensure the logo is readable and effective in black and white (in case a client needs to use the logo on black and white media).

Occasionally, designers go the other way and create the primary logo in black and white. And why not? These logos can be particularly striking, clean and memorable. The examples below show how removing color can actually make a logo stand-out!

Below are also examples of logo designs. You may wish to compare the logos below with logos from the following articles:

• 50+ Unique and Inspiring Red Logo Designs

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• 44 Examples of Unique and Inspiring Green Logos

• 40+ Cool Typographic Logo Designs

33 Black and White Logo Designs

Conclusion

Next time you create a color logo for a client (and then its black and white equivalent) maybe you should stop and honestly ask yourself: “does the black and white version actually look better?” You might be surprised by the answer!

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http://nidenart.se Jocke

Wow, some of them were just amazing. Really enjoyed Northfields tailors inc and panda communications.
http://www.animhut.com/ sriganesh

Thanks for the inspiration !! the MoSleep is so good
http://www.uniquedesign.it/ Unique Design

That’s an amazing showcase! I like almost all of them. It’s clear that basilar shapes designed in only black and white can help focalize on the meaning of the mark, instead of on the appearence of itself. Black and white logos are also ideal for some negative space play.

Thanks for sharing Ronald!
http://www.designfacet.com behzad

Some of the best logo’s are simple ones like these. Thanks for compiling them.
Manny

cool dude..thanks for sharing
kim

very nice list,the eyelashes logo is brilliant..
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Ralph

once again an excellent list..and very inspiring!

cheers
http://www.htmlemaildesigns.com/ Jordan

Superb! I love the “panda” logo.
http://www.behance.net/ideatheorem Suhela

Nice collection! Really liked the urban chic logo…
http://knowledgecity.com Jae Xavier

lol, chili dog is fun. brings smile
http://www.osvaldas.info Osvaldas

Saw these logos hundreds of times in similar posts. Expecting something new next time, instead of seeing the repeated content.
Kenneth

I think some of them are GREAT, but some are just plain ugly.

K&M Kickboxing
One Stop Films
Creative Pill
Magic Identity

I can’t see why these should be on the list, to be honest.
Clervius

Everytime I see a logo. I try to visualize it in black and white. If it can’t be done.. I consider it an extreme flaw in the design.
http://www.webmaster-directory.org Sheryl James

MOSLEEP is great.
http://design977.com Pusparaj

Single tone logo… my first preference. Thank for the pretty nice collection.
http://wpevolved.com Dan @ wpevolved

Nice collection here! It is very important for a logo to look good in black and white.
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Jacob

Panda is amazing… you don’t know where you see it, but you see it! Good collection!
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http://www.shopfordesigns.com online logo design

amazing black and white logos.

I immensely like the urban chick and the greentree logos.

very nice post.
http://www.lukesfdesign.com LukeSF

Love logos when they look great in B&W… Guess that’s a must for any identity…
http://www.dirgeneral.com Andrew James

NORTHFIELDS TAILORS INC, i must say a WOW to the idea, and the combination of hat & tie is being well utilized.
http://www.pakaworld.deviantart.com/ pakaworld

That was awesome post. I think i need to book mark this so that i will refer to it later when i get a job on logs. Thank you for search a wonderful post
http://julianirusta.com Julian

Panda rocks! Far the best.
Matthias Köhler

Dotmonster is awesome
http://ibrandstudio.com Eko iBrand

Nice logo…thanks for given me the inspiration
Agon

great collecetion…thanks for sharing….when i looked at HUMAN logo i thought that why is this logo in this beautifull collection, coz it looked very simple to me, but when i saw the meaning of that, i was shocked, best of all logos i ever seen…
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http://superdit.com aditia

that urban chic very cool
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http://tentorium-api.blogspot.com/ leonid

cool collecetion!!!
http://www.katiewithanie.ca Katiewithanie

Very sleek looking collection I enjoyed this post every much. Logo Lounge has a great collection of logos for inspiration as well.
http://www.lunamargherita.com lunamargherita

i have to admit: sometimes you just have to sit down and start thinking not about the logo, but about everything concerning the semantic field of what you’re talking about.

in my first logos, i used to be afraid of timing, of logo itself.

you just have to sit down, imaginate, connect, create.
gabo

the human logo is awesome
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Great set of logos thanks for sharing them
http://twitter lizz_berry20

Woooow really are so creative and funny congratulations for this logos are amazing
http://www.cgbaran.com Cgbaran

Great collection thanks
eka-trio

creative design wow 5 out of 5
http://www.pixeljuice.com.au Pixeljuice

I’ve seen the chili dog logo on a few blogs, obviously because its REALLY GOOD! I’m always afraid to do black and white logos, just because I feel guilty for not adding colour (One Stop Films is an example, I did that logo in B&W, but quickly did a colour version because I thought the B&W didn’t cut it). Might come back here and look at these logos next time I think I must add colour
http://ignitewebsites.com IgniteWebsites

Thanks for the inspiration. We found this article because we are looking at redoing our logo in just black and white.These look good.
http://google.com Artist Raj

i am surprised after looking these logos. very amazing
Bhavna Chowdory

I love the Fashion Australia logo:)…very amazing
http://logozee.com ke logo

These designs are freaking awesome and plus i read your article maintaining motivation in your business,..and that totally helped me in my studies and everything,thank you so much.keep on writing