Components: Logo
Guides logo placement and implementation for brand recall and navigation. Logo placement affects user orientation and conversion.
When invoking: On first use, if helpful, open with 1-2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On subsequent use or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.
Initial Assessment
Check for project context first: If .claude/project-context.md or .cursor/project-context.md exists, read it for brand guidelines and visual identity.
Brand guidelines source: Logo usage rules (clear space, minimum sizes, variants) come from branding (strategy), brand-visual-generator (visual specs), or media kit. Ensure alignment before implementation.
Identify:
- Context: Header, footer, standalone
- Platform: Web, mobile, both
- Brand guidelines: Size, clear space, variants (from brand-visual-generator or media kit)
Placement Best Practices
Optimal: Top-Left
- Brand recall: Users are 89% more likely to remember logos in top-left vs. right
- Left-aligned: ~39% brand recall vs. 21% for right-aligned
- Navigation anchor: Users expect logo to link to homepage; left placement is intuitive
- Scan pattern: Aligns with left-to-right reading flow
Avoid
- Centered logos: Users navigating home from centered logos are ~6x more likely to fail
- Right-aligned: Violates conventions; harms brand recognition
When Center May Work
- Minimal headers with few elements
- Brand-heavy landing pages where logo is focal point
- Ensure logo still links to homepage and is clearly clickable
Implementation
Linking
- Always link to homepage from logo
- Use
<a href="/"> wrapping logo image
- Expected behavior; don't break convention
Image
- Use appropriate format (SVG preferred for scalability)
- Provide
alt text: company/product name, not "logo"
- Example:
alt="Acme Inc." not alt="Logo"
Size & Clear Space
- Minimum size: Document in brand guide; prevent illegibility at small sizes (favicon, mobile header).
- Clear space: Minimum space around logo; no text or graphics within this zone. Defined in brand-visual-generator.
- Responsive: Ensure readability on mobile; test at 375px, 768px, 1024px.
- Variants: Primary, secondary, monogram; light/dark backgrounds per brand guidelines.
AI Product Logo Design (Optional)
For AI/SaaS products, Alignify AI Logo Guide offers industry-specific guidance.
Design Trends
Examples are illustrative; no endorsement implied.
| Style |
Use Case |
Examples |
| Hexagon |
Technical platforms, enterprise AI |
Common in AI logos (e.g. OpenAI) |
| Rotation/swirl |
Generative AI, creative tools |
E.g. DeepMind, Stability AI |
| Minimalist robot |
Assistants, chatbots |
E.g. Jasper, Replika |
| Emoji/symbol |
Consumer, friendly AI |
E.g. Hugging Face, Zoom AI |
Design Process
- Positioning: B2B (professional, trustworthy) vs B2C (friendly, approachable)
- Core element: Choose hexagon, rotation, robot, or emoji per product type
- Color: Tech blue, blue-to-purple gradients, monochrome; consider dark mode
- Test sizes: Favicon, mobile, header; ensure recognition at small sizes
- Trademark check: Avoid conflicts with existing marks
Avoid
- Overly complex; modern AI logos favor minimalism
- Too similar to competitors; balance industry recognition with uniqueness
- Overly technical symbols for B2C; use friendlier designs
- Ignoring mobile display; test at multiple sizes
- Frequent rebranding; choose a long-term design
SEO
- Alt text supports accessibility and image SEO
- Logo link contributes to internal linking (homepage)
Accessibility
| Requirement |
Practice |
| Alt text |
Descriptive; company name |
| Contrast |
Logo visible against background |
| Focus |
Link receives visible focus state |
| Touch targets |
Adequate size on mobile (>=44x44px) |
Output Format
- Placement recommendation
- Implementation notes (HTML, alt, link)
- Accessibility checklist
- AI products (optional): Design trend and archetype suggestions per positioning
Related Skills
- branding: Brand strategy; logo rules defined in brand guidelines
- navigation-menu-generator: Logo typically sits in header with nav
- hero-generator: Logo appears in hero context on landing pages
- media-kit-page-generator: Logo assets, brand guidelines, usage rules
- favicon-generator: Favicon derived from logo; consistent brand in browser tabs
- brand-visual-generator: Typography, colors, spacing; logo clear space and variants
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8# Components: Logo
9
10Guides logo placement and implementation for brand recall and navigation. Logo placement affects user orientation and conversion.
11
12**When invoking**: On **first use**, if helpful, open with 1-2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On **subsequent use** or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.
13
14## Initial Assessment
15
16**Check for project context first:** If `.claude/project-context.md` or `.cursor/project-context.md` exists, read it for brand guidelines and visual identity.
17
18**Brand guidelines source**: Logo usage rules (clear space, minimum sizes, variants) come from **branding** (strategy), **brand-visual-generator** (visual specs), or media kit. Ensure alignment before implementation.
19
20Identify:
211. **Context**: Header, footer, standalone
222. **Platform**: Web, mobile, both
233. **Brand guidelines**: Size, clear space, variants (from brand-visual-generator or media kit)
24
25## Placement Best Practices
26
27### Optimal: Top-Left
28
29- **Brand recall**: Users are 89% more likely to remember logos in top-left vs. right
30- **Left-aligned**: ~39% brand recall vs. 21% for right-aligned
31- **Navigation anchor**: Users expect logo to link to homepage; left placement is intuitive
32- **Scan pattern**: Aligns with left-to-right reading flow
33
34### Avoid
35
36- **Centered logos**: Users navigating home from centered logos are ~6x more likely to fail
37- **Right-aligned**: Violates conventions; harms brand recognition
38
39### When Center May Work
40
41- Minimal headers with few elements
42- Brand-heavy landing pages where logo is focal point
43- Ensure logo still links to homepage and is clearly clickable
44
45## Implementation
46
47### Linking
48
49- **Always link to homepage** from logo
50- Use `<a href="/">` wrapping logo image
51- Expected behavior; don't break convention
52
53### Image
54
55- Use appropriate format (SVG preferred for scalability)
56- Provide `alt` text: company/product name, not "logo"
57- Example: `alt="Acme Inc."` not `alt="Logo"`
58
59### Size & Clear Space
60
61- **Minimum size**: Document in brand guide; prevent illegibility at small sizes (favicon, mobile header).
62- **Clear space**: Minimum space around logo; no text or graphics within this zone. Defined in brand-visual-generator.
63- **Responsive**: Ensure readability on mobile; test at 375px, 768px, 1024px.
64- **Variants**: Primary, secondary, monogram; light/dark backgrounds per brand guidelines.
65
66## AI Product Logo Design (Optional)
67
68For AI/SaaS products, [Alignify AI Logo Guide](https://alignify.co/insights/ai-logo-design) offers industry-specific guidance.
69
70### Design Trends
71
72*Examples are illustrative; no endorsement implied.*
73
74| Style | Use Case | Examples |
75|-------|----------|----------|
76| **Hexagon** | Technical platforms, enterprise AI | Common in AI logos (e.g. OpenAI) |
77| **Rotation/swirl** | Generative AI, creative tools | E.g. DeepMind, Stability AI |
78| **Minimalist robot** | Assistants, chatbots | E.g. Jasper, Replika |
79| **Emoji/symbol** | Consumer, friendly AI | E.g. Hugging Face, Zoom AI |
80
81### Design Process
82
831. **Positioning**: B2B (professional, trustworthy) vs B2C (friendly, approachable)
842. **Core element**: Choose hexagon, rotation, robot, or emoji per product type
853. **Color**: Tech blue, blue-to-purple gradients, monochrome; consider dark mode
864. **Test sizes**: Favicon, mobile, header; ensure recognition at small sizes
875. **Trademark check**: Avoid conflicts with existing marks
88
89### Avoid
90
91- Overly complex; modern AI logos favor minimalism
92- Too similar to competitors; balance industry recognition with uniqueness
93- Overly technical symbols for B2C; use friendlier designs
94- Ignoring mobile display; test at multiple sizes
95- Frequent rebranding; choose a long-term design
96
97## SEO
98
99- Alt text supports accessibility and image SEO
100- Logo link contributes to internal linking (homepage)
101
102## Accessibility
103
104| Requirement | Practice |
105|-------------|----------|
106| **Alt text** | Descriptive; company name |
107| **Contrast** | Logo visible against background |
108| **Focus** | Link receives visible focus state |
109| **Touch targets** | Adequate size on mobile (>=44x44px) |
110
111## Output Format
112
113- **Placement** recommendation
114- **Implementation** notes (HTML, alt, link)
115- **Accessibility** checklist
116- **AI products** (optional): Design trend and archetype suggestions per positioning
117
118## Related Skills
119
120- **branding**: Brand strategy; logo rules defined in brand guidelines
121- **navigation-menu-generator**: Logo typically sits in header with nav
122- **hero-generator**: Logo appears in hero context on landing pages
123- **media-kit-page-generator**: Logo assets, brand guidelines, usage rules
124- **favicon-generator**: Favicon derived from logo; consistent brand in browser tabs
125- **brand-visual-generator**: Typography, colors, spacing; logo clear space and variants
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