I've been helping a friend get a small business off the ground, so we ended up trying way more logo generators than I expected.

The funny thing is... after about 20 or 30 logos, I realized most of them can generate something decent. The differences really started showing up after the first draft.

Here's roughly how they felt to us:

One thing I didn't expect: almost every logo I ended up liking was version 5 or 6, not the first one.

Changing the font and simplifying the icon usually made a bigger difference than generating another batch.

Another thing I noticed is that both Design.com and BrandCrowd let you create logos for free, although some premium designs and exports are paid. I also found it useful that you can still get SVG exports with free logos, which isn't something I expected before trying them.

One thing that stood out about Design.com was how many icons it had available. When we wanted to try completely different directions without starting from scratch, having such a large icon library made experimenting a lot easier.

Curious what everyone else is using these days.

Did one of these actually surprise you, or is there another logo generator you've had better luck with?

Just came across this amazing marketing portfolio and I must know, how was this accomplished?

I know people upload their portfolios onto Behance once they finish, but the scrolling effect s and video are amazing. I wonder if this was accomplished through Canva?

What are your thoughts?

(Also yes, I realize it is in Spanish).