Logo Design 01 by The Futur

The Futur Logo Design 01 is an online video course taught by Chris Do, founder and CEO of The Futur. Across six modules it works through the main families of logo: letter marks and monograms, monoline marks, word marks, symbols and icons, combination marks, and emblems and crests. It also shows how to present your logos to clients using mockups. You get more than six hours of video, in-depth assignments and bonus material, including a logo critique and Illustrator shortcuts. It suits beginner to intermediate designers and costs $149.

Logo design is one of the most requested jobs for freelance designers, yet many learn it piecemeal from inspiration galleries. The value of this course is its structure: each module isolates one type of mark, so you practise the specific decisions that make that type work before combining them. Within The Futur's catalogue it sits between Typography 01, which covers the type skills that word marks depend on, and the strategy courses that deal with brands as a whole.

What You Will Learn

The course focuses on practical logo-making and presentation:

• The core principles that make a logo clear, memorable and usable
• Designing letter marks and monograms from initials
• Building monoline marks with a consistent stroke
• Crafting word marks where the typography carries the identity
• Developing symbols and icons that work at small sizes
• Combining a symbol with type in a combination mark
• Designing emblems and crests with contained shapes
• Presenting logo concepts convincingly with mockups

Who Is The Futur Logo Design 01 For?

The official page names four groups: design students, freelancers, educators and creative directors. In practice it is most useful for students building a portfolio and freelancers who are being asked for logos and want a dependable process. Educators may find the module structure useful as a model for their own teaching, and creative directors can use it to sharpen how they brief and critique identity work.

It is not a course in brand strategy, naming or pricing; it concentrates on the marks themselves. You will also need some familiarity with design software before you start.

Course Structure

The course is split into six modules, one for each type of mark:

• Letter marks and monograms
• Monoline marks
• Word marks
• Symbols and icons
• Combination marks
• Emblems and crests

Alongside the modules, the course covers presenting your work with mockups and includes in-depth assignments, a bonus logo critique and a set of Illustrator shortcuts. You can work through it in order or jump to the type of mark a current project needs.

Price and Access

The Futur Logo Design 01 costs $149 as a one-time purchase. The official page we checked did not spell out the access period, so confirm the terms on the official page before buying, along with the current price, which can change during sales.

About the Instructor

Chris Do is an Emmy award-winning director, designer, strategist and educator, and the founder and CEO of The Futur. He also teaches The Futur's Typography 01 and Stylescapes courses, which makes these three a coherent set if you like his teaching style.

Things to Consider

• Software: basic Photoshop and Illustrator skills are expected; the shortcut bonus helps you speed up in Illustrator.
• Time: the videos run over six hours, but the assignments are where you build skill, so allow several weeks of part-time practice.
• Type first: word marks and combination marks depend on good letterforms; Typography 01 or The Futur's Lettering course with Nils Lindstrom are good companions.
• Feedback: the course provides recorded critique rather than personal review, so show your marks to peers or a mentor.
• Portfolio: treat each module's assignment as a portfolio piece and keep your sketches; clients often value seeing the process.
• Next steps: Stylescapes, also by Chris Do, teaches how to present visual direction before the logo stage.

How to Get the Most From It

Pick a real or invented client before you begin and design one mark of each type for them as you go. By the end you will have six directions for the same brief, which is exactly how many studios present identity work, and the mockup lesson will help you show them well.

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For the full syllabus and pricing, visit the official The Futur website.

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Last verified: November 9, 2026