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29 August 2026 ยท Estamplab
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Most logos were drawn to work at the top of a website, in colour, several centimetres wide. A stamp is 38mm across, usually one colour, and pressed into paper. Half of what makes a logo work does not survive that trip, and knowing which half saves you a mark that looks like a smudge.
Open the stamp maker and start from any of these
First: the white background has to go
A logo file almost always carries a white background. Paste it onto a document and it lands as a white card covering whatever is underneath, which is the single most common thing wrong with a home-made stamp.
Upload the file in the stamp maker and the background is removed automatically, so the logo prints as ink. The knock-out measures the file rather than assuming pure white, which matters because a JPG that has been photographed or re-saved a few times has a background that is nearly white rather than exactly white.
The result is a background-free PNG that reads through the gaps the way a rubber stamp does. There is a dedicated transparent logo stamp maker page, and turning a logo into a rubber stamp covers the whole process.
What survives at stamp size
Survives: a solid symbol, a bold monogram, a simple mark with clear counters, heavy lettering, a strong silhouette.
Does not survive: thin strokes, gradients, fine detail inside a shape, small type set as part of the logo, drop shadows, and anything relying on two colours to be legible.
The practical answer for most companies is a simplified version of the logo: the symbol without the wordmark, or the monogram alone, with the company name set as real text around it. That is not a compromise, it is what the mark is for. The stamp does not have to reproduce the brand; it has to identify the company at 38mm in one colour.
Where the logo goes
Centre of a round seal, with the company name curving around the ring. The most common arrangement, and the one that reads as a seal. Round stamps and circular seals covers laying that out.
Left of a rectangular block, with the name, address and registration number stacked beside it. The practical choice for an everyday company stamp with logo.
Alone in a square frame, for a mark that is purely brand: packaging, compliment slips, stationery.
Above the wording in an oval, which is common on professional and agency marks.
One colour, chosen deliberately
A stamp is conventionally one ink. Blue is the default for a business mark, because on a black-and-white photocopy it tells a reader instantly which sheet is the original. Red is for status marks. Black reads as formal.
If your brand colour is pale, the stamp version needs to be darker: a light grey or a pastel that works on a screen disappears on paper and vanishes on a fax or a photocopy.
Making it
- Open the logo stamp maker or pick a layout above.
- Upload the logo. The background is removed as it loads.
- Add the company name, and the registration number if the mark is an identity stamp.
- Set the ink colour.
- Preview at actual size. This is the step that catches a logo too detailed to work.
- Download the transparent PNG for documents, or the SVG if a stamp maker is cutting a die from it.
Common questions
What file should I upload for the logo?
A PNG with a transparent background is ideal, an SVG is best of all. A JPG works and the background is removed, though a logo photographed against a coloured surface gives a rougher edge.
Will my logo still be readable on a stamp?
A simple mark will. Fine detail, thin lines and small type inside the logo soften considerably at 38mm, which is why most logo stamps use a simplified version of the brand mark rather than the full lockup.
Can I use a coloured logo on the stamp?
The uploaded logo keeps its own colours if you want it to, but a stamp conventionally prints in one ink and a multi-colour mark reads as a pasted image rather than an impression. One colour is usually the better decision.
Can I put a logo on a company seal?
Yes, in the centre of the ring. Keep it simple and leave the registration number flat and legible in the middle: that is the line anybody verifying will look for.
Do I need permission to use my own logo?
Not for your own company's mark. What you cannot do is produce a stamp carrying another organisation's logo or name, which is impersonation.
Read next: rubber stamps explained, and transparent stamps for Word and PDF.