Company seal with a logo, and a logo seal that still reads
Upload the logo, its background is knocked out, and it sits in the middle of the seal with the company name curved around it.
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A logo inside a seal is the arrangement most businesses want and the one most likely to come out badly, because two things are competing for a 40mm circle. The rule that makes it work is simple: the logo goes in the middle and gets smaller than you think, and the words go round the ring and stay readable. A logo that fills the circle turns the seal into a badge, and a badge does not read as a seal.
What you get
- The logo in the middle, with the background knocked out so the ring shows through around it.
- The registered company name curved around the outside, at a size that survives printing.
- A registration number or a year on the lower ring, which is the conventional place for it.
- One ink colour across the whole mark, including the logo, so it prints like a stamp.
- Or the logo alone as a mark, when the name is already on the letterhead above it.
How to make it
- Open the stamp maker and pick a shape, or start from a template.
- Type your wording, then set the colour, border and size.
- Add the date, time, serial number or logo, and position each one.
- Preview it live, then download. Designing and previewing are free.
Questions
Will my logo work inside a seal?
Simple shapes do. Fine detail, gradients and thin type do not survive being reduced to about 15mm and printed in one colour. If the logo has a simplified or single colour version, that is the one to use.
Do I need a transparent logo file?
It helps, but a logo on a white background is handled: the white is knocked out on upload so the seal shows through around it rather than the logo arriving on a square.
Should the logo be the same colour as the seal?
Usually yes. A stamp is an impression of one ink, so a full colour logo inside a blue ring reads as a printed graphic rather than a stamp. Where the brand colour is the point, make the whole seal that colour.
How big should the logo be inside the seal?
Small enough that the ring text is not crowded, which is usually about a third of the diameter. The words are what identify the company; the logo is what makes it recognisable at a glance.
Estamplab is a design tool. This page describes common commercial practice rather than giving legal, tax or financial advice, and practice changes. Where a specific document matters, check the requirement with the body receiving it. Only produce a mark your own organisation or your own credentials are entitled to use.