A museum or an institution may be a serious place, but it doesn’t need to have a serious logo. When we say that, we mean keep the logo professional and smart, but fun and fresh at the same time. Logos of renowned museums such as the Metropolitan, Smithsonian, Louvre etc. and renowned institutions such as Bank of America or an educational institution such as UCLA are all very professional looking in terms of their font and typeface. They have simple and bold fonts that help people all over the world recognize the brand immediately.

Museums and institutions have various kinds of specifications, and when coming up with the perfect institution logo for them, a number of things need to be kept in mind. We have put together a few of the important factors to take into account when designing the perfect logo for a museum or institution such as -

Bold Typeface: Having a bold and simple font / typeface for a museum or any kind of an institution is a must. First, you must ascertain what kind of an institution or museum the body is - depending on that choose the right font. Many a times, professional logo designers help in choosing the best font that has no hang ups - by this we mean a font that does not have too many cursives, or is too abstract. Remember, that despite wanting the logo to be fancy, it also has to have a huge mass reach and for that reason, keep in mind designing something that appeals and gets imprinted in the minds of people so that they can recognize the brand from the logo at the first glance itself.

Have a well-known Image: Building an image for a brand goes a long way in getting the brand some recognition in the market. Most museums and institutions have an image based logo in addition to any kind of font that they may have on the brand. Sometimes just the image is enough to get people to recognize the brand - the name is not even required. Therefore, while designing your institution logo, keep in mind that a good image, depicting the values and core aspects of the museum or institution business can help build the brand.