{"id":303,"date":"2026-07-16T22:01:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/?p=303"},"modified":"2026-07-16T22:01:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T22:01:44","slug":"how-to-choose-a-logo-that-works-for-10-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/?p=303","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose a Logo That Works for 10 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your logo needs to work today and in 10 years. Most businesses change their logo every 2-3 years because they chose something trendy instead of timeless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is how to choose a logo that lasts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keep it simple. The best logos in the world are simple shapes with clean lines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid gradients, shadows, and complex effects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use no more than 2 colours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure it works in black and white<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Test it at small sizes (business card) and large sizes (signage)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid trends. What looks cool today looks dated in 3 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose a font that is clean and readable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make sure your logo works on both light and dark backgrounds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A good logo is not creative for the sake of being creative. It is clear, memorable, and represents what you do. Get it designed once and use it for a decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Need Help?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I set up and manage Google Business Profiles for local businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Call: 067 863 2867<br>Email: hello@mvisionweb.co.za<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your logo needs to work today and in 10 years. Most businesses change their logo every 2-3 years because they chose something trendy instead of timeless. Here is how to choose a logo that lasts: A good logo is not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-logo-design"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=303"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":304,"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/303\/revisions\/304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portal.mvisionweb.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}