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The product logo for all platforms? Yes!

Hej fellow makers,

I have built a tool that takes a vector-based logo and creates correctly sized/padded/circled versions for platforms like macOS, Windows, and social networks like Product Hunt, and Twitter. Do you want to try this?

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Story

I created many products over the past years, and I made a logo every time. But creating the logo is only the first step. The second step is to adjust the logo for all the platforms and social networks where I want to distribute/promote the product. And this took a lot of time. First, figure out the recommended size (e.g. Product Hunt: 240px, IndieHackers: 512px). Then check whether there are rounded corners (e.g. Twitter: a perfect circle, Facebook: squared). And then, there are platform-specific file formats like the .icns file for macOS or the .ico file for Windows, each requiring different sizes.

I used Adobe XD, Sketch, and Adobe Illustrator along the way, but this still included a lot of work. Especially, when I changed the logo in between. So for my current project Braindump (https://getbraindump.app), I decided to build a tool that takes a vector graphic as an input and generates all the required logos in the correct sizes, with applied corner radius, and in the platform-specific formats. So now, it takes a few seconds to generate all of them based on a simple config file.

Am I the only one with this challenge?

The tool is ready! And I'm trying to understand if there is anyone else with the same challenge. If yes, feel free to send me your logo, and I will generate the package and send it back to you for free. What platforms do you need? What special sizes do you need? Circled, padding, ... all is possible. It even supports low poly icons as the macOS icon guidelines say that small icons should have less details.

Currently supported are:

  • Desktop
    • Windows .ico
    • macOS .icns
  • Social Networks
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Youtube
    • ProductHunt
    • IndieHackers
    • Reddit
    • Twitter
    • Pinterest
    • LinkedIn
  • Mobile
    • iOS (in progress)
    • Android (in progress)
  • Any custom size

So am I really the only one with this challenge? Or can I help you?

posted to Icon for group Building in Public
Building in Public
on June 20, 2022
  1. 1

    I would love this kind of service :)

    1. 1

      Do you have any logo at hand with that need?

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