Its been over 7 months since I joined Design Inc. as Head of Design and I have learned more about myself and the industry than I could have ever imagined. When I left Google I was greeted with a throat punch of start-up culture-shock; equal part liberating and challenging.

After you read this, you should be able to throw together a logo without hiring a designer in about five minutes. You're not going to end up with the Nike Swoosh or Apple logo, but you will have enough to get going.