How to Make a Logo for Your YouTube Channel Online
The design of your YouTube channel is crucial to attracting your first subscribers and generating more views. A logo – a major element of your design and corporate identity – is displayed in the lower right corner of every video. Like a TV channel, your videos need a special image so that they are easily identifiable. With Logaster, you can design free channel art in a matter of minutes. No design skills needed!
We have already created 9,596,139 logos!
What is a YouTube channel logo?
If you have experience promoting your YouTube videos, you probably know that you can incorporate a brand logo in any video. A logo is often confused with a user icon, but they are two different things. A user icon is an avatar, photo or image displayed on the main page and next to users’ comments. A brand logo (watermark) makes your video unique. If other people use your video without referring to you, the audience will see your name or the name of your channel by looking at your icon. It’s not uncommon for a popular channel to place its icon on the banner (in this case, a cover dimension must be 2560x1440px or 2048x1152px) or add it to a video intro. Now that we’ve established what a YouTube channel logo is, let’s see what requirements it must meet:
How do I create a logo?
The best thing about Logaster is that you don’t need to draw a logotype in Photoshop or search for a professional designer. With our logo maker, you can create a cool emblem for your videos in just a few minutes:
1 | Enter the name of your channel and choose its topic. |
2 | Logaster will generate several ready-to-use templates with different icons and symbols. Feel free to choose the one you like best. |
3 | Edit your logo, if needed. You can change the lock-in, size, color, text, and font. |
4 | Select the format and resolution, then download your design. |
How do I upload my logo to YouTube?



- throughout the whole video;
- at the end of the video;
- starting at a certain time (one minute into the video, etc.)