Explore Timefold’s logo creation journey, from concept to final design. Which logo would you choose?
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By Geoffrey De Smet
March 20, 2023
Every new company needs a logo. So does Timefold. When starting a company, one of the most fun tasks is creating the logo. Far more exciting than VAT accounting, I can tell you.
Of course, a good logo is important: It’s hard to change. It must be able to stand the test of time. It should fit on a variety of media. So we hired a professional to help us: Ivo Blomme, a digital and brand designer with years of experience. He took us through the process of creating a good logo. Based on our input, he created these:
The left one is based on the rectangles of a physical calendar. The right one, with a fold in it, is based on a fold in space and time. Which logo would you have picked?
It was a though call, but we ended going for the second one. It’s loosely based on the idea of folding space and time:
Our designer even showed us how it would look on digital devices:
Now, we don’t have any plans to create a mobile app. But it would look good, wouldn’t it?
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