Running a funeral home isn’t easy. Picking directors, organizing logistics, and other tasks require hard work and care. By handling the long stream of to-do-lists, some businesses forget to strengthen their identity. Branding is one of those tasks that are often overlooked yet pose a ton of benefits for a brand.Â
As a professional, you want to pay attention to the way you present yourself to the audience. That’s why we created a roundup of funeral home logos to help you develop your brand and reach a wider audience pool.Â
You’ll find funeral home and cremation logos to inspire your brand. Here’s a list of designs that you can expect to see below:Â
Text logos
Text logos are a smart and sophisticated way to keep your identity simple. It is a straightforward way to present yourself to the audience.Â
Plus, it lessens visual distractions, making your logo easier to understand and remember.Â
It is possible to use text-based designs in two different ways.Â
You can use a wordmark logo, a design that features your company’s full name. Or you can try using an initial logo, also known as a lettermark logo, to abbreviate your name and give the design a concise look.Â
Whatever style you pick, make sure that you source fonts that are readable. One thing you should look for when choosing a font is a distinguished design. You don’t want to have letters like c and o to look similar to alike, as this creates confusion among readers.
Benalla Funeral Services by VGB
 Burns Kish Funeral Home and Cremations by alemi
Carpenter & Quinn by imyounuspathan 2
 Funeraria Senderos by GLDesigns
Funero Identity by Tamás Moroz
GestioFunerar by Roberth Coman
Nirvana – The funeral agency by nurazim
Plus: Funeral Business Solutions – Branding by Alex Barton
RIVERVIEW Funeral Homes, Chapels by Th3o
Shiloh Casket Services by Soul Light
Pro tip: Get feedback
Asking people or your friends what they think of your design is a great starting point for identifying your logo’s strengths and weaknesses. Use their comments to tweak your design and make it better. Doing this also helps you gauge how your target audience will react to your brand mark.Â
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Shape logos
You can use different figures to create a compelling mark. Each shape helps you relay a different message to your audience. Circles represent harmony, crosses represent religion, and more. Learn more about the meaning of shapes and give your design some depth.
When incorporating this into your design, you don’t always have to use solid shapes. You can decorate the logo using borders such as laurel leaves or ribbons.Â
An advantage of using shapes is that they provide much needed visual prominence. It lifts your logo up, making it more eye-catching and less likely to be drowned out by other designs. This helps it become easier to apply to collaterals like posters and brochures.Â
Afforable Cremation V04 by Eleazar Hernandez
Carnattio by KatteCO
Funeral home logo by Angry Lizard
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Heavenly by sapnaStudio
Highlands Cremation by tjahyoahmadâ„¢
HURTSFUNERALS by maverick
Johnson Funeral Home, Inc. by creative.bugs
Mark J. Floyd Funeral Services by creative.bugs
Memento Mori by BroccolyDesign
peace blueprint by aijaztrae
Plaisier Funeral by Seperticandu
Ronald Taylor, II Funeral Home by Carter Designs
Sunset Cremations by creative.bugs
Pro tip: Design in black and white
Graphic designers recommend starting any logo in black and white. This helps you set your focus on your business logo’s adaptability because you don’t want to end up with a design that looks good in color. Remember that you also have to put your logo on printed materials such as invoices, signages, and other collaterals best printed in one color.Â
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Illustration logos
Drawings help bridge the gap between cultural and language barriers. It also adds beauty to your brand identity, making it more eye-catching. Applying this visual communication tool to your design lets you achieve both form and function.
Objects like urns, caskets, candles, and crosses are commonly used for funeral brands. You can try applying other subjects animals such as birds and butterflies or even buildings like chapels.Â
However, you want to make sure that you pick an illustration that isn’t too complex. You can even opt for a simple cross logo as long as you keep in mind that simplicity will keep your logo usable.
When it comes to color, funeral logos are often colored with dark colors or monochrome schemes. Black symbolizes death, and white symbolizes life. Colors such as yellow and orange are rarely used for funerals because they communicate feelings of joy and celebration, which may be inappropriate for the event.
Beckett-Brown & Hodges Funeral Home by Piotr Gorczyca
Benalla Funeral Services by Rookie Design
Branch Bird by eclipse42
church by gozco
Frank L. Keszei Funeral by DANYCAT
Freedom Bird Logo by DanteDesign
funeral home logo by Ahsan12
Memento mori funeral tattoo design by Logozaste
Memorari by Muhammad Imran 3
SocialFuneralFunding.com by logo_s
Vegas Funeral Records Logo by Jordan Versluis
Omega Cremation by Beba
Pro tip: Give contrast to your text
Don’t be afraid to experiment with typography. Although the drawings are the star of the show, you shouldn’t forget to get creative with text as well. You can make contrasting designs by using a bold font for your logo and a skinny font for your funeral home slogan. Mix and match different font weights and styles to make a compelling design.Â
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Conclusion
A good funeral home must have respect for the lives lived by the deceased. They must also be empathetic to their survivors and dedicated to providing for their needs during this period of grief.
You can communicate this with the help of a custom logo design. Launching your own logo design contest on DesignCrowd gives you access to over 50 design bids for your brand. The community of freelance graphic designers will provide original logos based on your brief. Learn more about it today.
Alternatively, the BrandCrowd logo maker contains a library of designs ranging from cross logos to mortuary logos. Each logo is customizable, allowing users to apply their personal brand colors, text, and other elements. It lets you generate different logo options in minutes. Try it here.
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Written by DesignCrowd on Thursday, January 28, 2021
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