Cowboys or animal herder characters are slick, cool, and, most importantly, all American.Â
From the famous TV show Dynasty to the film Butch and the Sundance Kid, cowboys are a permanent part of popular culture. Apart from entertainment, they are also widely used for branding.Â
Cowboy logos have become a staple for sports teams and clubs as mascots.Â
In American football, Dallas Cowboys’ mascot is, well, a cowboy. World Champion Rodeo Alliance unsurprisingly represents its company with a logo of a cowboy boot spur.Â
These ranchers extend their popularity beyond sports. They are also popular characters that represent a fun, rugged, and independent spirit. This makes the design attractive to businesses as diverse as country fashion, music, technology, and food and hospitality businesses, to name a few.
Do you want to inject some attitude into your brand?Â
If you answered yes, check out these 33 awesome logo designs handpicked to inspire your logo project.
This list of logo inspirations will help you prevent yourself from driving black cattle in the dark.Â
Fashion and Clothing Apparel Logos
Cowboys are great symbols for durability and outerwear.Â
Fashion brands like Levi’s Jeans have made a name in the fashion industry with a robust Western identity. Country and Western-inspired brands are popular in the industry.Â
From the button pop shirts, waistcoats, hats, and boots, cowboy clothing is iconic. Some of the logo designs you’ll see below could also pass off as T-shirt or apparel designs because of their intricate illustrations and composition.
Â
Â
Â
Bar and Restaurant Logos
BBQ, Grill, and Steakhouses love branding their establishments with a unique country logo.Â
Established restaurants like Million Dollar Cowboy Bar and New Sammy’s Cowboy Bistro are just some of the most popular joints out there with a loud cowboy-inspired branding.Â
So if you are opening one, a rancher logo will work well with your theme. Bar logos and restaurant logos feature cowboys with spatulas or grilling.
You’ll also notice that a lot of these logos include illustrations of wide-brimmed hats. This is a staple piece for employed cowboys in Northern Mexico, also known as vaqueros. The hat provides shade as cowboys work under the sun. This type of headwear provides an avenue for you to be creative and make it fit your restaurant business.Â
There are also flaming cowboy pizza hats, so take a look!
Â
Mascot Logo Ideas
From rodeos to cacti, there are a ton of exciting motifs to apply when designing a logo for your business.Â
Western-inspired characters and symbols that will go great as your company logo. They let you brandish your relaxed and adventurous company identity.Â
There’s another way for you to add more country spirit to your mascot design. You can use colors like brown, blue, red, and gold to your logo. These bold colors are commonly used for cowboy designs, and they’re excellent for logos, too.Â
Pro tip: Know your audience
Before you incorporate a Western-inspired design to your brand identity, make sure that your potential and current customers will appreciate it. You want to keep your identity relatable and relevant so as not to alienate your audience.
Â
Â
Â
Â
Business Logo Ideas
Country design goes excellent with business logo designs, too. Western-inspired logo designs can also be used in various business types like IT and customer services. It creates a unique identity for any aspiring company.Â
You can use symbols such as bull horns to rodeos and cowboy hats for your Western brand mark. Designers have a lot of fun creating logos for software startups and tech businesses.
Â
Â
Â
Â
Â
Â
Â
Love What You See? Get A Cowboy Logo Now!
The list of cowboy designs you’ve seen above is an excellent source of design inspiration.Â
You can incorporate the design tricks and styles you’ve seen to transform your own brand logo. Making use of concepts like country and cowboy designs adds uniqueness to your brand. You will end up making your business more appealing and attractive to the eyes of the consumers.Â
If you’re ready to get an all American design, here are two cheap and creative ways to get a cowboy-inspired logo for your business.Â
Hit the rodeo with these options:Â
Option 1: Hire a professional logo designer or a crowd of designers in your own design contest on DesignCrowd. Our global community of graphic designers can generate hundreds of custom logo ideas and give you a diverse selection of design bids to choose from. Â
Option 2: Make your own via BrandCrowd’s cowboy logo maker. Mix and match fonts, colors, shapes, and symbols to make your very own logo. It’s easy to use, and you don’t need even to be a designer to use it.
Get your own COWBOY logo!
Now you’re ready to get the perfect logo for your business.
Want to see more cool designs?
Written by Marvi Ocampo on Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Marvi is a travel blogger and freelance writer who mixes in a love for design into her work. Connect with her through her travel blog at Osmiva.com