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A machine called a plotter cuts your logo out of a sheet of colored vinyl, and each color is a separate sheet, lined up by hand. A gradient or a drop shadow can't be cut, and every extra color is more work for the sign shop.",[15,22,23],{},"Shirts and jackets are often embroidered. Before that, someone converts your logo into a stitch file (embroiderers call it digitizing), and the needle can't follow fine lines or tiny letters: thin strokes fill in and small gaps close up. A hard hat is tougher still, with a small sticker on a curved surface that's covered in dust by Friday.",[15,25,26],{},"Get the logo right for those places and the website will take care of itself.",[10,28,30],{"id":29},"make-it-work-in-one-color-first","Make it work in one color first",[15,32,33],{},"If you make one decision on this page, make it this one: your logo has to work in a single color. Black on a white truck door, white on a navy shirt. A logo that needs full color to work will let you down on the first job.",[15,35,36],{},"In practice that means solid shapes and letters thick enough to stitch, with no thin outlines or shading. A quick test: turn the whole logo black in the editor and look at it from across the room. If the name blurs into the symbol, simplify before you go any further.",[15,38,39],{},"Template logos make this easy, because the download includes black and white versions next to the full-color one. With the AI generator, try the B&W color setting, or buy the SVG and recolor it in our editor.",[10,41,43],{"id":42},"when-the-company-name-runs-long","When the company name runs long",[15,45,46],{},"Family name, “& Sons”, the trade, LLC: construction company names add up fast, and “Hartley & Sons Roofing and Remodeling LLC” won't fit on a hard hat.",[15,48,49],{},"Pick one word to carry the logo, usually the family name or the most distinctive word, and set it large. Put the trade word, like Roofing or Builders, smaller underneath, and leave LLC for your invoices.",[15,51,52],{},"Initials are popular in the trades, and they fit a hard hat or a shirt pocket well. On their own, though, three letters tell a stranger nothing. Use them as the small version, with the full name on the truck and the job site sign.",[10,54,56],{"id":55},"the-hammer-next-to-your-name","The hammer next to your name",[15,58,59],{},"The usual symbols are a hammer, a roof line, a crane or a house with a tool in it. They tell people what you do at a glance, which matters on a truck going past. They're also what every other builder in your area uses, so choose one for a reason.",[15,61,62],{},"If you do one trade, a symbol for that trade is honest and easy to read: a roof pitch for a roofer, a saw blade for a carpenter. If you're a general contractor who builds everything from decks to home additions, a single tool pins you down, and a strong name or monogram serves you better. A crossed hammer and wrench says handyman almost everywhere. If that's what you are, it's a fine choice.",[64,65,67],"h3",{"id":66},"safety-orange-on-a-white-truck","Safety orange on a white truck",[15,69,70],{},"Safety orange or yellow with black is the classic look, and with reason: it's the color of high-vis vests and site machinery, and it's loud on a white truck. If you'd rather look like an established firm than a site crew, navy and red work well too.",[10,72,74],{"id":73},"from-template-to-truck-door","From template to truck door",[15,76,77,78,83],{},"The templates on this page are set with your company name already. Open one in our ",[79,80,82],"a",{"href":81},"\u002Flogo-maker","logo maker",", shrink the trade word and nudge the spacing until it sits right. The editor won't swap a template's icon for another, so start from one whose symbol already fits your trade. Editing costs nothing; you pay when you download.",[15,85,86,87,91,92,96],{},"Prefer something no one else can pick from a library? Our ",[79,88,90],{"href":89},"\u002F","AI logo generator"," is already set to Construction. Describe one thing it should show, like “a roof line over the letter H”, and choose Minimalist in 2D. Honestly, we'd skip the 3D look for a builder's main logo. Its light and shading can't be cut from vinyl or stitched into a shirt, which is exactly ",[79,93,95],{"href":94},"\u002Fblog\u002F3d-logo-maker\u002F3d-logo-vs-flat-logo","where a flat logo wins",".",[10,98,100],{"id":99},"test-it-then-send-the-vector","Test it, then send the vector",[15,102,103,104,108],{},"Test the file in our free ",[79,105,107],{"href":106},"\u002Flogo-checker","logo checker"," first. It counts your colors and passes up to three. It also shrinks the logo to favicon size and sets it on dark navy, roughly what a hard hat sticker and a navy jacket will do to it.",[15,110,111,112,116],{},"Then send the sign shop and the embroiderer a vector file, the SVG or the PDF, so the logo stays crisp on a jacket back as well as a truck door. 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Template logos download with both, plus black and white versions for one-color jobs. If you start with the AI generator, buy the SVG and stay with a simple flat style like Minimalist, since shaded 3D artwork and fine linework can't be cut from vinyl.",{"q":137,"a":138},"Will my logo hold up when it's embroidered on work shirts and jackets?","It will if the shapes are bold and simple. The embroiderer first turns your logo into a stitch file, and fine lines and small letters fill in or disappear, especially in a small chest logo. Send them the SVG or PDF and ask to see a stitched sample before they run the whole order. On high-vis or dark fabric, use the one-color version. If the sample looks crowded, drop the slogan first.",{"q":140,"a":141},"Should my phone number or license number be part of the logo?","No. Put them next to the logo, on the truck door or the job site sign, where they can change without a redesign. A number inside the logo also becomes unreadable as soon as the logo is small, on a hard hat sticker or a social avatar. Keep the logo itself to your name and a symbol, and let the layout around it carry the details.",{"q":143,"a":144},"Which colors stand out on a white work truck?","Dark or saturated ones: black, charcoal, navy, deep red and safety orange all read well from the road. Yellow is the trap. It looks bright on a screen, but yellow letters on a white door almost disappear, so pair yellow with black or put it on a dark panel. Two colors are plenty, since every extra color is another layer of vinyl. If your trucks are dark, use the white version of your logo.",{"q":146,"a":147},"Can one construction logo cover every trade I offer?","Yes, as long as the trade isn't built into the symbol. A roof icon tells people you do roofs, which becomes a problem the year you mostly do kitchens. 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