Guide to choosing a logo format – Zoner Studio

Guide to choosing a logo format

Choosing logo version

By downloading a specific version of the logo (screen version vs. print version) you immediately get the appropriate logo color for your use. The table provides an overview and the most common cases.

Logo Usage Features
For screens
For print
Color Mode of the downloaded files RGB CMYK
Recommended logo formats 
SVG PNG
PDF
Web and presentations (PowerPoint, Keynote) 
Online documents (Google, Office365) 
Business card, flyer, or brochure 
Contracts and print documents 

Logo application

Logo application
Color Mode
SVG
PNG
PDF
Webdesign RGB
Mobile Applications RGB
Presentation
(PowerPoint, Keynote)
RGB
Online Presentation (Google Slides) RGB
Print Materials (business card, flyer…) CMYK
Special Use (stamp, embossing, laser…) ONE COLOR

Format Properties

Logo Format Properties
PDF
SVG
PNG
Can be scaled arbitrarily
Has a transparent background
Suitable for digital screens
Suitable for printing
The most versatile format

Overview of Formats

PDF
Portable Document Format

This vector format can be universally displayed on any computer with Adobe Acrobat (or another PDF viewer). It allows editing at the level of the source file, so it can also be sent as a format for printing. Most programs (graphic, presentation) can handle it as well.

SVG
Scalable Vector Graphics

This is a vector format of the logo primarily intended for online applications (websites). With the advent of high-resolution monitors, this format ensures perfectly sharp display without loss of quality, regardless of the display device.

PNG
Portable Network Graphics

This format is intended for lossless compression of raster graphics on the internet. However, since it is still a raster, it is necessary to pay increased attention to the final quality of the logo rendering.