Recreate Your Favorite Logo

What can we use if we don't have a ruler, fine-tip black marker, or markers?

If you don't have a ruler, use a straight-edge like a hardcover book or credit card to draw the rectangle and measure proportions with a phone screen or folded paper, replace the fine-tip black marker with a black ballpoint or gel pen for tracing, and color with colored pencils or crayons instead of markers.

My logo looks distorted after drawing — what should I do?

If parts look too big or small after sketching, re-check the logo's measured width and height from step 4, redraw the rectangle and light guide lines from step 5, compare the reference next to your drawing as in step 7, then erase and lightly correct sizes before inking and wait for the ink to dry as in step 10 to avoid smudging.

How can I adapt this activity for different age groups?

For ages 4–6 have an adult draw the proportion rectangle and thick guide lines for them to trace and color with washable markers, for ages 7–10 follow the full steps with simpler logos and a ruler, and for 11+ add the grid-transfer method, finer pencil shading, or more precise inking with a fine-tip marker.

How can we enhance or personalize the recreated logo?

Enhance your piece by experimenting with alternate color schemes while coloring one color at a time as in step 12, adding a custom background or pattern around the rectangle, mixing media (markers plus colored pencils), or digitizing the final traced outline to edit before sharing on DIY.org.