Logos in Canva come with a few guidelines that you need to be aware of when creating one for your business.

You can use a template to create a logo, or you can create one from scratch using elements, fonts, shapes, and lines. This is not a problem; there are no main restrictions on the actual creation of a logo in Canva.

When you are creating your logo and would like to have a look at the licensing related to a particular element, click on the three dots next to it and then click on the i symbol:

Figure 8.7 – Information point for elements

This then brings up a page where you can see the top level of the license agreement:

Figure 8.8 – Licensing overview for free-to-use elements

Where the restrictions come into play is at the point you want to trademark a logo. This is a common practice, and a lot of businesses want to make sure their logo is different from everyone else’...