Last updated on February 14th, 2024

These FREE design generators are perfect for beginner bloggers who want a jumping-off point or design inspiration. Use this color palette generator, font generator, and logo maker for fast results!

If there was a way to do something faster, would you do it?

Don’t worry about the particulars. We’re not here to trick you into anything. It’s a simple yes or no answer.

What if that way would show you things you probably wouldn’t have seen on your own? A combination, perhaps, that your mind wouldn’t have thought of.

That’s how we feel about these design generators.

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First, they’re 100% free to use. Second, they help us design faster, so we have more time to spend on areas with a high ROI.

Third, they help us see pairings and combinations that we might not have thought would look good together!

Designing a color palette or pairing brand fonts is the bane of any blogger’s existence. At least the ones without a graphic design background, anyway.

A blogger knows they need a color palette for their brand. But what they don’t know is where to start.

They know they need a set of fonts to build brand recognition. What they don’t know is how to pair them so they look great together.

Don’t even get us started on designing a logo from scratch!

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Design does NOT have to be hard, nor should it be! There are resources out there to help, especially these FREE design generators.

Once you have established your brand (the foundation of your blog!), it’s smooth sailing because you’ll use the same logo, fonts, and colors for ALL of your projects.

Related Post: Achieve Brand Consistency for INSTANT Brand Recognition

If you struggle with branding your blog, these FREE design generators will help you select the perfect color every time, pair fonts like a boss, and generate the perfect logo.

We also have 40 complete (done-for-you!) brand kits available in our Five-Minute Brand for just $27!

You’ll also get matching graphics for every area of your blog; sidebar, about, affiliate, category, and MORE! Check out our Five-Minute Brand now!

FREE COLOR PALETTE GENERATOR: COOLORS.CO

First, head to coolors.co and select the blue ‘Start the generator!’ button or ‘Tools’ followed by ‘Palette Generator’ from the top right menu bar.

From here, you can press the space bar on your keyboard as many times as you want to generate an entirely new color palette.

Keep in mind that you’ll never get the same color palette twice. We’ll touch on this in just a moment.

You can also add your own hex code if you want to build your brand’s color palette around a certain color.

For this example, we’ll use #A7165A.

If you added your own hex code or liked a color from one of the generated color palettes, be sure to select the ‘lock’ icon just above the hex code.

Coolors.co will now only generate new colors that pair well with your locked color(s).

As we said earlier, you’ll never be shown the same color palette twice so if there’s a color you like, lock it in so you don’t lose it.

You can also view your previously generated palettes by selecting the ‘Undo’ button (Cmd + Z) from the top menu.

Another feature we love about this color palette generator is the ability to choose alternative shades.

Related Post: How to Choose Brand Colors for Your Blog

The ‘grid’ icon (as shown below) showcases alternative shades of the base color. This comes in handy if you love a certain color but want it just a tad lighter or darker.

Click and hold on the ‘arrow’ icon to reposition any colors. You’d be surprised at how much a color palette can change simply by adjusting the placement of each color.

Once you have the color palette you want, make sure to keep the hex codes in a safe place so you can use them in your design programs for a consistent color palette.

DESIGN TIP: We keep our hex codes tucked neatly away in our Brand Kit using Canva. Learn more about Canva’s Brand Kit and other awesome Pro features here!

If you want to create a brand color palette based on an image, try Canva’s FREE color palette generator.

Related Post: Create a Holiday Color Palette for Your Brand

This is a great option for pulling colors from your favorite pattern (especially seasonal!) or your brand’s mood board.

Pinterest, Color Hunt, and Design Seeds are fantastic resources for pre-made color palettes as well.

FREE FONT GENERATOR: FONTJOY

The same way coolors.co generates color palettes, Fontjoy generates font pairings!

To start, head to Fontjoy and either click on ‘Generate’ from the top or choose a starting font from the left menu as shown below.

The starting/default fonts are Montserrat, Lora, and Hind Madurai.

Does every brand new three font pairings? Absolutely not.

Our brand uses only two fonts; Poppins and Black Diamond (premium font purchased from Creative Market).

Related Post: Ultimate Font Design Guide for Bloggers

For this demonstration, we’ll use Poppins as a baseline for our font combination generator instead of starting from scratch.

You can search for specific fonts using the search bar or choose from other suggested fonts with just a few clicks.

The order of fonts will appear from most to least similar based on the selected font (in this case, it’s Poppins).

Once you select your FIRST font, you’ll be directed back to the original screen. Here you can lock in your font by clicking the ‘lock’ icon as shown below.

Now every time you click ‘Generate’, only the bottom two fonts will change.

You also have the option of adjusting the, for lack of better words, intensity of your font combinations.

Slide to the left for ‘more contrast’ and high contrast.’ Slide to the right for ‘more similarity’ and ‘very similar.

If you’re new to design, we recommend keeping the slider in the middle for a ‘balanced contrast.’

If there’s a font you like but want to check out any variations, click the search button again.

Like before, you’ll be shown similar fonts that pair well together from most to least similar. This gives you a great jumping-off point because all of these fonts will pair well.

Keep generating font pairings until you find the combination you love. Click on the name of the font to download (for free!) from Google Fonts.

If you’re a Canva user, keep in mind that all Google fonts are already available for use.

However, you’ll need to upgrade to Canva Pro to upload any custom/premium fonts. But don’t worry, you can try out Canva Pro FREE for 30 days!

If using a program like Adobe, you’ll need to install the font on your computer, and you’re all set.

This FREE font generator is by FAR our favorite tool for new bloggers. Font pairings can be such a headache, especially when they all start to blend together.

Logo Maker: Looka

First, we just want to preface by saying this logo font generator is NOT the be-all and end-all of logos.

It is, however, a great tool if you’re just starting out and need a jumping-off point or style direction.

What we mean is, you’ll see your blog’s name in a variety of different text logo designs which will help in choosing a specific style.

First, head to Looka (formerly known as Logojoy) and input your blog’s name or whatever words you’d like in your text logo.

Looka will then ask a series of questions to get a better understanding of your brand.

This will help them generate logos more geared toward your specific brand and brand style.

The first question is about your bog’s industry. Start by typing your specific niche (e.g., meal prep) to see if it appears in the search.

If not, try a more generalized topic like ‘food blog,’ versus ‘meal prep.’

We’re now on to your brand’s style.

The next request is to select some logo designs you like. Looka will use these as inspiration for your design.

Although it gives you the option to skip this step, we recommend you choose at least one. Try to give Looka something to work off of so you actually find some benefit to using this text logo generator.

The next step is to choose up to three colors for your logo design.

If your color isn’t shown, select the most concentrated form.

For example, our brand’s colors are dark blue, red/orange, and magenta. Since our shade of magenta is more closely related to pink versus purple, we’ll select blue, orange, and purple.

After you’ve selected your preferred logo styles and colors, you can choose as many symbol types as you like.

If you’d rather have a text logo design without any icons/symbols, select ‘Skip.’

Seeing as how you can go back and edit any of these questions, we recommend you at least give it a try first. That way, you can see a variety of options using icons that you may not have thought of.

You also have the option of choosing your own symbols by selecting ‘I want to pick my own symbols.’

Be sure to think outside the box and not just within your specific niche. You never know what Looka might come up with!

If you’ll be recreating your logo in Canva, keep in mind that you cannot trademark a logo that contains anything other than text and/or shapes.

Related Post: Read This Before Making a Logo in Canva

The reason is that you cannot trademark something that could be used by someone else. That’s the whole point of trademarking, after all!

Once you’re done selecting any applicable symbols, click ‘Continue.’

Looka is now ready to show you your computer-generated text logo designs!

For more results, select the blue ‘Generate more logos’ at the bottom of the page.

Hover over any style you like and either select the ‘heart’ icon or ‘See options & customize.’ You can view similar suggestions that might not be on the original list of logo results.

Using your results, consider what you like and DON’T about each text logo design.

Do you prefer a horizontal text logo or vertical? Do you like your blog’s name with an icon? What about a professional design versus fun or relaxed?

All of these factors will dramatically impact the look of your logo as well as the type of audience you attract.

Related Post: 10 MUST-KNOW Logo Design Tips

Once you have a style in mind, we recommend moving your design efforts into Canva. It’s much easier to design and customize a logo because you have complete control over the entire project.

Use these FREE design generators to make design a little easier.

We spend so much time fine-tuning our products, sales pages, and funnels that having FREE design generators completely removes the stress of color palettes and font pairings.

Building a brand is one of the most complex parts of starting a blog.

You need to make sure your color palette resonates with your ideal reader. You need to ensure your font pairings complement not only each other but your color palette as well.

And you need a strong logo to be the foundation of your brand identity.

We know what it’s like to spend days, if not weeks, designing the perfect logo, only to scrap it and start over a month or two later.

That’s why we created The Five-Minute Brand. Finally, design a brand you LOVE in just minutes!

With our Five-Minute Brand, you’ll get instant access to 40 complete (editable!) brand kits PLUS matching Canva templates to brand your blog. Get it now for just $27!

Just imagine having a done-for-you color palette, font combination, editable logo, AND matching brand assets without the designer price tag.

You’re trying to grow your blog in the small margins of life. Make your time count by focusing on areas that’ll move the needle forward in your business.

You’ll never make money with your blog if you’re more focused on fine-tuning your brand than creating what your readers want!

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS POST:

• Coolors.co
• Fontjoy
• Looka (formerly Logojoy)
• Canva (FREE 30-day trial of Canva Pro!)
• The Five-Minute Brand

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Last updated on April 21st, 2024

This article will show you how to create a mockup in Canva. Canva mockup creation has never been easier now that we have tools like done-for-you templates and scene creators. Check out the visual tutorial below for step-by-step instructions!

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Did you know it’s 100% possible to create a high-converting flat-lay mockup image using a simple design tool like Canva?

You’re guaranteed to increase conversions on both email signups AND product sales if you can create an eye-catching mockup image of your product.

Our conversions skyrocketed when we started adding mockups and flat-lays to our blog posts and sales pages.

Related Post: The Secret to Boosting Sales with Almost No Effort

It doesn’t have to be hard or complicated.

And, it definitely doesn’t require anything fancy or intimidating like Photoshop.

An easy Canva mockup (yep, we said easy!) provides your audience with something tangible. It shows them what your product looks like – what they’ll get when they hand over an email or credit card.

It doesn’t leave it up to their imagination to envision what they might get. Think back to the last time you bought something online.

We’re willing to bet you looked at ALL the photos to ensure it’s what you wanted, right?

Thought so! And your audience does the same.

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This post, though, is going to be a little different.

Instead of showing you how to create a Canva mockup using stock photos, we will dive a bit deeper.

You’ll learn how to create a Canva mockup that can be customized to match your brand (the easy way).

Related Post: How to Brand Your Blog and Easily Achieve Brand Consistency

Your audience can recognize you a mile away when you achieve brand consistency. When they instantly recognize your brand without seeing a logo or name, it builds trust.

Trust not only makes the sale but has them coming back to buy again and again and again.

Okay, enough chit-chat. Let’s dive into how to create a Canva mockup!

First, let’s open a new Canva project.

You can use any size depending on your choice of platform – Facebook, email, sales page, etc.

STEP ONE: ADD A BACKGROUND (OPTIONAL)

You can add a surface background like marble or wood to add a little texture. Or, leave it white, so all the attention is on your Canva mockup.

Totally up to you! We use both to then download as a ‘Transparent background.’

This feature is only available to Canva Pro users. Fortunately, you can try Canva Pro FREE for 30 days!

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Once you have the background set, start adding some graphics/elements.

Now, there are two different parts to this.

• ONE: product mockup
• TWO: accessories

We recommend starting with the mockup first because it needs to be front and center.

The little details after that are great, but they’re not what your audience is buying.

STEP TWO: ADD THE PRODUCT MOCKUP PLACEHOLDER

You can easily create this using a generator such as myecovermaker.com. We especially love this program because it converts our workbook covers into actual spiral-bound notebooks.

But for this tutorial, we’ll stick with Canva.

First, we’ll search for “tablet frame” and choose the real-life-looking iPad.

The frame allows you to drag and drop your cover photo to make it appear as if it’s showing up on the tablet.

This is great for flat-lays because the tablet looks like it’s lying flat on the desktop.

STEP 3: ADD THE PRODUCT PHOTO

To do this, you’ll need to have your cover photo saved as a JPG or PNG so that you can upload it to Canva.

You can NOT upload PDFs directly from your project screen. You must import them from your Canva homepage by clicking ‘Create a design’ and ‘Import file.’

Once your cover photo is uploaded, drag it into your frame.

Now that our cover image has been uploaded, it’s time to add accessories.

STEP FOUR: ADD DESK ACCESSORIES

We rarely speak ill of Canva… but they don’t have the greatest selection of desk accessories.

Until this improves, we’ve been using images from an accessory pack we purchased on Creative Market. This pack was super cheap, and we can reuse it for different photos over and over.

SHOPPING TIP: When buying a mockup scene creator, make sure it’s available in PNG format so that you can upload it into Canva. If the scene creator images are only available in vector format, you’ll need Adobe.

We found this one on Creative Market, but you can search for ones that fit your brand (there are SO MANY).

Also, check out Design Bundles. They are always adding really cool bundles, especially fonts.

Once your desk accessories are purchased and uploaded, add each object to your Canva mockup and start designing!

Keep in mind the size of each object needs to be proportional to each other. You don’t want a massive pen and the world’s smallest cup of tea in your Canva mockup.

Well, you can, but…

Position all the elements around the layout. We like to overlap some of the items on the cover so it looks dimensional and natural.

Once you have all the elements laid out perfectly, you’re ready to download and start using your digital product and lead magnet mockups!

Don’t forget to make a copy of your Canva mockup and name it [TEMPLATE] Product Mockup. You can use it over and over again to cut your design time in half!

If you’d rather design a Canva mockup using stock photos, you’re in luck because those are even easier to create.

Related Post: How to Create a Product Mockup Template in Canva Using Stock Photos

Before you go, we’d love to offer you a little challenge. Write down your stats before adding a Canva mockup and then a few weeks after.

Use them in Pinterest pins, landing pages, sales pages, and even social media posts.

Visuals are the first thing people see (and judge), so don’t be afraid to tweak your designs if one performs better.

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RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS POST:

• FREE Canva video pin templates
• The Secret to Boosting Sales with Almost No Effort
• How to Create a Product Mockup Template in Canva Using Stock Photos
• Mega Pinterest Template Bundle (for $27!)
• How to Brand Your Blog and Easily Achieve Brand Consistency

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To be honest? It’s the best $14.99/mo OR $119/yr we spend on our business because that time we save with every design is put back into making MORE money in our business!

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