Why We Don’t Price Logos as Standalone Items
We do not price logos as standalone items. Not because we cannot design them, but because a logo without a brand behind it will not do the work you are hoping it will do.
The Honest Answer to “How Much for a Logo?”
You asked how much a logo costs. It is one of the most common questions we get, and it deserves a straight answer.
We do not offer logo-only work. That policy exists because of what a logo actually is, and what it is not.
A logo is one visual element inside a brand system. On its own, without a positioning strategy, a defined audience, a considered colour and typography system, and a consistent way of communicating, it is a shape. It might be a well-crafted shape. It might even be a beautiful one. But a shape alone does not build trust, command higher fees, or make a potential client choose you over a competitor.
That is the job of a brand. And a logo cannot do that job by itself.
What Happens When You Buy Just the Logo
Imagine a management consultancy based in Westlands. They have been operating for four years and have built a solid reputation through referrals. They want to look more credible when they pitch larger clients, so they hire a designer and commission a new logo.
The logo is sharp. Clean lines, professional feel, a mark they are genuinely proud of. But here is what surrounds it: the colour palette was chosen because the founder liked dark green. The typography on the website is a default Google Font no one thought much about. The website headline reads “Transforming Businesses Through Strategic Consulting.” The business card looks slightly different from the email signature because they were designed at different times by different people.
The logo is doing its job. Everything around it is undermining it.
This is the most common branding problem we see in Nairobi. Not bad logos, but good logos floating inside inconsistent, unstrategic brand environments. The logo becomes the best-dressed element in a room where nothing else matches.
When a potential client lands on that consultancy’s website, they do not isolate the logo and admire it. They experience the whole thing. And the whole thing does not feel like a category leader.
What We Do Instead
At Kenyan Grafik, logo work always sits inside a broader brand scope. At minimum, that means a foundation-level engagement: we establish a strategy direction, design the logo within a deliberate colour and typography system, and deliver brand guidelines that tell everyone who touches the brand how to use it consistently.
That is the minimum viable version of what we do. It is not an upsell. It is the smallest amount of work that actually solves the problem. [What Do You Actually Get for Your Rebranding Investment?] explains what sits in each level of engagement and why the scope decisions are made the way they are.
The reason we insist on this is not that we want larger projects. It is that we have seen what happens when a business invests in a logo without investing in the system around it. Six months later, the same problems are still there. The brand still feels inconsistent. The pitch still does not land the way it should. And the founder is now looking at another redesign.
We would rather do it right once. [What Is Strategy-First Branding?] covers the thinking behind this approach in full.
When a Logo-Only Project Is the Right Call
There are genuine situations where someone needs a logo and nothing more. If your brand foundation is already solid, your positioning is clear, your visual language is coherent, and you simply need a new mark designed within an existing system, then a specialist logo designer is a better use of your budget than we are.
We will say that directly, and we will point you toward someone who is the right fit. We do not hold onto projects that are not right for us.
But in our experience, most founders who come to us asking for a logo are not actually in that situation. They have an existing mark they are not happy with, and when we start asking questions about the brand around it, it becomes clear that the logo is a symptom of a larger problem, not the problem itself.
What You Probably Actually Need
Most people who ask for “just a logo” want their business to look more credible, feel more consistent, and compete more confidently. That is not a logo problem. That is a brand problem.
If that is what you want to solve, a logo is where the work starts, not where it ends. [Rebrand vs Brand Refresh: Which Does Your Business Actually Need?] can help you figure out what level of work your brand actually requires.
We build brands that work. If that is what you are after, the Inquiry form is the right next step.
If you are not sure whether you need a logo or a full brand, tell us what is going on in the Inquiry form. Three minutes of context helps us point you in the right direction, even if that direction is not us.
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