30 Best Aztec Logo Design Ideas You Should Check

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Created by Benjamin Lipsø | https://dribbble.com/shots/5489266-Americas-Aztec
 

Aztec logo design is a style that incorporates the rich cultural heritage of the Aztecs into modern logo design. This style is characterized by the use of bold colors, strong lines, and intricate patterns and symbols that reflect the natural environment and the vibrant culture of the Aztecs.

One of the most recognizable symbols in Aztec logo design is the feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl. This symbol represents the duality of life and death and the cycle of birth and rebirth. The serpent is often depicted with feathers to represent the union of earth and sky and the power of transformation and change.

Another common symbol used in Aztec logo design is the eagle, which represents strength, power, and vision. The eagle is often depicted with its wings spread wide, ready to take flight and soar to new heights.

The sun and the moon are also important symbols in Aztec logo design. The sun represents life and warmth, while the moon represents the feminine and the cycle of growth and renewal.

One of the most famous symbols in Aztec culture is the Aztec calendar. This calendar was a complex system of timekeeping that included both solar and ritual cycles. It is often used in Aztec logo design to represent the concept of timelessness and the idea of creating a lasting legacy.

When designing an Aztec logo, it's important to consider the use of color. Aztec color palettes often include earthy tones such as brown, red, and green, as well as bright colors like blue, yellow, and orange. These colors reflect the natural environment and the vibrant culture of the Aztecs.

Typography also plays an important role in Aztec logo design. Stylized, hand-drawn lettering can add a handcrafted and authentic feel to the design, while clean, modern typography can add a contemporary feel.

One of the challenges of designing an Aztec logo is avoiding cultural appropriation. It's important to research and respect the cultural heritage of the Aztecs and use symbolism in a meaningful way. This means avoiding the use of sacred symbols or using them in a way that is disrespectful or inaccurate.

Aztec logo design can be used in a variety of industries, from fashion and apparel to food and beverage. The use of Aztec-inspired patterns and motifs in clothing designs can add a unique and trendy aesthetic while incorporating Aztec symbols into food and beverage packaging can add depth and meaning to the branding.

Here are some of the best Aztec logo design ideas you can get inspired from:

 

1. Jaguar

Created by Michael Penda | https://dribbble.com/shots/11292089-Brandimals-10-Jaguar
   

Taking the idea of combining humans and animals of the Jaguar makes the appearance of the Jaguar logo look very attractive, eye–catching, and unique. The vintage look combined with elegant pastel colors makes the Jaguar logo very attractive. By looking at the reference of this logo, you can see how the right combination between two objects looks different.

 

2. Aztecas

Created by Koen | https://dribbble.com/shots/19567101-Aztecas-Logo-Design
   

Interested in trying a logo design that is simple in style but still unique and looks unusual? Take a look at the Aztecas logo. His simple style, combined with the appearance of a Mayan head with a vintage design in red, will look stunning. Suitable as a logo reference for clients who request a simple, unique, and unusual company logo.

 

3. Koen

Created by Koen | https://dribbble.com/shots/19566601-AZTECA-Logo-Design
  

Modern design styles are limitless. Koen, this logo design can also be an inspiration for your logo design. Its modern design and only combining two elements in the form of a Mayan chief and a tiger immediately make Koen a logo that is easy for everyone to remember. A logo like Koen is what can build branding quickly.

 

4. Mayan Pipes

Created by Coric Design | https://dribbble.com/shots/20023656-Mayan-Pipes
   

This is a logo design inspired by two elements that are very identical to the Mayans, namely worship statues and ancient offering stones. The combination of these two elements is made as a logo in the style of hand-sketched manual drawings. So the logo design looks unique, and it is suitable to be a simple and stylish logo inspiration.

 

5. Andrew Korepan

Created by Andrew Korepan | https://dribbble.com/shots/14392487-Aztech
   

The logo is made with an arrangement of geometric shapes forming a bird; this is what Andrew Korepan's logo displays. This logo design can be an inspiration to create a simple logo from a combination of geometric shapes. You can provide contrasting colors to make this logo easy to remember by the public so that branding is created faster.

 

6. Elif Kameşoğlu

Created by Elif Kameşoğlu | https://dribbble.com/shots/14333832-Aztec-Logo-Design
   

Cartoon-style logos are currently also being popularly used by many companies. If you are confused about how to make an attractive cartoon logo design, try looking at this one logo design. The shape of this logo is in the form of a Mayan with a ceremonial hat on his head. Designed with cartoon models makes, this logo looks fantastic.

 

7. Tonauac

Created by Alexandra Metlitskaya | https://dribbble.com/shots/15649863-Tonauac
   

This design was inspired by Mayan worship tools. See how this set of adoration tools from Mayan likes can be created in one eye-catching logo design. It's not easy to create a logo like this, but when you manage to combine various elements of different shapes in one logo, you will get a logo design that looks elegant and charming.

 

8. Dancing Toro

Created by Dancing Toro | https://dribbble.com/shots/17952003-Mayan-Puzzle
  

From an image of the Mayan dating system, it can also be made a unique logo design. The logo design style is simple, but it does not lose its characteristics. You can try to see the logo design style so you can get inspiration on how to make a logo that is simple and has a distinctive characteristic.

 

9. Mexico City Aztecs

Created by Thomas Hatfield | https://dribbble.com/shots/4593055-Mexico-City-Aztecs
    

The combined logo of humans and animals often brings up interesting, unique, and good results. For example, the logo design of this combination of humans and eagles looks simple but still attractive. Especially with the addition of red in the eagle adds to the mighty and bold impression that the logo designer is trying to evoke.

 

10. Etéreo Tequila

Created by Brian Neveu | https://www.behance.net/gallery/119769013/Etreo-Tequila-Branding
   

Objects that look complicated can be made into a simple logo as long as you are good at seeing what to simplify from the complicated logo. This is what happened to the Etereo Tequila logo. Although the initial object is a Mayan statue that looks complicated, with simplification, this logo design becomes simpler and easier to remember.

 

11. Aztec Ales

Created by Andy Vera | https://www.behance.net/gallery/86700155/Aztec-Ales
   

Combining two different things that look like they can't merge that's what this logo design exemplifies. Where this logo design takes dragon elements and the Mayan calendar system, these two different elements are designed with simple lines and matching colors so that it produces a logo design that is very awesome, beautiful, and looks very eye-catching.

 

12. Original's

Created by Salchipulpo | https://dribbble.com/shots/10741998-Original-s-Logo
  

Vintage logo design, when combined with writing, also looks charming. You can also try concepts like those presented by Originals. This Originals design has ancient Mexican elements in the form of Mayan images designed in a vintage style. Below the logo image is added the word Originals, whose font design and typesetting are unique so that it displays the impression of a unique and attractive vintage logo.

 

13. NHK Creative Team

Created by NHK Creative Team | https://dribbble.com/shots/8368143-Azter-Bar-Lounge
  

NHK Creative Team logo shows if one object can be used as three different logo shapes. One design uses an image of the statue in its entirety, while two more designs use some elements of the statue. Even though it is formed from the same object, these three logo variants are still eye-catching and attractive.

 

14. Propuestas

Created by Noé Silva | https://dribbble.com/shots/7077779-Propuestas-guerrero-jaguar
   

Design Propuestas also uses the same model for four different types of designs. You can make this design a reference if the client wants many designs for one design concept. For this design, the object is a Mayan image, but there are four different design models. All of its logo designs use a design style that looks vintage and elegant.

 

15. Marek Trela

Created by Marek Trela | https://dribbble.com/shots/6699638-Aztec-Warrior
  

The object contained in the logo this time is the Mayans with their distinctive hats that look very realistic. Realistic results in this logo are obtained from a combination of vintage and cartoon design styles. With this vintage and cartoon logo design style, Marek Trella's logo design can amaze the eyes of many people who see it.

 

16. Hellenist Studio

Created by Hellenist Studio | https://dribbble.com/shots/15194725-Beautiful-Tribal-Woman-Logo
   

A logo that looks simple with the right mix of details, this word is probably the most fitting to describe the design of Hellenist Studio. This logo depicts an object in the form of a Mayan head that uses its traditional hat. The way the logo is depicted is in the form of combining lines and added details on the typical Mayan hat.

 

17. Praxedis Pictures

Created by Paul Nilrach | https://dribbble.com/shots/3827379-Praxedis-Pictures
   

The addition of a brand name under the brand logo is indeed a powerful way to introduce the logo. The Praxedis Picture logo also applies to this. Elements in this design are Mayan men complete with shields and hats depicted in cartoon style. For the appearance of the name, unique letters are used and attract the attention of the public.

 

18. Quetzalcoatl

Created by Chon Lee | https://dribbble.com/shots/2547268-Quetzalcoatl
  

Taking an object in the form of a typical Mayan statue, this logo managed to attract the attention of many people. People's interest in this is also due to its charming design style; the design concept taken is a cartoon. The colors used in this logo are also very contrasting, so the reader's eyes cannot move away from the logo.

 

19. Jacob Coury

Created by Jacob Coury | https://dribbble.com/shots/2655563-Crossfit-Distinction
   

With a minimalist design concept combined with a monochrome coloring style, making Jacob Coury's logo design is easier for people to remember. This design raises the theme of Mayan objects with a more simplified appearance. But even though it is simplified, details from the Mayans are not lost because there are many details of the Mayans in this logo.

 

20. Sofi Orlova

Created by Sofi Orlova | https://dribbble.com/shots/17716153-Aztec-free-logo-for-buy
   

If your client asks for an attractive logo design, try looking for references from this logo. The logo design style raised is minimalist, but the way the object is arranged makes this logo design look more attractive. The element that exists is a picture of the Mayan head combined with the brand name, but it still looks attractive.

 

21. Alfrey Davilla

Created by Alfrey Davilla | https://dribbble.com/shots/15290449-Quetzalcoatl
   

The impression of an adorable cartoon is the first impression that this logo design tries to display. The elements taken up by this logo design are dragons depicting determination and passion. For the color itself, beautiful colors are used so that this logo can attract the attention of the surrounding community and quickly become known to the public.

 

22. Americas Aztec

Created by Benjamin Lipsø | https://dribbble.com/shots/5489266-Americas-Aztec
   

Americas Aztec, this one design can be a reference if you want to design a vector-style company logo. The dragon, which is the main element in this design, looks very attractive with a vector style. The colors used in the American Aztec design are also very attractive, making the logo design more easily recognizable by the wider community.

 

23. Andy Diaz

Created by Andy Diaz | https://dribbble.com/shots/2674212-Azteca
   

Need a logo design example that is very simple but still attractive? Try looking at this one logo design first. The shape of the logo design looks very simple, which means that only the main object is in this one design. The color is also very simple; there is no addition of the slightest color in the design.

 

24. Sam Valentino

Created by Sam Valentino | https://dribbble.com/shots/7115621-Aztec-Sun-Image
  

The main object in this design is a dated symbol of the Mayans. The round-shaped emblem was designed in a simple cartoon style and inserted with the Mayan face. The combination of the Mayan face with the symbol of this unique dating system managed to amaze the public and succeeded in making the design known to many people.

 

25. Jay Master

Created by Jay Master | https://dribbble.com/shots/19826979-Tiki
  

Presenting a stone-age feel, this logo design managed to steal the attention. The object used as main object of this unique design is the face image of a dragon which is designed simply and shows only the important parts. To further strengthen the feel of the stone age, this logo design only uses black and gray without other colors.

 

26. ITZCALI

Created by Brian Miller | https://dribbble.com/shots/16924019-ITZCALI-identity-logo
   

The logo design, this time, takes a lot of objects as the theme of the design. There are fish objects and tree objects combined into one logo design. The coloring used in this logo design is also very interesting because the color gradation can make this logo design look like an engraving and not just an image logo design only.

 

27. Colores 33

Created by Kimbal Estudio | https://www.behance.net/gallery/36256195/Colores-33
   

The shield theme with various details in it is the theme of this logo design. The appearance of this logo has a modern, elegant, and artistic impression, so it can build brand awareness quickly. The use of silver in the shield logo design, which looks elegant, helps make this logo design more attractive to the public who sees it.

 

28. Agua Fresca

Created by Ever Salgado-Relles | https://www.behance.net/gallery/104372335/SOLEM-Agua-Fresca
   

Agua Freshca, this logo design takes the design theme in the form of a picture of a Mayan face. Even though it takes the Mayan face design theme, the design style used is a cartoon. In addition, there are a lot of colors used in this design, giving a colorful and cheerful impression. This is the main attraction of Agua Freshca.

 

29. TM Selvam

Created by TM Selvam | https://dribbble.com/shots/10879213-Aztec-Warrior
   

It turns out that retro design style can also be added with various attractive colors; this is what this logo design shows. With the concept of a Mayan face design with a vintage style and a touch of many colors, this design can captivate the hearts of many people. In this design, several appropriate details are also displayed.

 

30. Prashanth

Created by Prashanth | https://dribbble.com/shots/3158011-The-Aztec-Poker
   

Successfully combining Mayan calendar symbols with Mayan faces makes this one design praised by many people. Not only that, but this design also has many details which are certainly very interesting to watch. The choice of colors used in this design also looks great; it's no wonder that this logo design has been used as a reference by many designers.

 

Frequently Ask Questions

What are some common symbols used in Aztec logo design?

Common symbols used in Aztec logo design include the feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl, the eagle, the sun, the moon, and the Aztec calendar. These symbols represent the rich cultural heritage and history of the Aztecs and can add depth and meaning to a logo design.

What color palettes are commonly used in Aztec logo design?

Color palettes commonly used in Aztec logo design include earthy tones such as brown, red, and green, as well as bright colors like blue, yellow, and orange. These colors reflect the natural environment and the vibrant culture of the Aztecs.

What is the significance of the Aztec calendar in logo design?

The Aztec calendar is a symbol of the Aztec's advanced knowledge of astronomy and their belief in the cyclical nature of time. It is often used in Aztec logo design to represent the concept of timelessness and the idea of creating a lasting legacy.

What role does symbolism play in Aztec logo design?

Symbolism plays a significant role in Aztec logo design as it can add depth and meaning to the design. The use of symbols such as the eagle or the sun can represent qualities such as strength, power, and vitality, while the use of the Aztec calendar can represent knowledge, wisdom, and timelessness.

What are some examples of successful Aztec logo designs?

Some examples of successful Aztec logo designs include the Corona Extra logo, which features an eagle perched on a cactus, and the Atlante FC logo, which incorporates the image of the feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl. These logos successfully incorporate elements of Aztec culture and history while still maintaining a modern and recognizable design.

 

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