Olad
Hi there,
This page is dedicated to my ‘One Logo a Day (OLAD)’ challenge, which I started on September 11, 2017, on Instagram. The amount of love and support this challenge has received is unbelievable, and I’m truly grateful to each and every one of you who has come to join me on this incredible journey!
By God’s grace and with all your help, I’ve managed to turn this into a full-time career and work with amazing clients from all over the world. Once again, thank you so much for all your love and continuous support!
Below is the documentation of the most important milestones in the entire journey so far:-
The One Logo a Day Journey
Day 1, September 11, 2017: Made my first logo
I started the One Logo a Day Challenge to just better myself as a logo designer, not knowing what God had in store for me ahead. I made my first logo on this day by remembering the most tragic event in history, 9/11. Here’s the link to the first logo of this amazing journey.
Day 100, December 19, 2017: 100 followers milestone
I was excited to have reached day 100 and gained 100+ followers. During these 100 days, I started to receive daily comments & feedback which were really helpful for my growth. I celebrated this with a simple 1Hundred logo.
Day 115, January 15, 2018: Got my first 100+ likes
This was the first logo in the journey that managed to get over 100likes, and I was super happy!
Day 352, August 29, 2018: 3,000 Followers Milestone
Gained & celebrated 3000 followers after 352 days into the challenge with the Library wordmark logo.
Day 408, October 25, 2018: Worked with clients from over 15 countries worldwide
At this point of the journey, by God’s grace and all the support from my followers, managed to attract and work with some amazing clients on logo projects from all over the world including US, UK, Germany, Poland, Peru, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Netherland, France, China, Canada, Brazil, India, Switzerland & Australia.
Day 427, November 13, 2018: 10,000 Followers Milestone
Gained & celebrated 10K followers after 427 days into the challenge.
Day 468, December 25, 2018: 15,000 Followers Milestone
Gained & celebrated 15K followers on Christmas Day of 2018.
Day 500, January 24, 2019: 500 Logos Completion Milestone
Celebrated 500 days of logos with this S for Star logo.
Day 502, January 30, 2019: 20,000 Followers Milestone
Gained & celebrated 20K followers on this day, which was a great start of the year 2019.
Day 535, February 28, 2019: First Viral Logo
The Exit wordmark I created was one of the first few logos that went viral on Instagra,m and that also gained a lot of features on various other design pages.
Day 574, April 11, 2019: 30,000 Followers Milestone
Gained & celebrated 30K followers with this elephant logo.
Day 645, June 16, 2019: First BTS Logo Process Video
This was one of the 1st simple behind-the-scenes logo creation videos that I made to show the process behind developing a logo from a sketch. Reels feature on Instagram didn’t exist during this time, and static images were reigning. So, this slide shift of having a video inside a carousel invited a lot of attention during this time.
Day 685, July 27, 2019: Gray Scale Profile Evolution
The logo on Day 685 marks my transition into a gray scale IG profile after researching my entire content and realizing all my previous gray scale logos were performing far better than the colored ones. I also understood from color psychology that gray evokes creativity, and since coming up with one logo every day is not a joke, I used this knowledge to be more productive. This simple transition brought in more visitors to my page and ultimately more & more followers. All praise be to God.
Day 700, August 17, 2019: 700 Logos Completion Milestone
Celebrated 500 days of logos with this owl logo.
Day 745, August 17, 2019: The Gift of Pause
Created the gift of pause logo on this day to encourage myself and other fellow designers that sometimes it’s okay to take a pause, pardon ourselves, to get off our screens, to go outside or somewhere and take a break from work.
Day 748, August 17, 2019: The Candle Maker
The Candle Maker logo that I created on this day, along with my other logos became one of the most featured logos not only on Instagram but on various other well-known design inspiration websites on the internet. A few of the links to the featured articles are below:-
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Day 574, October 15, 2019: 50,000 Followers Milestone
Gained & celebrated 50K followers on this day.
Day 800, November 29, 2019: 800 Logos Completion Milestone
Celebrated 800 days of logos with this simple animated logo.
Day 837, January 30, 2020: Lettermark Logo Series Vol. 3
Celebrated the a-z lettermark logo series third volume on this day.
Day 854, February 18, 2020: 60,000 Followers Milestone
Gained & celebrated 60K followers on this day with a carousel collection post.
Day 886, March 26, 2020: Coronavirus Special Post
Created this humorous logo to encourage people to stay indoors during COVID.
Day 900, April 17, 2020: 900 Logos Completion Milestone
Celebrated 900 days of logos on this day.
Day 976, May 13, 2020: Spookiest Logo Ever
I remembered getting chills when I created this logo in the dark corridor outside my room. It received the same kind of reaction from many people and also featured in many other design inspiration pages.
Day 989, May 26, 2020: 70,000 Followers Milestone
Gained & celebrated 70K followers on this day with a P lettermark logo.
Day 1000, June 7, 2020: 1000 Logos Completion Milestone
Celebrated 1000 days of logos with a special carousel collection post.
Day 1109, September 28, 2020: 80,000 Followers Milestone
Gained & celebrated 80K followers with a simple and important message.
Day 1126, October 19, 2020: Everyone deserves a laugh every now & then
Created the funniest brand logo, making everyone laugh and celebrating being human.
Day 1207, December 31, 2020: Special Thank You Post
Ended 2020 by creating a special thank you post to some of the amazing clients I worked with since the start of this journey.
Day 1313, April 15, 2021: Africa Logo
Made a logo for Africa that unexpectedly received a lot of positive response, went viral, and was featured in many other design pages. Unlike several other Africa logos that use only the main map, this also includes Madagascar in it.
June 1, 2021: Big News! Interviewed by BoredPanda
By God’s loving grace, one of the biggest and leading art and pop culture magazines, which is viewed nearly 100 million times every month, reached out to me for an interview, and they featured my work on their website! Here’s the link to the entire interview.
Day 1360, June 14, 2021: Food Stand Logo
Made a thoughtful negative space FootStand logo that received a lot of love and positive comments on Instagram.
Day 1375, July 20, 2021: Born to Code Logo
Made a dual-meaning BornToCode Logo that received a lot of positive response and features on Instagram.
Day 1417, December 6, 2021: RelationShip Logo
On this particular day of the challenge, I remembered staring at a ship icon and suddenly seeing a man and a woman in the negative space. It made sense to name it RelationShip as a visual metaphor of a man and woman both in love, sailing through life’s journey, facing the waves of ups and downs together.
Day 1421, December 28, 2021: Moon Logo
I was super happy when the serifs in the letter ‘M’ worked in my favour to form a hidden moon in the negative space.
Day 1434, January 17, 2022: The Bird & The Monster Logo
Made one of the trickiest hidden meaning logos TheBird&TheMonster where most could see the bird, but only a few could spot the monster.
Day 1551, September 12, 2022: In Sheep’s Clothing Logo
I was looking for some popular phrases to design a logo for on this day, and In Sheep’s Clothing Logo was born, which received a lot of love and positive responses.
Day 1568, October 14, 2022: Coconut Wordmark Logo
The joy when I actually saw a pair of coconuts inside the letters of the word Coconut brought this wordmark logo to life.
Day 1583, November 16, 2022: Fart Wordmark Logo
I live for these rare, special days when I get to make my audience laugh out loud and bring a little happiness into this world. Life is all about living, loving, laughing, and farting.
Day 1586, November 29, 2022: Brazil Logo
I remember I was enjoying watching the Football World Cup 2022 with my mom on this day, but I also had to finish today’s logo challenge. Brazil has always been one of our most favourite football teams. Go Brazil!
Day 1627, February 20, 2023: The Gift of the Gorillas Logo
I am in love with all of God’s species here on Earth, and all of them play a very important role in the environment. Gorillas are one such important species, too, and they keep the balance of the wildlife intact. Hence, the Gift of the Gorillas logo was born.
Day 1680, July 10, 2023: Insomniac Logo
Many of us face sleepless nights from time to time. One day, while staring at a human figure who was lying on the bed, I discovered the hidden message. Made a carousel along with the wordmark to remind us of things that turn us into insomniacs.
Day 1700, July 31, 2023: 1700 Completion Milestone
Celebrated 1700 with this hand gesture post on this day.
Day 1706, August 2, 2023: Twitter Tribute Logo
It was a sad moment for designers all over the world when the iconic Twitter logo was removed and turned into X. So, I made this special tribute post in remembrance of old Twitter.
Day 1814, September 2, 2023: Alarm Bucket Logo
It is never easy to be a firefighter and to risk your own life to save others. Alarm bucket is a mark to remind us of their sacrifice.
Day 1816, September 4, 2023: Goodbye Wordmark Logo
The most heartbreaking and most difficult thing in life is to have to finally say goodbye to the ones we dearly love.
Day 2012, February 5, 2024: Jump Wordmark Logo
Made one of the most viral logo reels using a viral audio message from a reputed motivation page, Invictus Voices, that used a scene from the movie A Most Violent Year 2014 to inspire people to take that leap of faith and to jump exactly when it feels scary to jump in to avoid ending up staying at the same place our whole life.
Day 2032, March 8, 2024: A Gem of a Woman Logo
Celebrated International Women’s Day 2024 with this special carousel post for women all over the world.
Day 2056, March 8, 2024: Saved by the Bell Logo
God’s grace has saved me many times from situations beyond my control, just like a boxer being saved by the bell to get a chance to win in the final round.
Day 2205, October 7, 2024: Saviour Wordmark Logo
With the rise of AI and how it might potentially take over the human race in the future, here’s how I imagined the second coming of our saviour Jesus and designed a superhero logo for Him in this special Saviour corousel post.
Day 2218, October 30, 2024: The Nightout Kitchen Logo
Having a night out kitchen, sometimes with friend,s is a great escape from our insane, busy schedule.
Day 2245, October 30, 2024: Earthing Wordmark Logo
One of the greatest modern secrets to heal and reset our bodies is actual a very primal and ancient one, Earthing. We can deny the fact that our body was designed to be electrical for a purpose. And that purpose was to conncet with the Earths negatively charged electrons to netralise the harmful positive ions that accumulate inside our body over time. Hence, the Earthing wordmark logo was created in this post on this day.
Day 2248, February 5, 2025: BIPOLAR Wordmark Logo
It is said that behind every successful man, there is a woman, and that woman in my life is my mom. Being her caretaker with her lifelong bipolar condition, I made this special logo post for her to make people aware of bipolar disorder. In spite of her condition, she pushed through and worked really hard her entire life to put food on our table and to make me who I am today. I can never repay her back, even with a thousand lifetimes, and that’s why she’s God’s greatest blessing in my life. The best mom I could ever have.
Day 2263, March 6, 2025: Fruit Wordmark Logo
Made a healthy eating logo carousel today that went viral to inspire people to keep eating healthy to honour their own God-given bodies. A healthy body is the best investment that we can make to live a happy, enjoyable, and purposeful life while we are still here on Earth. A lifestyle that is a protest against profit-driven companies that design products that are not meant for human health or keeping the good of humans in mind.