I'll also recommend you Adobe photo shop. or purchase some premium softwares but they are not good enough. Designing knowledge is also most important for that
Illustrator and adobe photoshop are the best softwarte for creating logo/banner. These softwares are very easy to use. digital printing Sheffield | signage sheffield
Software for logo: Adobe Illustrator (Buy to use) Corel Draw (Buy to use) Inkscape (Free) Banner Creations: Photoshop
People here are suggesting you to use photoshop but the better the software does not make u a better designer! Try xara! easy to use and can create impressive graphic work which will make photoshop users cry! Here is the gallery http://www.xara.com/us/gallery/
Illustrator, photoshop cs5, coreldraw, dreamweaver cs5 these are excellent software to make logo/banners.
There are lot of tools available online where you can create logo with special effects..I'm using Cooltext.com which is better for creating unique logo with special effects...
One program, that I've yet seen anyone here talk about, is GIMP - the free version of Photoshop. And it's easier to use than Photoshop! http://www.gimp.org/
If you are new to design I would say Laughingbird logo design software. You can create good designs with little experience very quickly. Then I would suggest GIMP. if you can afford photoshop even better! this is my designs using it. I have to use other software with it but its far quicker . hope this is a beginning for you good luck
I think CorelDraw is the best for logo design. I personally use it for years and it's working more then fie. I know it's a bit pricey for some, but you can always find discounts here http://www.coreldraw.com/en/pages/coupons/ and get it for a much lower and affordable price.
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