Design.com

What is Design.com?

Design.com is an AI-powered online design platform that helps startups, entrepreneurs and small businesses create a logo and the brand assets built around it: business cards, social media graphics, print materials and a website. Everything runs in the browser, and the whole toolkit is organized around one purchased logo that the other tools reuse.

The terms of use name DesignCrowd Pty Ltd, with an address in Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia, as the company behind the service. The company says Design.com also owns and manages DesignCrowd, a custom design marketplace. Design.com was announced in July 2024 as a new platform from the company behind DesignCrowd and BrandCrowd.

Two facts shape most buying decisions: logos are sold through monthly or annual subscriptions rather than a single purchase, and each subscription covers one logo. Both are covered in the pricing and limitations sections below.

Core features

AI logo generator and editor

• Name-based generation: You enter your business name and optional keywords, and the AI logo generator creates thousands of logo designs tailored to your style and industry.
• Chat-based edits: An AI chat interface lets you edit and refine logo icons with simple text prompts.
• Unlimited variations: Subscribers can create and download unlimited color and text variations of their logo.
• Animated versions: When animation is added to a logo, the download page includes MP4 and GIF video files.
• Exclusive fonts and IP review: Logos draw on more than 500 fonts available only on Design.com, and the company says every logo undergoes manual IP review to help ensure originality.

The logo is the anchor for the rest of the product. Design.com lists more than 50 design tools, and designs made with them are automatically customized with your logo colors, which keeps business cards, posts and print pieces visually consistent without re-entering brand settings.

Social, brand and print templates

• Social media: Profile pictures, covers, banners, posts, stories and ads for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Twitter.
• Brand identity: Business cards, letterheads, email signatures, posters, flyers, invoices and gift vouchers.
• Custom sizes: A Custom Dimension tool creates a design at a specific width and height.

Websites and other AI tools

• Website builder: The website builders create a professional website without any coding knowledge, with templates, your own photos and videos, social links and a custom domain.
• AI website builder: A prompt is enough to generate a fully functioning website in seconds.
• AI image generator: You describe what you want to see and the tool generates images from that description.
• AI presentation maker: Decks download in formats compatible with PowerPoint and Google Slides.

Printing

Printed products are a separate paid service covering business cards, T-shirts, mugs and more. Standard shipping takes up to 11 business days and express shipping up to 5 business days, counted from when the order goes into production.

Guide

Creating and refining a logo

1. Describe your business in a prompt, or type a business name and keywords manually. The AI can pull the business name and industry out of a prompt.
2. Narrow the generated results with keywords, style filters and colors.
3. Customize fonts, colors, layout and icons, or use the AI chat to request changes.
4. Buy a package to unlock the files. After purchase, an email also arrives with a link back to the download page.

Connecting a domain to a website

1. Publish the website first; the "Add Custom Domain" option only appears after publishing.
2. For a domain bought elsewhere, choose "Or Use Existing Domain", click CONNECT and copy the generated A record into your registrar's settings.
3. Allow time for the change: a domain from another provider can take between 48 and 72 hours to fully connect.

Cancelling or pausing a subscription

1. Go to My Account > Account Settings > Manage Subscription.
2. Open the three-dot menu under the package details and click "CANCEL SUBSCRIPTION".
3. During cancellation you can instead pause the subscription for 1 or 3 months, after which it resumes automatically.

Design.com use cases and examples

• Launching a small business brand: One logo feeds business cards, letterheads and email signatures. A downloaded letterhead can be placed in a Microsoft Word document by inserting it as a picture in the header and setting it behind the text.
• Event and campaign flyers: Flyer templates adjust colors, fonts, images and layouts through simple AI prompts and export high-quality files ready for print or digital use.
• Merchandise: T-shirt templates let you customize colors, text and design and download high-quality print-ready files.
• Printing an existing logo: The printing service also accepts a logo that was designed by a different company, uploaded from your own device.
• A simple online storefront: Websites built with the tool can display and sell products and services.

Who is it for

Good fit

• New business owners who want one logo plus matching cards, social posts and a basic site without learning design software.
• People who would rather hand the work off: a paid Professional Designer Support service covers monthly design needs, from simple logo changes to social media and print designs for campaigns.

Weaker fit

• Teams and agencies. Each account is for one user, and the company says it does not support multiple users or seats on a single account.
• Anyone managing several brands. No plan allows downloading multiple logo designs; each logo must be purchased separately.
• Designers who want full creative control without AI involvement. An independent review published in November 2025 advised against the service for users who want total creative control over their designs without AI input.

Platforms

• Web and mobile browser: The editor works in the browser or on your phone. No native mobile app from the company appeared in the app store listings checked on September 27, 2026.
• Sign-in: Accounts sign in with an email address, Google or Facebook.
• Interface languages: The site offers English, French, Canadian French, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese.
• Domains: Domain registration and management run in partnership with third-party providers GoDaddy and ICANN.
• Support: Human support is offered around the clock via live chat or email.
• Exports: Logos download as PNG and JPG raster files and SVG, EPS and PDF vector files; presentations export for PowerPoint and Google Slides.

Pricing

Design.com pricing is built around logo packages sold as monthly or annual subscriptions; the company states that a logo cannot be bought as a one-time payment. Its suggested workaround is a monthly subscription cancelled before the first month ends, after which you keep the logo license and design files.

Value and Premium carry the same typical $34 monthly price, although Premium adds the Link in Bio creator and the digital business card maker. The prices are labelled typical: the company says it can provide a discount code on request and that annual plans come with even better rates. Exact checkout prices for a given account and region were not shown on the public pages checked on September 27, 2026.

An independent review published in November 2025 saw different plan names and euro prices depending on where a user started. From the logo section, two logo packs ranged from €3 to €6 per month billed annually, or €9 to €14 month to month. The reviewer also reported that the options changed over the days of testing, going from three tiers in the logo flow to two.

Free access and extra costs

• Free tier: A free account can create and publish a website, link in bio and digital business card completely free.
• Free logos: A selection of logos can be downloaded free with industry-standard vector and high-resolution raster files; these carry a non-exclusive Free License.
• Customization requests: Minor tweaks such as font or color changes are free, while advanced customization such as adding new elements or significantly changing shapes may incur an additional charge.
• Premium downloads: Designs made with the other tools need a premium account before high-quality versions can be downloaded.
• Separate purchases: Printing, domain names and professional design support are not included in any subscription.
• Renewal: Plans renew automatically at the end of each monthly or annual billing cycle.
• Payment: Credit card or PayPal. If your local currency is not supported, payment is processed in US dollars at your bank's current conversion rate.

License upgrades

Buyout and Exclusive are mutually exclusive for a given logo, and not every logo offers an Exclusive License.

Design.com alternatives

• DesignCrowd: The group's custom design marketplace suits buyers who want original work from people rather than a template; freelance designers across the globe compete on each project and submit multiple concepts.
• Looka: A fit for buyers who object to a subscription for a single logo, because its logo package is sold as a one-time purchase, with a separate annual brand kit subscription.
• Canva: A general-purpose design editor. The same independent review noted that anyone familiar with Canva will feel at home in Design.com's editor, so the choice rests more on logo licensing and pricing than on editing style.

Limitations

Logo rights and trademarks

• Standard License: Every package includes a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual and irrevocable license, so other customers can buy and use the same design.
• Buyout License: People who bought the design before you keep the right to use it.
• Exclusive License: It grants full intellectual property rights, yet some elements of the logo template, such as specific shapes or fonts, may stay available on the site.
• Trademarks: Design.com cannot grant or guarantee the right to trademark a logo, and logos held under a Free, Standard or Buyout license may not be eligible for trademark registration.
• Commercial use: A purchased logo can be used perpetually for personal and commercial purposes.

Company pages disagree on what happens after cancellation. The cancellation help page says you retain the Standard License indefinitely once the subscription is cancelled. The service terms say a Standard License bought under a subscription lasts for the duration of that subscription, while one bought with a one-time fee lasts in perpetuity.

Product limits

• Font files used in a logo are not available for download, because they are exclusive to the platform.
• The design editor does not support uploading external fonts.
• Websites have no automatic translation; a second language means duplicating the site and translating it manually.
• Downloading a logo without watermarks requires buying the appropriate license first.
• Domains bought elsewhere cannot be transferred in, only connected, and a domain bought through Design.com cannot be moved to another registrar within 60 days of purchase.
• Search visibility is not promised: the company states it cannot guarantee when or where a website will appear in search results.
• Under the service terms, access to subscription services is not guaranteed after a subscription expires, and keeping copies of every version you need before expiry is your responsibility.
• Account deletion is handled through support, and a deleted account cannot be recovered.
• The independent review found that the vast majority of templates must be paid for and only a handful are free.
• The same reviewer lost count of the pages offering special paid deals that had to be skipped before a free file could be downloaded.

Refunds

• Logos and other digital assets are non-refundable because files are available immediately after purchase.
• Print orders can be refunded only before they are sent to production.
• Domain purchases are non-refundable.

Company pages also differ on renewal refunds. The refund help page offers a full refund of the latest charge if requested within 7 days of the auto-renewal. The service terms allow refunds within 7 days of a monthly recurring charge or within 30 days of an annual or longer one, and only where the subscription was not used in that period.

Privacy and data use

• The service terms say the company may use aspects of your content to train its AI processes, including those developed with third-party providers; listed examples include prompts, business names, photos and edited designs.
• You also grant the company a perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable license to use your content for running and promoting the service, including in marketing material.
• Personal information is stored on servers in several countries, including the United States and Australia.
• The privacy policy says the company does not sell or rent personal information.
• Access, correction and deletion requests go by email and are answered or actioned within 30 days.
• For domain services, personal information may be shared with GoDaddy and ICANN.

FAQ

Q1. Is Design.com free to use?

Partly. A free account can publish a website, link in bio and digital business card, and a small selection of logos can be downloaded free. High-quality downloads of most designs require a premium account.

Q2. Can I buy a Design.com logo with a one-time payment?

Not as a package. Logo packages are monthly or annual subscriptions, although Buyout and Exclusive license upgrades can be bought with a one-time payment.

Q3. Can I trademark a logo from Design.com?

Design.com does not grant or guarantee trademark rights, and logos under non-exclusive licenses may not qualify for registration.

Q4. Does Design.com use my content to train AI?

The service terms say it may, naming prompts, business names, photos and edited designs among the content that can be used.