A barbershop logo: generate in Midjourney, vectorize, then clean up by hand
In a 2023 X thread, Linus Ekenstam describes a barbershop logo built from Midjourney images, vectorized, then tidied in a vector editor.
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2023 X thread, read through an archive
WHAT THEY DID
Linus Ekenstam prompted Midjourney for a bearded, sunglasses-wearing barbershop logo (about two minutes), blended chosen images, vectorized the pick with Vectorizer.ai in three colors, downloaded the SVG, then cleaned lines and curves in a vector editor.
STEP BY STEP
- Prompted Midjourney (“logo for barber shop, man full beard, glasses, vector”), about 2 minutes, and picked several options.
- Combined chosen images with /blend and three re-rolls.
- Ran the chosen bitmap through Vectorizer.ai with three colours.
- Downloaded the SVG from Vectorizer.ai, then spent a few minutes in a vector editor tidying lines, borders and curves; isolated one colour for a duo-colour version.
HOW IT WENT
He calls the result satisfactory. No client feedback or fee is reported, and he notes the shop name, social graphics and signage were still to do.
Reported results: The author says the result was satisfactory. No client feedback or price for the client work is given.
WORTH KNOWING
From 2023, so the tools and the free beta pricing he mentions are out of date. Originality and production quality weren’t tested.
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logo for barber shop, man full beard, glasses, vector
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Source: Linus Ekenstam · Thread Reader (archive of an X thread)Open as a page
- Work done: not stated in the source
- Source published: Sep 20, 2023
- On 4TC: added Oct 20, 2026 · checked Oct 20, 2026
About this source
Type: First-person workflow · Firsthand report · Older example, not a recent development
- Use AI to make a logo in a few minutes
Linus Ekenstam · Thread Reader (archive of an X thread) · Published Sep 20, 2023 · Checked Oct 20, 2026
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Linus Ekenstam · X · Published Sep 20, 2023 · Checked Oct 20, 2026
Original social post.
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Source check: Spot-checked by the 4TC build team on Oct 20, 2026. Re-read the archive copy. The thread is from 2023, so details such as tool pricing are out of date. Nobody at 4TC has tested this.
4TC interpretation
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Useful for discussing what a generated icon does and does not complete in a branding project.
Designer impact
A generated mark can be a starting point, but this thread itself notes that the naming and other brand applications still remain.
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- Check vectorized paths for print and small sizes.
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