The Do's & Don'ts of creating a logo?

Question: The Do's & Don'ts of creating a logo!?

I am constructing a logo for my robotics team!. Our mascot is the Minotaur, an animal!.
I would love some suggestions in how I should approach this!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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A Minotaur mascot, that's great!. How I would approach this: do a lot of small idea sketches, probably centering on the concept of a robotic Minotaur!. I would try out a drawing style that was like engineering drawings, and I would consider elements or a suggestion of a maze/circuit board/chip!.

The design needs to be clear and reasonably simple, though, so once the concept is there it needs to be refined!. Don't try any perspective drawing or shading, it needs to work in black and white even if you mostly want to use it in colour!.

also, if you must use Photoshop, bear in mind that you will get a jaggy or bitty edge when you enlarge matrix images!. For best results and infinite resizeability, use Illustrator and make a vector graphic!.

If you run into difficulties and want it done professionally, email me! It's a nice concept!. Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com

it should look good large and also be printable small like on a pen (be able to read the text)!. It should also be visible in black and white in case you are sending faxes and what not!.Www@QuestionHome@Com