The following tutorials have different methods to develop a logo mark. Some of these techniques may be helpful to begin to understand how to simplify designs into shapes, instead of tracings.
The video below talks about using negative space in your logos and provides some things to think about when designing one.
The tutorial below shows you how to use the Golden Ratio to develop logos. This is one method that can be used.
The tutorial below also uses geometric shapes, however the designer starts from sketching, then distills the sketch down into geometric shapes, so it’s technically not as structured as creating a logo from the golden ratio method.
The link below goes to a written tutorial with a video and examples.
How to Design a Logo with Golden Ratio Spiral
