Creating A Logo

What is a good easy software for creating logos?

FREE software:

http://www.gimp.org/downloads/ (Animation included)
http://www.blender.org/download/get-blender/ (Animation included)
Blender for Dummies (PDF) Download: http://www.baydownloads.com/search.php?a=4megaupload&q=blender%20for%20dummies%20pdf
UnFreeze: http://www.whitsoftdev.com/unfreez/ (Animation)

FREE software (No Animation):

http://www.getpaint.net/ (Very user friendly)
http://www.inkscape.org/download/ (Very good for vectored graphics)
http://www.download.com/PhotoScape/3000-2192_4-10703122.html?tag=mncol
http://www.online-image-editor.com/

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