diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/scalalogging/Logger.scala b/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/scalalogging/Logger.scala
index 15047514..a6ffcee7 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/scalalogging/Logger.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/typesafe/scalalogging/Logger.scala
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 
 package com.typesafe.scalalogging
 
-import org.slf4j.{ LoggerFactory, Marker, Logger => Underlying }
+import org.slf4j.{LoggerFactory, Marker, Logger => Underlying}
+
+import scala.reflect.ClassTag
 
 /**
  * Companion for [[Logger]], providing a factory for [[Logger]]s.
@@ -29,11 +31,30 @@ object Logger {
   def apply(underlying: Underlying): Logger =
     new Logger(underlying)
 
+  /** Create a [[Logger]] for the given name.
+    * Example:
+    * {{{
+    *   val logger = Logger("application")
+    * }}}
+    */
+  def apply(name: String): Logger =
+    new Logger(LoggerFactory.getLogger(name))
+
   /**
    * Create a [[Logger]] wrapping the created underlying `org.slf4j.Logger`.
    */
   def apply(clazz: Class[_]): Logger =
     new Logger(LoggerFactory.getLogger(clazz.getName))
+
+  /** Create a [[Logger]] for the runtime class wrapped by the implicit class
+    * tag parameter.
+    * Example:
+    * {{{
+    *   val logger = Logger[MyClass]
+    * }}}
+    */
+  def apply[T](implicit ct: ClassTag[T]): Logger =
+    new Logger(LoggerFactory.getLogger(ct.runtimeClass.getName.stripSuffix("$")))
 }
 
 /**