mscreashuns — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:56:50 +0000

I gotcha now. I was just a bit confused about what you were trying to say.

Megan — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 20:51:01 +0000

mscreashuns wrote: Now that statement seems a bit hypocritical to me. First you say that all logos should be custom-made and they should "represent a specific organization with certain specific qualities", and then you give us a link for "logo inspiration". I don't want this statement to sound mean, but that doesn't jive. Shouldn't the inspiration come from the company that the logo is being made for. You shouldn't need to look at other logos for inspiration.

Maybe I'm just misreading the statement...

Yeah, I guess it did sound that way LOL. I think that design isn't about being totally creative. YOu have to do something that works for the organization your designing for, but that doesn't mean you have to operate in a vacuum. I think that design is really pulling together bits and pieces from other designs (whether they be man made or natural) and making something that works for your situation.

So you could go to a gallery like that and find designs that are similar to what you want to do. Or you could think about those examples and how they work to represent the organization. You could have some ideas about what you want your logo to communicate, then look for logos that have the same feel. How did they go about creating that feel? What shapes and colours did they use etc.?

One thing that's fun to do with that is to try to guess what the company does. I think that really separates a good logo from something that just looks good.

demonhale — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:01:39 +0000

Thanks for all the insights guys/gals...

Hope its ok, this is to reinforce my previous statement, in my site I sell logos that are quite ready to use but can be slightly modified in the range of 15-30usd for example incase you need a quick logo, so if you bought it and only the name is changed, the rights to that exact design is transferred to you. But if you want it modified that would add to the initial cost, and if you want a custom job that should be more right? Thats what ime getting from your insights.

Now if its a custom job, it requires some deep-analysis as to portray the business thats trying to employ my service. Which what some of you shedded light into.

THanks Again,

in comparison you can see on my site, there are ready made logos/characters/banners for sale, but the actual sold one which is on the recent list on the right column, is differently designed than those on the ready made list.

mscreashuns — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:25:30 +0000

Megan wrote: Well, I don't have the skills to do logo design (well, barely ...) so I can't talk directly to that, but I'd say that charging for the amount of work you put into something is reasonable. Or, alternately, catering the amount of work you do based on what the client is willing to pay.

However, I think that the idea of pre-designed logos is sort of counter to the point of having a logo (not sure if that's what you meant by "repository"). The key function is to represent a specific organization with certain specific qualities. Logos should always be custom designed (and preferably by someone who knows what they're doing).

Here's a good site for logo inspiration: http://logopond.com/

Now that statement seems a bit hypocritical to me. First you say that all logos should be custom-made and they should "represent a specific organization with certain specific qualities", and then you give us a link for "logo inspiration". I don't want this statement to sound mean, but that doesn't jive. Shouldn't the inspiration come from the company that the logo is being made for. You shouldn't need to look at other logos for inspiration.

Maybe I'm just misreading the statement...

Megan — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:50:47 +0000

demonhale wrote: Do you have a repository of non-intricately designed logos for sale at a lower price but have a deeper repository of higher-priced one which are fairly well-designed. I mean do you adjust what you can do with a logo depending on the price? or you always design to the max in whatever price?

Well, I don't have the skills to do logo design (well, barely ...) so I can't talk directly to that, but I'd say that charging for the amount of work you put into something is reasonable. Or, alternately, catering the amount of work you do based on what the client is willing to pay.

However, I think that the idea of pre-designed logos is sort of counter to the point of having a logo (not sure if that's what you meant by "repository"). The key function is to represent a specific organization with certain specific qualities. Logos should always be custom designed (and preferably by someone who knows what they're doing).

Here's a good site for logo inspiration: http://logopond.com/

timjpriebe — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 18:52:50 +0000

I should add that I also have website-only logos, but that's more of a cost difference based on what they use it on, not the work involved.

Wordplay — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:05:50 +0000

demonhale said: "I mean do you adjust what you can do with a logo depending on the price?"

Yes, I have offered "basics logos" (essentially an illustration and lettering) to online clients with a limited budget, who use them for their websites.

timjpriebe — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 12:40:53 +0000

As with website designs, I have a library of unused logo designs. However, they're there more as a starting place for any clients for whom they would be a good fit. Same price all around.

demonhale — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 03:39:40 +0000

havent read it yet, but in my opinion at least you try to make the logo transferrable to all media... be on screen paper, wood brass plating, metal plating, etc... effects can be added as required... but the basic look of a logo should be identiafiable in whatever media.

I have a question I hope ya'll dont mind.

Do you have a repository of non-intricately designed logos for sale at a lower price but have a deeper repository of higher-priced one which are fairly well-designed. I mean do you adjust what you can do with a logo depending on the price? or you always design to the max in whatever price?

Greg K — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 01:18:17 +0000

Just an interesting article:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/internet/07/19/google.logo/index.html