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Last post: 3 months, 3 weeks ago | Thread started: Aug 12, 08, 11:42 a.m.

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• digdre

  hey

  I need some 'philosophical' reason why companies shouldn't use those $99 dollar companies, ie. http://www.logoworks.com/ etc etc..
  Why not use them, for companies it's, much cheaper, and some ( i said SOME) are nice logos,

  so why we (more like YOU, not me) 'real designers' are against those companies? because they destroy the designbusiness?
  kind regards

  Aug 12, 08, 11:42 a.m. – Permalink

• ornj

  logo has fuck-all to do with who they are as a business. It's not unique, no deep thinking behind it.

  • on the other hand some times that's all they really need. Some mom and pop shop it would be nice if they spent the money, but in the long run no one else cares.– ornj1/2

    money, but in the long run no one else really cares.– ornj2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, 11:44 a.m. – Permalink

• MrDinky

  i dont think it destroys anything. if you are good than nothing to worry. if you are a client who are on limited budget it could work.

  never really bothered me since, you get what you paid for

  • Exactly, and a client who would want to use a service like that is not one you want anyway.– ETM

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, 11:45 a.m. – Permalink

• brains

  you get what you pay for. those are shallow literal interpretations of the business name with cheap, shitty illustrations and mediocre typography. It's like wanting the details and elegance of an Armani suit, but demanding it from a cheap looking $99 moore's special.

  • But yes, for a mom/pop low budget startup pet store ofrsomething.. Fuck it. Who cares?– brains

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, 11:49 a.m. – Permalink

• dirtydesign

  your logo will look exactly like someone elses. its all stock/clip art.

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, 11:52 a.m. – Permalink

• mdilone

  i love how some of those logo shops advertise: "unlimited revisions..."

  • I would love to test their patience.– brains1/3

    might be worth the 100 bucks– ornj2/3

    Ha. good one brains.– epete223/3

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, 11:52 a.m. – Permalink

• kingsteven

  "See up to 10 logo concepts for just $99."
  Then it's $200 for the logo (including 2 revisions).

  $299 doesn't seem all that great, I know plenty of designers who will do that...

  • ewww.– brains

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, 11:52 a.m. – Permalink

• mikotondria3

  "Our 2 new design packages include direct consultation with a professional designer'.
  Fuck me! A professional designer, he MUST be good - look he's in his late 20's and has square glasses. Probably got a messenger bag and a latte just out of shot. Probably rode there on his expensive push bike through the artsy part of a nameless downtown listening to an obscure but very good electro-rock-hipster band you'll never know. You cheap cunts.

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, 11:56 a.m. – Permalink

• digdre

  ok thanks,
  btw, what is that branding site, with redesign on it, and more logo news? i forgot link

  thanks

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, 11:57 a.m. – Permalink

• MrDinky

  http://www.designerstalk.com/cor…

  its not this one

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, 11:59 a.m. – Permalink

• MrDinky

  http://www.identityworks.com/

  but its this one

  • no, not the one I meant, but also good– digdre

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, noon – Permalink

• utopian2

  FUCK YOU CANDY!

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, 12:06 p.m. – Permalink

• doesnotexist

  pay a professional to do the work the right way the first time. this doesn't help the design industry at all.

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, 12:12 p.m. – Permalink

• Meeklo

  Original Nike Logo designed by Carolyn Davidson.
  Price: $35

  

  • Probalby one of the most recognized brands on this planet– Meeklo1/6

    yea, i know, it was done before it was that huge and they were in college orsomething, and friends.. :p– digdre2/6

    the VW logodesigner did a lawsuit against VW a few years ago..– digdre3/6

    how much did he charge for the WV logo? I would like to know that story!– Meeklo4/6

    no idea do research on google– digdre5/6

    Later on (in the eighties, I think), she was given a bunch of stock and some bling, though.– dog_opus6/6

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, 1:06 p.m. – Permalink

• SHAMAN

  I have not had the time to read this yet but this article pertains to exactly what you are talking about...

  http://www.underconsideration.co…

  also, $99 logo only gets you one design it does not include the collateral and or color combinations such as 1 color, black and white, styles, etc. (at least from my experience)

  • +1 I like this article...– SigDesign1/2

    yeh, good article. Without exception ALL those logos are utter shite. Utter.– mikotondria32/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, 1:17 p.m. – Permalink

• refunktion

  original swoosh looked a bit different than the above.

  • you are right!
    I couldn't find it though– Meeklo1/2

    yeah its not easy to find.– refunktion2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, 1:36 p.m. – Permalink

• _niko

  i would totally trust these guys with my money:

  

  • i can't believe they used the disney font.– _niko1/4

    lollerskates.– brains2/4

    i don't even trust the operating system...– SigDesign3/4

    Duh - Beuna Vista Pictures is owned by disney - it's a disney CU.– mathdept4/4

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, 1:41 p.m. – Permalink

• monkeyshine

  I am not sure why I'm amazed when these questions come up but then again I just got out of a client presentation where the client wondered why I hadn't incorporated a literal globe illustration to show that they are global.

  Read this: http://paul-rand.com/thoughts_lo…

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, 1:42 p.m. – Permalink

• _niko

  you get what you pay for

  

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, 1:44 p.m. – Permalink

• Jordy

  in reply to refunktion:

  

  • there it is– Meeklo1/2

    That first one is pretty bad.– dbloc2/2

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, 1:46 p.m. – Permalink

• epete22

  $99 are an ok idea for zero budget. The only down fall is more than one company could purchase that same logo to represent their brand. And when it comes down to it, that just sucks.

  

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  Dog-earAug 12, 08, 2:09 p.m. – Permalink