Sell your logos on iStockphoto
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- inkpink0
i just tried uploading this logo, they rejected. WTF? hypocrites.
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- dMullins0
/kill it
- inkpink0
and so is this now a $700 piece of clipart...
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ok obviously not but someone's got a helluva job now going through the vector libraries and figuring out what's an icon and what's a logo.
seriously how are they going to create a $695 divide between generic icon and a generic logo?
- designbot0
An all new low, this even beats out companies like 50dollarlogo
What a whorish idea. I hope it fails miserably.
- Iggyboo0
no-spec.org this is a fucking another attempt to whiddle down what little craft is left to starve in this industry. You know this was presented to istock as a good idea from some vp who said you know we paid too much for our brand we shouldn't offer the lowest common denominator service out there.. Take your pick crowd sourcing and this are pathetic.
- benfal990
they will make a lot of money and you will make almost nothing compare to what its worth.
I SAY NO!
- benfal990
Bad for the reputation of our job.
- ukit0
Anyone got ideas for a way to help destroy the industry, or at least help push down profit margins a bit?
- jimbojones0
Yeah ukit, works for direct clients only, explain them why it is worth to spend on lasting design as much as you want to get, aim for a long collaboration.
- If you have to explain you pretty much know how that client relationship will go.Iggyboo
- not true, some just don't know what we do apart of shifting letters left and right, some become interested and appreciatejimbojones
- appreciatejimbojones
- Iggyboo0
It's a fair plug but I just posted about this shit here on my blog: http://www.adbrandetc.com/2009/0…
- ukit0
- inkpink0
story focusing on the legalities:
http://www.logodesignlove.com/is…
"Given iStock’s size in the marketplace, I imagine there’ll be thousands of uploads. Wouldn’t that need a boat-load of copyright policing?
“We are placing the burden of checking for trademark-ability on the client.”
Oh. I see."
- ukit0
I never use istock too much in the past, but personally I don't think I will use it anymore.
Just take pictures yourself if you need them. I know plenty of business guys in suits I can get to shake hands.
- jimbojones0
If someone would explain (again and again) to clients that they would buy just a generic icon, which may or may not anyithing to do with the company, as opposed to a thoroughful process of crafting a brand concept, where the logo is just a part of the whole, the price is fine. Dumping rejected icons for $350 is not that bad.
- ukit0
I'm doubtful the pricing will really work at that level. I think they are pushing that number out there to placate people like us. Who pays $700 for a piece of stock art?
- jimbojones0
well if nobody buys it, it still lies around as it would anyway. and if you're afraid that someone would rip your brilliant logo off... what about your (implemented) logos that are around without a price tag?
- version30
i think people would be more drawn to a site like istock if they were going to steal as opposed to a specific designers logo. some sense of getting lost in the crowd like a pickpocket as opposed to going in someones home. how many people steal cds from stores compared to illegal downloading.
it leads to further problems, all brands looking the same though web 2.0 pretty much did that anyway.
the worst aspect is that the same word means something different to each business venture possible with it, this method of designing a solution before the problem is very cookie cutter and bad for the purpose of 'business identity' what good is it if it is not personalised to fit the specific market?