Does a logo have to be vector?

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  • Nairn0

    I haven't seen much recently, but I'll vouch for the quality of the grouch Max's work, at least that which I saw a while back. Not that that matters one jot though - there are enough reasons to hide real world identities from some of the fuckwit children here who can't separate online abrasion from real world harrasment, so unfortunately it makes a lot of sense to preëmptively separate the two. Ask Version3 about this - he seems to have awful trouble remembering he's supposed to be an adult.

    Also, a portfolio means fuck all, really - I can have an opinion on a meal without being a Michelin-graded chef. You'd be ignorant or contrary claiming otherwise.

    As an addition to the answer for the OP - if you can scope out all the future placements of the logo, and create relevant-sized resolution versions for each use, then I'd consider risking the Bitmap route. Presumably, you're not talking about a Grade 1 tier multinational conglom, but an illustrator or an artist - so, you can probably get away with a big No-No this one time. It's really not ideal though.

    A lot of modern logos, rightly or wrongly, come in pdf format with bitmap effect elements anyway - I know I've done this on litho'd packaging runs of quarter a million plus units - but I only risked it because I knew exactly what I was getting myself and my client in to.

    One more thing - if you're going to ask borderline daft questions which you've clearly not really thought about - don't be surprised if people treat you with less respect than you feel you deserve. Chances are, they're coming from somewhere relevant.

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    • Fuck, so many words. Sorry.Nairn
    • fact and funnyWeLoveNoise
    • your are wise as king salmon, seeing all the drama in qbn, it's wise to seperate your business identity from here.typist
    • *typist*
      tzam ne go tow !!!      WeLoveNoise
    • I love how you spelled preëmptivelyeating_tv
    • It's the house style of the New Yorker - first time I've had the opportunity to try it, I think!Nairn
    • Nairn is a wise manShaney
    • spelling +1jimzyk
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