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    Could you design a logo in 1 hour?

    From scratch. Paid... a little.

    Would you do it as a test for a potentially ok job?

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    • Sure, why not. Go for it!utopian
    • they don't pay me for the 1 hour of work. they pay me for the 20+ years of experience. Do it.capn_ron
    • If it's to see your process of solving a problem, sure. If it's to prove you can pump out good work in no time, just run.
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    • after the logo they will ask for a website in 20 minutes. you'll be rich!capn_ron
    • +1 capnGuyFawkes
    • Possibly. Some of the best shit I ever did was from the first thought.

      Many other times, not.      Nairn
    • Personally I need to spend at least a week on logos. Yes the first one might be the best, but you got to try everything else to know it 100%shapesalad
    • For me, it's about hitting a concept and sleeping on it. Your gut is good, if you're at least half way good; but sometimes you need to sleep on shit to check.Nairn
    • If you awaken and it's still shit, well, you've more than an hour ahead of you.Nairn
    • Actually, sorry - you ALWAYS need to sleep on shit. But mostly, your gut was right, behind a little tweaking the morning after.Nairn
    • Yup.monospaced
    • https://www.horrible…scarabin
    • "Sure, why not."
      — Aaron Draplin      DRIFTMONKEY
    • Like nb hinted at, I'd assume it's to get an idea of your process and they're likely not expecting something production ready.duckseason
    • Honestly i would spend 45 of those 60 minutes on concept thumbnails. Definitely avoid polishing a turd, no employer wants thatscarabin
    • it seems like SOME of the logo refreshes coming out of pentagram could be done in an hour.
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    • I did it the other day, took me 2 hours not 1, and it wasn't a logo but the end result looked like I did it in 1 hour. Fun, yes. But I don't have design skillscherub
    • I'd like to learn, though.cherub
    • depends on the client and brief, shirley. If the client insists on something cheap looking, then yes. Otherwise, no.Fax_Benson
    • easily. it might not be any good, but it's simple enoughhans_glib
    • Process: Research company and what they stand for. Research others in sector. Research iconography/Fonts. Mind map. Sketch. Refine. Vector. Refine. etc..shapesalad
    • "I could be bigger."
      — Aaron Draplin's trucker hat      misterhow
    • My 1st job was for a newspaper and each morning we'd upload the days content and I'd have to make two or three designed section banners before going live at 10Nairn
    • ..i was just starting out, so no doubt I'd wince at how shit they are now, but it was a good education in working to extreme and absolute deadlines.Nairn
    • This was when PS5 with its FUCK ING TERR IB LE kerning came out, which added on entire minutes of frustration... .Nairn
    • Did my fair share of yellow pages ads back in the days before google. 20mins each tops. Surprisingly satisfying.shapesalad
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