Charging a shitload.
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- kerus0
the world of shit-tastic $99 logos makes baby jesus cry
double your price, take your time, give them their moneys worth, take pride in it
case closed
- jcphoto0
it sounds to me that you are in doubt that your logo is worth 3k and are only basing it off your clients income.
once you throw out a number it is hard to increase your price.
saying no is hard but stick to what you are worth and it will pay off in the future.
- Cyberjunkie0
Make him a fully developed brand book, include all basic collaterals he will need...
charge him 10K!
- 5timuli0
I bought the GAG book... it says:
Organizational identity design > logo design project > small client
$3,000 –> $10,000
Logo $900
Usual and customary fees for research and application of primary
logo identity to all corporate materials including advertising, business papers, signage, and in-house publications; presentation of
3 to 6 schematics; final applications to stationery; implementation guidelines.- Erm, minus the Logo $900 part. I searched, copied and pasted to save typing it in. Meant to take that part out.5timuli
- 5timuli0
So this...
"Usual and customary fees for research and application of primary logo identity to all corporate materials including advertising, business papers, signage, and in-house publications; presentation of 3 to 6 schematics; final applications to stationery; implementation guidelines."
...makes it sound like you have to do all that shit to justify that price. Right?
- janne760
i calculate about 10 euro per diagonal millimeter. if the client wants the logo to be bigger i'll just calculate the difference.
- gentleman0
Me, "20k"
Client, "Can you do it for 6?"
Me "There is the door"
Client, "What?"
Me "SILENCIO"
- MrWhite0
$3000/$50=60 hrs
3k is nothing to do a logo. How much do you value your own work?What are your deliverables? Logo, styleguide, business card design, letterhead, etc., etc. 3k becomes nothing
- gentleman0
mr.white
dont be stupid. who the hell takes 60 hours to make a logo??a LOGO!
it's one thing spending sixty hours doing a complete brand identity - but just a logo?? dont be stupid
- gentleman0
thats 8 working days (once you count lunch breaks)
or 10 working days (once you figure out really that you only spend 6 hours a day ACTUALLY working..
who the fuck spends 10 days on a logo???? my managing partner would butcher me!
- gentleman0
you smell
- 5timuli0
I've spent 120 hours on a logo only. Was a proposed logo for a hospital. Design by committee, you know how that is. Endless revisions to please everyone. Got rejected in the end too.
- 5timuli0
AND that was just my time one it. three other people spent at least 10-15 hours a piece on initial designs, maybe longer.
- gjd0
Anyone hear that story about Sagmeister charging Jay-Z $94k for 4 days work for the Kingdom Come CD sleeve?
Fuck it mate, hold their daughters ransom
- well, you are not going to charge JayZ 600 bucks for a cover right?
its a pretty big stain on your resume.. make him pay!Meeklo - resume, make him pay!Meeklo
- Apparently his record label said that was by far the most they had ever been charged, but the deadline was tight and they wanted the red filter effectgjd
- well, you are not going to charge JayZ 600 bucks for a cover right?