All, I am not, in fact, a graphic designer. But I would strongly echo the recommendation to enter a robust and full logo design process rather than try to either rush or save money. It is usually quite easy to tell the stark difference in the result and I have seen, any rebrands performed by businesses and orgs that have only accomplished selling a poor image to this day On Feb 7, 2012 3:51 PM, "Kristen Sund" <kristen.sund at gmail.com> wrote: > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > > Another designer throwing in my two cents (and also too busy for designing > a logo right now)! I've had an experience myself of hiring someone "cheap," > and when it came down to it, he couldn't deliver what I wanted, and I ended > up losing money. Look at a portfolio, talk to a designer to see if he or > she "gets" you and your company (this, above all, will save you the most > time and frustration), and even ask for quotes from a couple different > people. You should be able to find something you love in your price range. > > ~kristen > > > On Feb 7, 2012, at 3:19 PM, Linda Taylor wrote: > > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > Good advice from Christine of Rapt Creative, but one small business tend > to ignore. > This is the face of your business or project and expresses much about what > you do and how well you do it. > Don't cheat yourself to save a few bucks. You'll have this logo for a long > time. > > Linda Taylor > Taylor Graphics > 413-628-3959 > lintaylor at verizon.net > > > > On Feb 7, 2012, at 1:17 PM, Christine Takacs wrote: > > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > Ugh- does everything have to be commoditized? I'm not judging you Kelly, > but as a designer, things like that are really depressing. No consultation- > just a bunch of people doing empty speculative work. I'm happy to say I am > too busy to design a logo right now, but I, too, had to endure the online > meat market for a couple of years to get to the point I'm at now. > > Whichever way you go, Parker, I'd recommend you get all of the necessary > file formats and well-researched brand standards/recommendations that take > into consideration all potential uses and contexts. Think holistically > about it- a logo is just a small part of an overall brand image. A good > logo used poorly is worse than a mediocre logo used well and consistently. > > Good luck! > > *Best Regards,* > Christine Takacs > *Rapt Creative** > 82 Oak Grove Avenue > *Brattleboro, Vt. 05301* > (802) 221-4692 > > On Feb 7, 2012, at 11:24 AM, Kelly Kwiecinski wrote: > > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > Hi Parker, > > If you can't find anyone to do your logo design, go to 99Designs.com and > start your own contest. Designers will compete for the prize money you > select to give (it has to be at least $295) and when you choose the winner > of the contest they legally sign all of the rights over to you. I am not > affiliated with 99Designs or any of the designers in any way, so this > advice is coming from someone who has actually used the website. > > The contest I just did for our logo had a prize of $350. We received about > 73 entries and although we could have seen more, we found our designer > right away. I would recommend inviting :::scott:::: to your contest, he is > great to work with, and has an eye for design. > > 99Designs was easy to use, and gave us exactly what we wanted. Let me > know if you need any advice on setting up your contest, but it is pretty > self explanatory. > > Good luck! > > Kelly Kwiecinski > Chief Operations Officer > CitySprout > > > On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 11:19 PM, Parker Holcomb < > parker.holcomb at allcollegestorage.com> wrote: > >> ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. >> ** If you did, we all thank you. >> >> >> >> Hi Hidden-Tech, >> >> Any graphic design artists out there who would like to put together a >> simple logo? The company is <http://researchhabits.com/>R<http://researchhabits.com/>esearch >> Habits Digital <http://researchhabits.com/>, a tech startup focused on >> mobile technology for academic settings. >> >> Simple, quick, and cheap will get you the job! >> >> Contact me at parker.holcomb at gmail.com or 713.824.8581 if you'd like to >> help us out. >> >> Best, >> >> Parker >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >> >> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members >> > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > > > Kristen Sund Studios & > Sunlight Healing Arts > (508)410.2567 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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