Comments on: A Cheap Logo Design Could Cost More than Expected

By: FusionHost

FusionHost — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 01:19:28 +0000

Tara, you are absolutely right! I can’t understand why companies get cheap logos designed. It really doesn’t make sense to me. It’s often the first thing people see when they come into contact with your company. First impressions count, so why would you let it be a bad one?

By: Tara: Freelance Designer

Tara: Freelance Designer — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:48:05 +0000

Hi Jim

I think the best way is to go by recommendation, find out who else the designer has worked for and what they thought of the work.

By: jim

jim — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:21:30 +0000

Interesting and informative article, thanks for the heads up, that said, can anyone here offer any idea to those of us looking to get a logo designed how to garantee that when you task a designer with coming up with a logo design (expensive or inexpensive) that the enventual work you recieve is 100% original and will not be sold on to another client a few months / years later?

Can you cover yourself by getting the designer to sign some form of contract stating that the work will be original and not be sold on or used as an element in future logo design for a different client etc etc

Any advice in this regard would be most welcome.

Thanks again

Jim

By: Michael Smith

Michael Smith — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:05:05 +0000

Another problem: for some very strange, unfathomable reasons some clients actually want their logos to look like their competitors’ (but better of course) – go figure.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 04:43:52 +0000

Thanks for posting this Tara, we work with a number of designers as a client, but it’s nice to know some of the creative processes you go through. My next meeting with a designer I’ll feel a little more comfortable with what we’re talking about!

By: steven wall

steven wall — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:15:17 +0000

That crazy that they can just do some doodles and then show to a firm the next day to be worth alot of money. Maybe I should look into this type of business.

By: Orfebre Martin

Orfebre Martin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:31:05 +0000

Alot of times they have a logo already. That’s not the part that bothers me but it’s the fact that they have three logos that don’t match. I have to then teach them about branding and help them chose one

By: Donna

Donna — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:56:00 +0000

The logo is probably the most important part of the marketing. Logos can be expensive, but they’re well worth it. However, there are a few programs out there that may help you design a very professional logo. So there are options but in my opinion i think you should get a really good logo done even if you pay a high sum of money for it.

By: Chris

Chris — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:56:26 +0000

If a trademark or copyright is obtained for a particular logo and design, this should be protected by the copyright laws.

By: Yuppify

Yuppify — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:52:38 +0000

I work with a lot of companies. Alot of times they have a logo already. That’s not the part that bothers me but it’s the fact that they have three logos that don’t match. I have to then teach them about branding and help them chose one. But that’s when they want to redesign. Again I have to talk them out of that aswell. I agree that the business owner needs to do some reseach and plan ahead.