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ah, it all makes sense now! thanks for choosing my fictitious company name.

sounds like a very interesting experiment. hopefully i’ll be able to find a little bit of downtime to participate.

i just stumbled the post too - hope it generates the interest this experiment deserves!

–steve

Cheers Steve, look forward to seeing your scribbles if you get time.

Cool idea! Count me in!

Glad to have you onboard Paul

Dugg

I like this idea. I’ll have a go too.

It’s on the whiteboard

The more the merrier. don’t forget to send me the links to your logos on the 29th.

Of course there’s no problem at all, Tara! I preferred the second hand clown nose store, but thanks for the mention.

It’s a nice idea and I hope you get some great sketches cropping up.

So you know, I’ve just ‘tagged’ you in my first ever group meme, The Face Behind The Blog. I’d love it if you’re able to join in!

Nice idea Tara. I’d like to have a go at this if I can squeeze it in - sounds fun.

Thanks Aaron, I hope you get time. It will be nice to see everyones sketches and different “takes” on the same company names

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That’s a very intriguing experiment. I’ll try to squeeze in some time for it. So, just to confirm: you’re talking about a rough pencil sketch, right? No colours, no digital representation?

Be great if you have time. I have suggested a rough pencil sketch as I thought it would be quicker and I know everyone is busy. The feedback I have from everyone is people likes to see sketches. This said if you would prefer to work digitally (I know some people prefer to work that way) thats fine too. The experiment is more about ideas and thinking, than polished results (if that makes sense?)

What have the Polish got to do with it?

’snot fair. You edited your comment…

Hi Paul,

Funny thing is I edited it before I got your comment. I was thinking mmmm… that sounds funny - it obviously did

By the way for anyone else reading my comment originally said

“The experiment is more about ideas and thinking, than polish(if that makes sense?)”

Happy Paul?

haha…You’ve got some fast reacting readers here, Tara

yes, that makes sense, Tara. Thanks for the clarification.

Perhaps you’ll find it useful to install the Ajax Edit comments plugin, that allows anyone to edit their comments on fly after submitting them. You’ve probably noticed that I have it installed on my blog.

Tara,

Can I submit that as another design blooper?

–steve

Awe! give me a break

LOL! That’s what happens when people read everything through an RSS reader - they get to see it the second you post it!

that was a communication blooper, not the design one

I’m taking off the RSS feed, it’s bad for my image

You don’t have an image… yet! Which reminds me, when *will* you be responsing to Mr Airey’s meme?

I go out for 30 minutes and come back to 25 emails!

Oh well, I did subscribe. Plus, that ajax comment edit plugin is a great one which I’ve just installed. Thanks for the link inspirationbit!

responsing - I think you mean responding as we are all being picky here

On a serious note I will not be taking part in Davids meme. I have explained to David I am a little nervous about putting too much personal info (pics etc) online since I received a letter from a prisoner at a local prison pretending he knew me.He had obviously found my details online as he talked about me being a designer.

I have however added a little more info to my about page.

I was thinking about adding the edit comment plugin too, yes I forgot to say thanks for that tip, but does it mean you can go into older comments and edit them?

Oh and David, Welcome to my world, I never get any work done when I subscribe to one of your posts.

No, I meant responsing. It’s a new way of answering - have you not heard of it? :p

I can understand you concern about publishing your photos online. Didn’t think about it really, but I guess it’s different for female bloggers to how it is for us blokes - what with all the loony stalkers on the net.

You can set the time limit for allowing edits. The default is 30 minutes which seems fine to me.

The good thing is you, as admin, can edit any comment without visiting the back-end, should you get spam comments or excessive links.

You’re all very welcome.

As an Admin you can always edit the older comments as well. As for the users, they will have a limited time, set by the Admin (the default one is 30 min) to go back and edit their comments.

my goodness - I’ve never seen such a fast commenting community on a blog before. David, we’ve been replying at the same time the same answer, with a different wording

I’ve done a quick Caffeine Rush in Illustrator as my “sketching” is too embarrassing. Can that be included on the 29th?

Hi Rob, of course it can, I’m glad you want to take part, thanks. I only suggested sketching as I thought it was quicker. Let me know on the 29th when it is uploaded and I will link to your page.

Nice blog Rob! I have to say, I’m not much of a sketcher either.

can’t wait to see the other entries…

–steve

Thanks, Tara, will let you know.

Thanks, Steve, for your comments about my blog. I think this experiment is a great idea!

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That’s a great idea for an experiment. I might participate. Good luck!

Hi Grace,

I hope you get time to participate I look forward to seeing your logos.

I think that this contest would work better if we would upload our works on the same web page.

HI Respiro

Thanks for your suggestion.

If you or anyone else would like to send me their logos to be included, rather than uploading to their own webspace I would be happy to do so (I will still include a link to yours site if you send me a URL).
You can email them to me at:

mail@graphicdesignblog.co.uk

Hey I am in look for my finished product at

http://wildheartworks.blogspot.com/

thanks for the challenge

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Mine are up!

http://paulenderson.com/2007/05/29/the-design-experiment-do-designers-think-alike/

Hi Tara, I visited Paul and left the same question: Do you showed your client the entire thought process from conceptualization, sketches doodoo dahdah until the final product to be presented? Was thinking if I should show some, if not all, to enable clients to appreciate the amount of time, effort and resources the creative team took to create something seemingly simple.

PS: Thank you for dropping by.

Hi Vivienne

I think it depends on the client. I have a client I would show my sketches too as they have an understanding that it is just an idea and can see past that. I have other clients that I would not show sketches to except perhaps as a back up to more finished visuals. I guess its similar to having a house that needs a lot of work doing, some people can see past the roughness to what the finished house could look like, others can’t.

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i dont think this will work that much coz commonly every body have their own thoughts, likes , dislikes etc., what ever. fine let me check the result of it soon in your blog Tara.

Agree with Fredrick,every one have their own ideas,that must be a little different

Sometimes there is a tendency in which designers work, following someone’s style, though this can be subconcious.

Interesting experience. Thumb up!

wow.. surely a clash of ideas but for sure it will turn out real great..