Logos for sale
Come one come all…logos for sale! Only $99 for exclusive ownership. get them while they’re hot!
Actually, this one slightly reminds me of the new Jack in the Box logo. So what do you guys think of these kinds of companies? It’s true that not everyone can afford the quality work of a designer and there needs to be cheaper options. However, do you think it’s companies like this that make people think less of what we do as designers?
Published on March 20, 2009 – 1:29 pm | 13 Comments
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if there was a company named company / they might be able to get a logo for less than the flat rate of 99. im sure they charged an addition 5-10 bucks to replace the type.
better yet_
your company should be named / companyname.
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the “design” companies such as this are as sweet as spam in your inbox about pills to enhance… you get the point. i think stanimal can add a few titles.
It’s crap like this that gives real designers a bad name. These logos can never satisfy a companies needs. They were created in the dark with no insight on a specific company and no thought process. It’s crap that’s not even worth taking for free.
i think design like this is still a valid piece of our culture. in the same way that the pulp authors of the 50’s probably infuriated a literary world looking for respect, there’s a certain rebellious spirit and charm to the obliviousness of it all. its like the deformed shadow of design.
Unfortunately it’s companies like this that cheapen the whole profession. I recently came across a video about spec work (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQu0292dftA) from SXSW, that has some good conversation from both sides about the impact of sites that provide cut rate design. Ultimately, the designs are created in a vacuum, because relationships are not developed between designer, agency or client. An argument I’ve heard is that these types of sites only affect low end work, but that’s where many of us begin our careers and where the future of design is.
Crystal, glad you posted this. I’ve been wanting to do a post about these type of “design” companies for quite some time.
As far as my opinion. You get what you pay for.
i think i want to name my next company COMPANY NAME – that way i could use any of these awesome logos.
It’s all so original tho isn’t? Let’s design a logo for a pet shop with a dog or lets go one better and use paw print as symbol. Oh my god what about a 3D bone with a nice dropped shadow. Tell you what why don’t we call it COMPANY NAME. Slogan ” Only $99 for design with no thought “
Hi all. I’m the guy behind LogoAnts.com, the site responsible for all this logo design blasphemy.
I am interested to hear from you: Where else should small businesses with small budgets get logos from? If a client has only $100 that he can spend on a logo, can he come to you? Would you be willing to make him a logo for $100? My guess is that you would not. So where then does he get a logo from? Would you rather he made it himself in MS Paint?
thank you for your comments. it’s always good and sometimes humbling to hear the other side of the picture.
Any side of the picture, this type of service still dilutes the ability of a company to make a unique statement with it’s brand – not to mention diminishing our services and craft, substantially.
Small businesses have to pay real world prices for real world services. Because its ‘design’ they don’t have to live in reality? Excuse me, but that is utter shit. You don’t see this happening in the medical, automotive, architecture world.
They don’t have to pay half a million dollars for their small business system, but at the same time they should invest in their company’s brand and image seriously. I know many small businesses that have received an intelligent identity solution for one thousand dollars. Its just about approaching designers in an understanding manner and starting a conversation about the potentials.
@LogoAnts
Simply because you are a small business doesn’t mean you shouldn’t provide yourself with a proper budget for your brand and identity. Any serious business owner/entrepreneur should recognize that your brand and public image is an investment. Would you budget $100 for your staff, location, product, equipment, or anything else necessary for starting a business? Why should your logo/identity be any different? In my eyes your public image is one of the most important things to consider when starting a business.
Simply put design is expressing an idea visually. In many cases expressing your client’s ideas visually. If you don’t even know your client and just pumping out pre-made logos, how are you supposed to really represent ideas through those logos? And really isn’t that exactly what a logo is? A representation of an idea?
this is exactly why the graphic design industry is not respected by most people. Many people think design can be purchased as cheaply as a $100 logo…and it is this belief that garners little respect for graphic designers. Many people don’t realize the importance of a well established brand identity and aren’t willing to budget for something as “minor” as a logo. A logo is a companies appearance. Having a poorly thought out logo is like going into an executive meeting and wearing a tshirt, shorts, and flipflops.
No offense, but you guys have a very narrow view. Your arguments make sense, but for a specific segment of the market. In the Internet economy many new businesses are started without serious venture capital, by people working from home, in third-world countries, with barely $100 to spend on a decent office chair. As important as a good logo is, you can’t sell a thousand dollar logo to these folks because they simply don’t have a thousand dollars. This is the market segment that LogoAnts is targeting.
The problem you are facing is that some of your clients who do have a thousand dollars or more to spend on a logo start wondering why they should spend that much when there are $100 options. How do you justify the $1000 price tag? Can you convince the client that you offer 10 times more? Do you offer 10 times more?