Logo work
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- oooooooooohya0
In a few cases royalties given to the logo designer for everytime you use the logo. Like how royalties are given to musicians for their usage. This is a good way you can get a cheaper designer. Especially if you plan on putting this on everything from movies, websites, tshirts, business applications, merchandising, etc...
- ukit0
Why aren't you guys willing to invest any money in this enterprise if you are serious about? Just put in a few hundred each and you could conceivably get a low end logo, website, hosting, and cover other misc expenses.
I mean cmon, you can't start a company with zero investment at all. You don't need 10,000 dollars but it can't be nothing.
- Iggyboo0
Alright I honestly don't need to say it but. No http://www.no-spec.com/
In all honesty if you are running a non-profit short of asking your friends for a favor, ( and designer's do not appreciate these requests ).. or asking a student for a class credit. You're just creating a bad pr stunt for your start-up non profit in my opinion.
- And what's wrong with just asking for help from within your organization someone has to have some artistic skill.Iggyboo
- dyspl0
many people work for nothing on their free time, either for their pleasure or for a good cause. Some even try to help by using their professional skills. See pr2 as a case where some graphic designer could give some of their free time for a good casue, using their pro skills.
- pr2-1
Are you saying that filmmakers should work for free but graphic designers shouldn't?
- ukit0
Yeah but you're trying to compare an industry that is extremely hard to break into (professional filmmaker) with one where there is a ton of paying work (graphic design). It seems logical to work for free in the first kind of industry, not so much in the second one.
Are you expecting the guy who creates your company's legal documents to work for free? What about your hosting, will you not host a website unless you get it for free? Why is it that people think graphic design can be done for free, compared to everything else?
- pr2-1
by your logic since i'll be shooting one of the videos - a cinematographer with over 5 years of experience - because they are not paying me they will be getting a video that looks like it was shot by some film student...
- ukit0
Considering the nature of this startup won't you eventually need not just a logo but a website? And ads, other promotions, viral marketing, an online campaign of some kind? Are you just going to create the videos and post them on YouTube and hope for the best?
Instead of trying to get some mediocre college student trust fund hipster to work for free, why not take a real designer on board and make them part of the company? Give them actual equity in the company in exchange for their work and then you will never will to worry about this issue again.
- whatsup1
You get what you pay for.
- pr2-1
Listen, the fact that a start up has no money what-so-ever doesn't lie too good with me as after all there are at least some basic expenses (in a way even the $250 as a "prize" would go a long way to get some great response from students) but despite of that i'm willing to give it a try and see how it goes.
- d_rek1
pr2,
You're statement is beyond ridiculous. Enthusiasm aside, the "real world" involves real clients with real money who value their time as much as yours. If someone isn't willing to compensate you adequately for your services, whether it be through fair trade or in dollar signs, then they probably aren't worth working with.
And really, outside of some of the trust-fund, hipster douchebags artst/designer wannabes who were living off of mommy-and-daddy's dime there was a considerable portion of colleagues that I knew, including myself, who worked full or part-time and took classes full-time to be able to afford themselves the privilege of higher education. Not to get up in arms, but you're coming off as quite naive.
- inkpink0
or maybe offer a trade here on qbn;
a logo design in exchange for some of your professional time doing video production... perhaps putting together a reel or something.
seems fair.
- inkpink0
and why a contest rather than call out for volunteer?
are you holding a contest because you really can't pay a dime for design...
or are you trying to (take advantage) and see as many concepts as possible without committing to any one designer?
this is my problem with contests.
- I'm agints making it into a contest as there is no prize.pr2
- whatsup0
I'm not sure if the AIGA is going to approve of this. You should write Richard Grefe a letter and tell them about your situation
http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/…
why let everyone know that you don't know jack about your own organization and company?
- inkpink0
if your organization really is a good cause (hard to tell from description) and you really can't pay a dime for design, maybe talk to design instructors at local colleges. we did some charity logos as a class when i was in school.
but at the same time... you're on here posting? you have zero design skills? and what's your time worth trying to organize a contest. sure you could find someone to do a logo for $500.
- acrossthesea0
Why not just post some flyer around the campus with something like:
"Seeking designers for all types who are passionate about [insert political cause]. Make a difference and be heard!"- ok, we are getting somewhere.pr2
- meant to say "of all types"acrossthesea