logo rip advice
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- Fax_Benson
Say you'd sent some portfolio peices to a prospective client for an identity job and been overlooked, only to find one of the logos you'd shown them blatantly used in said company's identity some time later - what, if anything, would you do?
- monospaced0
Simple. Call them out on it. Privately at first.
- If that doesn't work, get all QBN on their asses.monospaced
- Anyway, are they using the identity from a previous client? You said they took it from your portfolio.monospaced
- < good pointJuniorSenior
- SeriousFreelancing0
Depends.
I wouldn't "call them out on it", I'd professionally inquire. The fact that they found your work inspirational could be a good thing if you take the high road.... because of course you've never been inspired by other work, right?
You should post both logos to add credibility to your post.
- oh geez... sorry but that token "be flattered" response from everyone on qbn is such BS.inkpink
- Posting both logos here would be ANYTHING but professional. Calling them out professionally and privately is the answer.monospaced
- half the folks who advise this are the ones starting rip threads 6 months later.inkpink
- Flattering may get the designer more business. So it really depends on what your angle is. Calling them out will burn the bridge. Being professional may open a few doors.SeriousFreelancing
- dMullins0
Send them a link to this thread — http://www.qbn.com/topics/635826/
- dbloc0
The Being Awesome is way to high
- wrong threaddbloc
- or is it.dbloc
- It's the wrong thread.SeriousFreelancing
- Fax_Benson0
I sent them some examples of work I'd done for other clients. Portfolio pieces - one of which is now a major part of this company's identity. It was 18+ months ago, and I don't have much in the way of a record of what was sent and when.
- the introduce teh 2 clients in a friendly email.inkpink
- client A meet client B.
(enter link to logo)inkpink - client A is a law firm. client B isn't. Could work.Fax_Benson
- hahainkpink
- monospaced0
Seriously, before doing anything rash, call them.
- SeriousFreelancing0
I don't understand how it's unprofessional to show both logos on this thread. Feeling paranoid monospaced? QBN has to be the most unprofessional design forum known to man kind... Nobody thinks twice about the ranting, raving, trolling, micro-blogging that goes on here.
- what's the most professional?monospaced
- design forum...known to man, that ismonospaced
- man kind, specificallymonospaced
- I'm glad you appreciate my exaggerated comment enough to post here 3 times.SeriousFreelancing
- I just want the truth.monospaced
- he likes the 2A forumlambsy
- designforum.biz is most professionalPIZZA
- monospaced0
It's unprofessional because it's childish. Do you not agree that approaching the situation personally is the best course of action? Of course I wouldn't feel paranoid; I of course have no reason to be.
- monospaced0
It's like getting dumped in highschool and, instead of talking to the girl about why you're pissed off, writing mean things about her on the bathroom wall. In the end it's petty, especially when the high road can be taken. Keep your client's needs in mind.
- SeriousFreelancing0
It's childish for me to be curious to SEE the similarities that this guy claims there are??? Whatever.
But I agree, that he should contact them in a professional manner.
"Calling people out" is not what I interpret as a professional approach... but maybe that's just your choice of words.
- choice of words...but confronting them is a necessary part of the call, isn't it?monospaced
- childish to post the logos here...I couldn't care less about you, since you aren't involved in thismonospaced
- wow you are a sensitive kid...SeriousFreelancing
- not particularly...you'r... the one getting personal here. I never called you childish, just your suggestionmonospaced
- Who is this SeriousFreelancing? A 5 minute member doling out condescending advice?Melanie
- Condescending advice equals 'contact them in a professional manner'?SeriousFreelancing
- Hey Melanie, if you want to scrutinize members maybe you should think about making your own site?SeriousFreelancing
- Really? How would you know anything about what goes on with my site?Melanie
- Pfft. I'll bear that in mind when I'm looking at your wordpress template website. I'm quite confident in my work thank you.Melanie
- SeriousFreelancing0
Nah dude, you assume too much, like I said, I was looking for credibility from the poster.
I could care less about the design group that poached his idea... just wanted to see the design.
- if he posts them here it would bypass all professionalism and start a shitstorm of hate emailmonospaced
- I assume too much? You called me paranoid. And you also thought I was calling you selfish. Talk about ego.monospaced
- Selfish? I'm lost.SeriousFreelancing
- I mean childish...but I think we're on the same page.monospaced
- Fax_Benson0
I'm not posting the logos and I'm not particularly flattered. The qbn rip shitstorms can be exhilarating for a while, so long as they're in somebody else's thread.
- SeriousFreelancing0
As you can see that I'm new to posting here... I had no idea that people on QBN would contact said company on the behalf of Fax_Benson.
This is what you refer as a shitstorm?
If that is the case, then yes it would be extremely unprofessional... but not anymore unprofessional than the idea thieving company/client.
I'm just sayin'
- If you had no idea, then why would you make such bold statements about our professionalism?monospaced
- No, we wouldn't contact them. But, we would certainly make SEO-friendly posts about it. :)Continuity
- Yeah I didn't think people would contact the companies. But you never know... a lot of creeps on QBN.SeriousFreelancing
- "our professionalism" as in you and everyone else on QBN? You got stock or something in this blog?SeriousFreelancing
- tredesigns0
I think it would be cool for your site or as and ad-on to the standard info. in your cv. I would really work on the cover-letter and skip the visual theatre.
I've been watching my boss go thru resumes and trash the so called creative ones instantly.
In all cases trust your gut, unless you are a dumb ass.
- Fax_Benson0
Assuming you contacted them in a reasonable manner, what would you do then; If they denied all knowledge? Admitted it but didn't give a shit?
- bulletfactory0
^ if they didn't give a shit, then it shouldn't be a problem to mention it publicly on the internet.
- Continuity0
All of this is really a legal thing. You should be making your enquiries with a lawyer, not a design forum, mate.
- <monospaced
- I don't want you to come to court with me. Just wondered whether anybody elseFax_Benson
- had been in a position where they might need to approach a lawyer overFax_Benson
- something similarFax_Benson
- It's not a question of going to court, yet. It's a question of knowing what your rights are.Continuity
- Lawyer = $$$SeriousFreelancing
- mikotondria30
Phone them, immediately.
Be genuinely pissed off and ask them how they intend to correct this.
Demand an apology.
Get one.
Ensure they follow-up on their corrective promises. If not, begin sending letters from law firms.
This is your livelihood, don't piss about, and don't let these muppets push you around.
Seriously.