Product Logo

[houmie]

Hi,

I have started a one man company a while ago next to my day job and am trying to get a product off the ground.

I am looking for a professional logo designer that is able to create a product logo for me. The product is a CRM (customer relationship management) that is hosted on the cloud and has social media integration.

The name of the product is ChaseBot

The look and feel of the logo shall be a catchy Web 2.0 style or even better. The theme shall be maybe a funny robot chasing after customers and sales leads...

I am open to new ideas.

When sending me your quotes, please don't forget a link to your portfolio so I can see your previous work.


I have previously used an excellent designer here in the forum to do my company logo for £200. But that included branding & four weeks research of what to do. This time the scope is much clearer and therefore should be a faster job. I think its fair to provide a budget of £125 for this product logo. If you are happy to work with me please contact me.

I need to get a clear picture of your idea and how you would like to do that maybe with a rough pencil sketch before I can hire you. Once I like your initial idea, we could then agree on the first half of payment and take it from there to the next level.



Kind Regards,
Houman

[Dave L]

Budget aside, requiring people to provide bespoke ideas prior to selecting and engaging your designer is basically asking people to give up their time and energy for nothing. Sadly for us all there are probably people around who need the money but that's no justification for exploiting the situation.

[pcbranding]

Branding and 4 weeks research for £200....wow!

Good luck!

[ARRIVALS]

I have previously used an excellent designer here in the forum to do my company logo for £200. But that included branding & four weeks research of what to do.

I wonder who the fool was that did 4 weeks of research and a logo for 200 quid?

How about you add a 0 to that budget and we might consider it.

[Marketing Quotes]

Maybe this designer was a student looking for some extra cash to spend on Freshers week ;) Soon they'll be charging £5 for websites. Its ludicrous.

[houmie]

Thanks DaveL for clarification.

I must admit I have worded it wrongly and people here seem to be very sensitive. I apologize for that.

If a 2 min sketch upfront to see the skills of the designer is asked too much, then I back off from that request.
I hope it is ok if I asked at least for a portfolio to see the previous work of the designer?

Otherwise all budget I have is £125. If anyone has some spare time to make a logo please come forward to make business. Otherwise please just ignore this posting.


Kind Regards
Houman

[Boss Hog]

If anyone is interested in creating a logo for the posters budget, please contact him with your porfolio so he can make a decision, thanks...

[Dave L]

If a 2 min sketch upfront to see the skills of the designer is asked too much, then I back off from that request. I hope it is ok if I asked at least for a portfolio to see the previous work of the designer?

Asking to see a portfolio is the standard approach; asking for sketches isn't for the simple reason that, while it may take two minutes to produce the sketch, it can take considerably longer and requires significant experience to come up with a good idea and that's basically what you're buying: once someone hands over that idea without any commitment from you to pay for it, what's to stop you from walking away with it and getting someone with the technical skills to turn it into a finished logo on the cheap?

That's the reason.

[houmie]

Asking to see a portfolio is the standard approach; asking for sketches isn't for the simple reason that, while it may take two minutes to produce the sketch, it can take considerably longer and requires significant experience to come up with a good idea and that's basically what you're buying: once someone hands over that idea without any commitment from you to pay for it, what's to stop you from walking away with it and getting someone with the technical skills to turn it into a finished logo on the cheap?

That's the reason.

Why would I want to do that? If someone came already with a great sketch, I would trust this person to finish it. Why should I take the sketch to a junior who has no feeling of the actual idea? This makes no sense to me and I am not type of person anyway. I have already hired once a logo designer here a while ago for two jobs and another time I ordered a print job from here. All three times I have paid in full and on time and I am sure these people can vouch for me.

None the less I understand the paranoia here and have already backed off from it.

I must also give a feedback for you senior designers, who are so full of yourselves. You guys should work on your customer relationship a bit more and treat your customers in a more professional and respectful way.

This is the third time I am offering a paid job here (once a logo and another time a print job) and each time I had to go through the similar comments. There is always something to whine about, the offer is too little, or the print job is too small etc etc.

If the job offer doesn't suit, it should be simply ignored. There is no need to create such havoc each time. Its just bad for your own business, since next time I won't take this crap any more and just go somewhere else with my money.

So much to support the local business and don't go abroad approach...

[ARRIVALS]

Why would I want to do that?

Because that is what many, many people do. Specifically people who offer such low reward. So due to the fact many designers experience this so often, it is first nature to expect it again.

This is the third time I am offering a paid job here (once a logo and another time a print job) and each time I had to go through the similar comments. There is always something to whine about, the offer is too little, or the print job is too small etc etc.

Why are you surprised 3rd time round? If you were told last time that standard procedure would be to see a portfolio and invite quotes, why this time would you ask to see sketches? The fact is, we are professional people offering professional services, and as such expect a professional fee. If you don't like the fact that us, as professional designers, have opinions on what you'd like for your budget, may I suggest you try somewhere else.

Its just bad for your own business, since next time I won't take this crap any more and just go somewhere else with my money.

No problem at all, and good luck. :icon_thumbup: