Ian Bonner
Member
I am not criticizing anyone directly because I agree that low prices / stock logo sites devalue all of our talents but these ARE tough times and clients look for the best deal they can get; equally if a designer is having a lean time of it is it not better to have private negotiations with a potential client to get some money in rather than none? Just as a quick example, when I was just starting out solo I did a small flyer for a company for a pretty modest fee from that I gained a regular client who now pays decent fees and always comes back to me as his first choice.
Ultimately very few clients understand the work that goes into logo design, the research, sketching, drawing up etc. We can all complain about silly, low prices but rather than lambast people we need to educate them :icon_cheers:
We all have bills to pay. I would personally use my time finding new work than wasting my time working for such a low rate. And you say its not the clients faultbut we have a situation here where a client is asking us to work it between ourselves to drive our quotes EVEN LOWER!
Its amazing how many designers are happy to make excuses for these clients. Boss Hog has even attached a thread to TRY to educate them but theres only so much you can do. The client will ultimately suffer here with an inferior logo being the eventual outcome. If this client wants to start a business working this way he will soon realise he wont get very far doing so.