Design Review
I have been trying to make mock-ups to entertain my self (and practice, and might submit it to a panel) but I'd like to have some inputs from TWF Members so I can make it better... Thanks!
I have been trying to make mock-ups to entertain my self (and practice, and might submit it to a panel) but I'd like to have some inputs from TWF Members so I can make it better... Thanks!
timjpriebe posted this at 12:33 — 13th March 2007.
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My only issue is that the main logo doesn't seem to fit in. It's not stylistically like the bigger graphics.
demonhale posted this at 00:38 — 14th March 2007.
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I agree, have you encountered making a design with the logo of the company will not be touched, modified, recolored in any way? In this case that's whats happening, I saw this thread making designs for a fixed logo designed by someone else, and it's quite hard to implement to match your own design don't you think?
Let me change the direction of this thread, If you have a client who wants a design but has a fixed logo which isn't tastefully done and they are afraid to pay another transaction just for a logo design, how do you tell them that for the whole design to look better, you need to edit their logo, or stylize it.?
demonhale posted this at 06:53 — 2nd April 2007.
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*bump
Brooke posted this at 13:24 — 2nd April 2007.
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Hard question...
I would either try to change the design...or tell them gently. But that's the question...right?
1. If they had the logo forever - maybe you can say that it is time that it gets updated - sometimes that is the push that they need.
2. Find out if they are having any issues with the logo being used in print. Do they like they way it looks? Is it too hard to see it smaller? etc. The persuasion will be easier if they have other issues.
3. I do not know what you charge for logos but maybe you could offer them a discounted price because they are doing the web design with you.
Like I said, hard question. I hope these help.
demonhale posted this at 13:50 — 2nd April 2007.
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Thanks for the tips... I actually tried tips 1 and 3 before and I might try the 2nd one next time we talk...
Brooke posted this at 15:25 — 2nd April 2007.
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That is so hard when they just won't budge. You end up sacrificing great design for "okay" design. Good luck!
demonhale posted this at 15:29 — 2nd April 2007.
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They allowed me to change the colours, but they don't have the original raw or high-res image. I'm at dire straits whether I should charge them for making their old logo in better colors and making it vector. I think I'm going to give them this one as a value added service... hehe
Brooke posted this at 15:32 — 2nd April 2007.
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yeah - sucks - but you could do that. How much time are we talking about?
demonhale posted this at 15:52 — 2nd April 2007.
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Well it doesn't matter to charge them per hour since I do the job pretty fast... not unless It gets to 30 vector elements or 10 layers that I slow down to contemplate charging them. Lol!
Brooke posted this at 17:18 — 2nd April 2007.
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makes sense. I would just change it - but tell them what a logo redesign is worth and you did it for them just this one time! You don't want them to change their expectations...
demonhale posted this at 05:04 — 3rd April 2007.
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Good tip!... I'll tell you what happens with this one... It's like a small case study of sorts...
Brooke posted this at 12:45 — 3rd April 2007.
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yeah - I know what you mean! I wanna hear how this one ends!
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