| A great logo can help a business project
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| | companies part, there should
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| a positive image while a bad
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| | be an extra fee. An example would be
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| logo can bring a negative impression
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| | asking for a yellow duck logo
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| about a company. For many
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| | design and changing your mind to a red
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| companies, a logo is the only
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| | dog design once the logos are
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| identifiable mark a potential customer
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| | presented to you.Adding an identity
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| may
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| | program to your logo is a legitimate
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| ever see, so it needs to be memorable,
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| | cost. Designing
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| descriptive and easily
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| | the business card, letterhead and
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| recognizable. If a logo is the company
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| | envelope layouts are normally a
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| spokesman, how much is it really
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| | higher priced package. You should
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| worth?Cheap logo designs are all over
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| | receive camera ready files for each
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| the Internet - logo designs under $150!
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| | design.There is a standard reference for
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| $99 logo designs, $75 logo designs, $49
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| | pricing graphic design and corporate
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| logo designs and even lower!
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| | identity projects. It is Pricing and
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| You will easily find a wide range of
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| | Ethical Guidelines, published by the
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| prices for logo design on the
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| | Graphic Artists Guild. Any logo designer
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| Internet. Be careful of cheap logo
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| | can purchase the book. A
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| design offers, some designers may be
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| | professional graphic designer would have
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| using clip art. A logo design that
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| | a tough time supporting a
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| includes a royalty free piece of clip art
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| | family and a studio designing all of
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| | their logos below $200.I'm not writing
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| cannot be copyrighted. That same piece
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| | this to give exact prices for a logo
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| of clip art could be used on
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| | design because each
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| dozens of other logo designs. A
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| | logo designers circumstances are
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| designers portfolio should be displayed
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| | different. Amateur logo designers
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| and there should be a wide variety of
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| | charge much less to get their feet wet,
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| logo samples. At $49 each, do all
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| | but slowly increase their rates as
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| of the logos look the same? Do the
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| | they gain experience and creativity.The
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| majority of them have block lettering
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| | standard logo design rates are based on
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| and a swoosh?Some logo designers charge
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| | two major components,
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| one flat fee for a logo with no questions
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| | company size and application or
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| | distribution size. The majority of logo
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| asked. Can you imagine Coca-Cola
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| | designs created over the Internet are
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| purchasing a logo design for $99?
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| | created for small companies and
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| What a deal! Or how about Bob's bait
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| | individuals with limited application and
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| shop paying $750 for a logo.
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| | distribution uses. Fortune 500
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| There goes the budget! All companies are
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| | companies normally pay much higher logo
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| not equal in size, budget and
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| | design rates and use
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| usage. All designs are not equal. Does a
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| | advertising agencies.My conclusion is
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| swoosh take the same amount
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| | that the value of a logo should be based
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| of time and effort as creating a
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| | on a few
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| detailed motorcycle?The confusion doesn't
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| | important criteria:
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| stop there. Some logo designers charge
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| | 1. Experience of the logo designer
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| additional costs for extra colors, extra
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| | 2. Size & budget of the company using
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| modifications and extra
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| | the logo
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| preliminary designs. You have to get
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| | 3. Scope and usage of the logo
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| your calculator out just to figure the
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| | 4. Difficulty of the designAn individual
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| final cost of your logo. Do you really
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| | or small company with small to average
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| know what you are paying for?How much is
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| | uses should be
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| a logo design really worth? Ask
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| | prepared to pay anywhere from $300 to
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| Coca-Cola, Polo, Nike,
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| | $1500 for a top quality,
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| The Hard Rock Cafe, Hallmark or any
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| | professional logo design.What's included
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| other company that relies on their
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| | with your logo? The worst part of paying
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| logo as their number one spokesman. Not
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| | for a cheap
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| every company is as large as
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| | logo is finding out that you were not
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| these but every company should have a
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| | sent the correct file formats for
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| logo that is easy to identify and
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| | printing and web. You will then have to
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| stands for the integrity of that
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| | pay another graphic designer or
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| business.A logo design is more valuable
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| | printer to create the correct files. Be
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| to a company than a single spot
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| | aware of what file types you will be
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| illustration. An illustration is
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| | needing and ask your logo designer what
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| normally used once or used for a limited
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| | file types are included in their
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| campaign, whereas a logo is used for
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| | price.The most common file types needed
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| years and is placed on business
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| | are AI (Illustrator) and EPS for most
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| cards, letterheads, envelopes, web
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| | professional print jobs. These are
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| sites, vehicles, buildings and
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| | vector format files. These files should
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| products. Do you see the difference in
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| | be in a CMYK color format. Vector art
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| value to a company? A logo has
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| | allows you to reduce or enlarge a
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| more value than just the hours spent on
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| | design to ANY size without losing detail
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| creating it. It becomes the
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| | or clarity.For home use and some print
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| companies identity.With that said,
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| | jobs you will need TIFF and BMP files.
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| shouldn't a logo be worth more than just
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| | These are pixel files and should have a
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| the time involved
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| | DPI (dots per inch) of at least
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| in creating it? Professional graphic
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| | 300 dpi. 600-1200 dpi is best for
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| design rates average anywhere from
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| | professional printing. These type of
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| $30 to $75 per hour. If you see a logo
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| | files lose their detail when enlarged
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| design priced at $125 and that
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| | but can be reduced.The last file types
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| designer charges $50 per hour for design
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| | you will need would be JPEG and GIF.
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| work, do you assume that
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| | These are
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| they spent 2.5 hours on your logo? That
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| | pixel files and are used for web design.
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| price would include the time
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| | They should be in a RGB color
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| spent to contact you, the research done
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| | format. Be aware that not all colors
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| on your company and
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| | translate well on the Internet,
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| competition, the preliminary ideas, the
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| | especially GIF files. Ask if the logo
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| changes, the finalizing of the
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| | designer used web safe colors. You
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| logo, the file prep for each different
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| | should receive crisp 72 dpi files for
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| format, sending the logo, billing and
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| | the Internet. A GIF file should be
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| allowing you to have all rights to the
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| | transparent if you do not want a white
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| design. So how much time was
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| | box around it when displayed on
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| actually spent creating your logo?My
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| | your page.Be sure and ask your logo
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| conclusion is that a logo is much more
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| | designer about your logo colors. Ask them
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| valuable to a company than a
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| | for
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| standard illustration so the price
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| | the Pantone PMS color numbers for each
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| should reflect the added value. Many
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| | color. You will need this
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| professional graphic designers would be
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| | information each time your logo is
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| hard pressed to create a top
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| | printed. This insures that you get the
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| notch illustration for under $150 let
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| | exact same colors with every printer
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| alone a creative, well designed logo.
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| | that you use.Will you get your files over
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| So beware of logos priced under $150,
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| | the Internet or will you receive a CD?
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| you may get what you pay for.There's even
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| | Try to
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| more confusion about logo pricing. Some
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| | get a CD, it is much easier to take that
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| designers base
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| | to your local printer. Ask your
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| their logo rates on several of these
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| | designer how long they keep your logo on
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| factors:Logo Modifications - You could
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| | file in case you lose your
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| get charged for each time you want a
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| | versions later down the road.You should
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| change or modification to your logo. If
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| | also receive all rights (copyrights) to
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| a logo designer asks the right
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| | your logo. Since a logo
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| questions, does the research and stays
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| | is a companies identity you will need to
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| in close communication with the
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| | own all rights to get a trademark.
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| client there should be no need for major
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| | Ask for this in writing if you have any
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| changes during the creation of
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| | doubts.Ask for the background on the logo
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| a logo design. Be a good communicator
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| | designer you choose, you should at
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| and explain to the logo
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| | the very least know their name. Do they
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| designer exactly what you want your logo
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| | have a degree? How long have
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| to be saying about your
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| | they designed logos? Is this their
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| business. As a designer, you should get
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| | profession or a hobby? Where is there
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| signed approval for each
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| | portfolio? Can you contact their other
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| modification showing that the client was
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| | clients? Can you speak to them
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| in agreement at the time.Extra Colors -
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| | directly? With the amount of software
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| Printers charge more for extra colors. If
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| | available today and the invention
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| a logo designer
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| | of the Internet, any sixteen year old
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| charges more for a two color logo than
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| | kid can start his own logo design
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| they do for a three color logo, get
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| | company.In closing let me say that the
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| a detailed explanation as to why. It
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| | information above is a personal opinion
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| only takes the click of a mouse to
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| | and is taken from years of searching
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| add an extra color. In today's world
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| | logo design web sites and reading
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| there is very little need for color
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| | books on graphic design. The prices and
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| separations so there should be no need
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| | information I have explained
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| for a designer to charge by the
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| | here only pertain to the work of graphic
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| color.Preliminary Designs - A few
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| | designers, not advertising
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| choices is good, to many choices is
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| | agencies. An advertising agency handles
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| overkill.
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| | logo design on a larger scale
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| A logo designer should be able to decide
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| | and incorporates an entire corporate
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| for you the correct amount of
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| | identity service. Their logo design
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| preliminary designs it will require to
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| | rates are many times higher than a
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| create your perfect logo. Be leary of
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| | graphic designers.Curtis D. Tucker is one
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| eight, ten and more initial designs. How
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| | of the leading cartoon logo designers
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| much time could actually be
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| | online
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| spent on each design? If you don't like
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| | today. His company, The Curtoons Cartoon
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| your first two or three designs
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| | Company, specializes in
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| you can easily request two or three
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| | helping individuals and small businesses
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| more.If you are on a committe or a board,
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| | create fantastic looking
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| I assure you that you do not want to
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| | cartoon logos and characters. The
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| present ten logos to ten different
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| | Curtoons cartoon portfolio contains
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| people. You may never get down to a
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| | over 200 cartoon designs and can be seen
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| winning design.On the other hand, if you
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| | at
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| need an additional presentation of logos
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| | can be reached 7 days a week at
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| due
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| | 580.977.9947.
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| to a complete change in direction on the
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