6 reasons why a logo should cost more than your lunch

robert777 · 04-08-2009, 09:10 AM

Hi

I enjoyed this, hope you do too.
Graphic Design Blog 6 Reasons Why a Logo Should Cost More than your Lunch

Cheers
Robert

**Coy** · 04-08-2009, 11:41 AM

great. and true. Something I'd print on the back of my business card. LOL
I tell someone my hourly rate or a set price from start to finish... then I have to explain why it costs so much, cause they have this employee that can do some drawings and is pretty good at photoshop... lol

In general I think most people underestimate what a graphic designer really does.

robert777 · 04-08-2009, 11:54 AM

haha..true...if you are going to print that on your biz card you will end up with a brochure

)...I know those kind of clients

better to stay away from them...

jessei · 04-14-2009, 09:03 AM

Very true! Indeed a logo is no piece of cake

Spread the word please!

krkw72 · 04-21-2009, 09:43 PM

Thanks for the link. Besides the article, the rest of the blog had lots of useful info. I've bookmarked it. It also had other links to even more stuff that I enjoyed...

sacredgeometry · 05-05-2009, 07:46 AM

those are reasons why logos do cost more than your lunch generally speaking of course.

designumber18 · 05-21-2009, 03:07 PM

Most "clients" who don't understand why a logo is so costly either A) is starting a business that will surely fail; or B) is working with such a small budget that it's probably not worth most designers' time.

Either way, I do my best to explain why a logo is the cornerstone of their budding business, and leads to the direction of all aspects of their branding/marketing... if they still balk, I say "thank you very much" and walk away. I assume they then either go to a website where amateurs post threads like "Will do ur logo 4 only $5!!!", or call their nephew who's taking Digital Art 1 in high school to help em out.

Chung Dha · 06-08-2009, 02:51 AM

However if they give you zip but expect to give you more clients and redirect people to you and they are big and got a big network then you could reconsider.

Deathdart · 06-08-2009, 08:59 AM

I wish all my clients would go through links like these before contacting me. I've added this to my signature to educate as many people as possible now, thanks!

garf03 · 06-08-2009, 09:52 AM

amen to that XD

word by word is more true than the bible xDDD

04-08-2009, 09:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
robert777 Elite Designer Join Date: Feb 2009 Bucharest Posts: 131	6 reasons why a logo should cost more than your lunch Hi I enjoyed this, hope you do too. Graphic Design Blog 6 Reasons Why a Logo Should Cost More than your Lunch Cheers Robert __________________ my projects

04-08-2009, 11:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
robert777 Elite Designer Join Date: Feb 2009 Bucharest Posts: 131	haha..true...if you are going to print that on your biz card you will end up with a brochure)...I know those kind of clientsbetter to stay away from them... __________________ my projects

04-14-2009, 09:03 AM	#4 (permalink)
jessei Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 11	Yes! Very true! Indeed a logo is no piece of cake Spread the word please!

05-21-2009, 03:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
designumber18 Elite Designer Join Date: May 2009 Detroit, MI, USA Posts: 27	Most "clients" who don't understand why a logo is so costly either A) is starting a business that will surely fail; or B) is working with such a small budget that it's probably not worth most designers' time. Either way, I do my best to explain why a logo is the cornerstone of their budding business, and leads to the direction of all aspects of their branding/marketing... if they still balk, I say "thank you very much" and walk away. I assume they then either go to a website where amateurs post threads like "Will do ur logo 4 only $5!!!", or call their nephew who's taking Digital Art 1 in high school to help em out. __________________ Graphic Design for print and web. 10 years of Proven success! My site: http://www.designumber18.com \| some additional work

06-08-2009, 02:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
Chung Dha Elite Designer Join Date: Jul 2007 The Netherlands Posts: 1,277	However if they give you zip but expect to give you more clients and redirect people to you and they are big and got a big network then you could reconsider. __________________ ChungDha.com DaiFuLou.com

04-08-2009, 11:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
Coy Elite Designer/Moderator Join Date: Dec 2008 WA Posts: 2,148	great. and true. Something I'd print on the back of my business card. LOL I tell someone my hourly rate or a set price from start to finish... then I have to explain why it costs so much, cause they have this employee that can do some drawings and is pretty good at photoshop... lol In general I think most people underestimate what a graphic designer really does.

04-21-2009, 09:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
krkw72 Elite Designer Join Date: Apr 2009 Arkansas, USA Posts: 18	Thanks for the link. Besides the article, the rest of the blog had lots of useful info. I've bookmarked it. It also had other links to even more stuff that I enjoyed...

05-05-2009, 07:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
sacredgeometry Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 10	those are reasons why logos do cost more than your lunch generally speaking of course.

06-08-2009, 08:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
Deathdart Elite Designer Join Date: Feb 2004 Pune Posts: 144	I wish all my clients would go through links like these before contacting me. I've added this to my signature to educate as many people as possible now, thanks! __________________ fluidCORE.net - Graphic Design Portfolio ___________________

06-08-2009, 09:52 AM	#10 (permalink)
garf03 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Miami, Florida Posts: 10	amen to that XD word by word is more true than the bible xDDD

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