Advice on Logo's

[Joe Black]

Quite right Xog...if your logo is a photograph.

If you're talking about the typical company logo that 99.9999% of businesses have then size doesn't matter as it should be vector based.

As for how/where and what size it should be on business cards/letterheads/website etc then thats something else and ideally you should have a few proofs to choose from.

If you want it printed then again ideally what you give to the print-shop should be provided in a decent format, e.g. InDesign, QuarkXpress, PhotoShop etc.

In summary, what you should ask for:
- vector based logo
- pantone colours or an ICC profile
- proofs for the various print options
- everything in one of the formats indicated above

Joe in "I should charge for this" mode.

[milanbenes]

thanks Joe,

excellent advice.

Milan.

[The Lone Gunman]

Surely all you need to do is measure the size of your bin?

[milanbenes]

alright,

I've contacted a few trademark lawyers to get a quote for trademarking the plan b logo and company name

sorted

ppppppp

Milan.

[Lucifer Box]

How much would he charge LB ?


I'm only interested in something for my CV

Those who were asking about design services (EO & WS), my mate charges £40/hr for logo work. I recall I had about 8.5 hours work off him, which was a series of logos from which to chose, two versions fleshed out in full detail, layout of a business card, plus a couple of calls to the printshop to make sure everything met their requirements. Of course, the clearer you know what you want, the quicker the process.

Anyways, if you want to get in touch with him, PM me your email address and I'll pass it on to him.

[mcquiggd]

I had mine designed by a guy who did catalogues for Vidal Sassoon etc... very professional; had the original artwork supplied in Illustrator (vector based) and various other formats. I have business cards, courtesy cards, etc that are semi-opaque plastic with my company logo and contact details - looks gorgeous.



Of course, as I now use an umbrella company i have 350+ business cards I will never use...


Oh well, it was fun at the time.

[Joe Black]

Of course, as I now use an umbrella company i have 350+ business cards I will never use...

Same here, had business cards, headed note-paper and all the rest done at one point many years ago when I had visions of expanding into a proper software company, hardly any of which were used in the end.

The business cards did come it handy quite often though when I was out and about 'in my younger days' and asked for some girls phone-number, i.e. impress her by giving her your business card, then have her write her number on the back of another one.