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Ask HN: Which service should I use to design a logo for my new startup?
I have always used a single freelancer in the past, but he's no longer available. I've heard about 99 designs, so I am exploring that route ... but I was hoping the knowledgeable HN crowd had some other suggestions besides that one. Thanks in advance.
- jorkos 16y agocrowdspring
- clyfe 16y ago+1 http://www.crowdspring.com/ http://www.crowdspring.com/ they matched the designer for the Sencha logo http://www.crowdspring.com/project/2285240_sencha-logo-design/details/ http://www.crowdspring.com/project/2285240_sencha-logo-desig...
- farout 16y agobefore you use services, read "Logo Design Love"; it will help you describe what you want to the graphics designer you hire better. PS it is a very short book.
- Stealx 16y agoI'm a big fan of www.logotournament.com
- fieldforceapp 16y agoIf you're comfortable writing a design brief (ie., what 99designs requires) then you might want to reach out to designers directly. Some good locations for previewing portfolios that I use: http://creattica.com/logos/latest-designs http://creattica.com/logos/latest-designs http://dribbble.com/search?q=logo http://dribbble.com/search?q=logo
- anurag 16y agoI worked with logoworks.com last year and was satisfied with the output considering the price. If you do go with them, I would recommend the $400 package because you will most likely need more than two revisions from the designer. http://logoworks.com/client-app/showPackageSelection.do?new=true http://logoworks.com/client-app/showPackageSelection.do?new=...
- Jsarokin 16y ago99designs is good. So is hatchwise.com The best ive found is going onto digitalpoint forums, and posting a design contest for $15-25 (in the contest section) The first 5 submissions are going to be god awful ms paint logos, but then the guys with real skill come in. You can even message some to enter your contest. My favorite designer on there is "Ideosmil".
- underdesign 16y agoConsider going without. Do you have a brand you're enforcing? Then a colorful logo will do little good. Get functional first, worry about making it pretty later. ...and I'm a designer who makes Logos all the time. I turned down my last 'logo for a SAAS' job, because I knew it would be a bad investment of my time.
- briankim 16y agoThanks for all the suggestions everyone!
- michaeldhopkins 16y agoI like garysimon.net. I'm a satisfied customer. I hope you won't use the crowd-sourced sites as they don't respect the time of designers.