Show HN: LogoFox – fast logo maker • Hacker News Board

rkeene2 wrote: post #4

I tried it out and the UI is poor. Things like clicking buttons don't result in any user-visible action, like a page loading, or even something bad (but not as terrible as nothing) like the button changing contents -- a couple of seconds later the next step happens. This means clicking is click, hope for the best, wait 300ms, get bored, click again, give up. Same for the search, type in a term, the list of icons disa…

This is especially true on my slow rural satellite connection. 300ms turns into five or more seconds. I did give up, completely.

Re: Show HN: LogoFox – fast logo maker

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Post by slig » Wed, Nov 22, 2017, 4:50 PM UTC

marpstar wrote: post #9

I used LogoJoy [1] a year or so ago to create a logo for my side business. This appears to have a lot of the same "designs" available as LogoJoy, but with a much less intuitive UX. [1]: https://logojoy.com/

The icons are from The Noun Project, which has thousands of icons and a API.

Re: Show HN: LogoFox – fast logo maker

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Post by andrewchambers » Wed, Nov 22, 2017, 4:54 PM UTC

esquivalience wrote: post #5

Fantastic concept! But I'm completely turned off by the IP terms ([1] below). This suggests LogoFox is pushing icons without doing IP checks, and selling them as finished logo designs without any assurance that the user won't get sued because of this. Don't take this as negative feedback, but as a tip to re-think the legal side approach. Better would be that you (a) you do some copyright checks and your terms state w…

Agreed, If I paid for this service, I would expect them to do that sort of due diligence. Otherwise what am I paying for?

Re: Show HN: LogoFox – fast logo maker

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Post by andys627 » Wed, Nov 22, 2017, 4:56 PM UTC

Works better than expected - nice! Wasn't sure what to do at the icons screen. Maybe "close" should be "see logo ideas".

Re: Show HN: LogoFox – fast logo maker

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Post by username223 » Wed, Nov 22, 2017, 4:58 PM UTC

I tried it for "Pied Piper," and ended up with a few B&W pictures of pipes, and a propellor plane that might be a Piper Cub. Seems amateur.

Re: Show HN: LogoFox – fast logo maker

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Post by rsoto » Wed, Nov 22, 2017, 5:04 PM UTC

Great concept, congrats on shipping. I think there's a big market for automatic logo creation, however I don't think using icons from The Noun Project is the answer because the output looks generic, and that's not something you want if you are paying $30. I'm just thinking aloud, but the brand name should get the idea for the isotype and then generate it from scratch, not just using it. Also, the brand name should give the idea of whether is a serious business, or a playful one.

On the experience I had a few ideas: after selecting the icons, there's no «next», just «close» button, which sounds like I will lose my progress. And I get you're generating the logos on the fly, but don't let me see a brief moment of "error creating your logo". At least wait a few seconds before showing it.

Re: Show HN: LogoFox – fast logo maker

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Post by rsoto » Wed, Nov 22, 2017, 5:06 PM UTC

andrewchambers wrote: post #16

esquivalience wrote: post #5

Fantastic concept! But I'm completely turned off by the IP terms ([1] below). This suggests LogoFox is pushing icons without doing IP checks, and selling them as finished logo designs without any assurance that the user won't get sued because of this. Don't take this as negative feedback, but as a tip to re-think the legal side approach. Better would be that you (a) you do some copyright checks and your terms state w…

Agreed, If I paid for this service, I would expect them to do that sort of due diligence. Otherwise what am I paying for?

> what am I paying for?

A logo? Remove the automatic part and focus just on the deliverable; whether it's made by a computer or by a human, what you get is a few concepts before you select the one you like. And then you go with a lawyer to protect your IP.