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Re: Show HN: Free Company Logo API

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Post by eonw »

arent there legal requirements about colors, sizes, and placement for logos? for instance you offer gray scale as a setting, i seem to recall all placement of MS logos requires approval and no altering of colors(i could be completely wrong)... are you protecting your users by disallowing them to use logos in ways that might upset the owner?

Re: Show HN: Free Company Logo API

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Post by allendoerfer »

smprk wrote: post #47

Instead of relying on FB, Twitter, Company's site for the logo, wouldn't it be better to create a "Company Logo Service" with an API, with the below features - 0. Change at one place, make it work everywhere. (consistent branding across the wild web). 1. Upload your company logo here with us. 2. Multiple versions. 3. Multiple sizes. 4. Control and Connect various sizes, versions with your various social accounts, new…

Seems like a good way to waste money on a service that will very seldom provide value (logo redesigns) and will not work across all platforms thereby introducing an additional thing you have to worry about instead of solving it.

Better idea:

1. Take sheet of paper

2. Write down where you use your logo

Re: Show HN: Free Company Logo API

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Post by drivingmenuts »

markbnj wrote: post #32

Great idea, but something tells me the companies whose logos are available won't like it. It will be interesting to see how they react. Some will probably embrace it, but I can see some of the larger corps acting territorial.

I would argue opt-in for having your logo with the service, rather than opt-out, but it might be difficult to come up with a benefit that's enticing enough.

There's maybe some value in the logo owner being able to get information on who's using their logo (service not yet provided).

From the logo-consumer standpoint, it's pretty cool, though, it would be difficult to know if the logo is current enough.

Re: Show HN: Free Company Logo API

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Post by Hovertruck »

lowglow wrote: post #35

I honestly thought this was going to generate a free logo and got really excited for some unknown reason? I guess I was wondering how it all worked, then I clicked through and it made way more sense. That was a wild ride!

Not quite free, but this does exist at a pretty low price point: https://www.tailorbrands.com/
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