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Ask HN: What did you pay for your logo
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Re: Ask HN: What did you pay for your logo
#2Zero thus far. Im using a free open sourced logo design from http://logodust.com for my SaaS. Until I get some customers, this is perfect
Re: Ask HN: What did you pay for your logo
#3$360 using Fiverr. However, that was split across three designers. I hired three designers, told them what I wanted, and used the best one. Each was about $120 each. To get started I looked with designers with a fairly large portfolio and good reviews. I then asked some basic questions to see if they were capable. I used the questions to screen out designers that simply responded with canned responses or obviously didn't grasp the concepts. I also looked for designers that were willing to provide feedback on good/bad ideas I had (i.e. color schemes not working, logo utilization across mediums, etc..). The end result was three entirely different logo concepts that were honestly hard to choose from. On the good side, I found two designers I would work with in the future. One of which I have used for several projects since. $360 was about what I would have paid using most other services and I think the end experience was good.
Re: Ask HN: What did you pay for your logo
#4Zero. I think you can do a lot with just choosing a good open source font and using a text-only logo. Previously, I spent $5,000+ on a logo/branding design for a project that ended up not going anywhere, so that is not something I would recommend.
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#5I initally paid $5 on fiverr and it was a really nice looking logo too. Unfortunately a reverse image search showed that the designer had just copied the logo pixel by pixel maybe using Google images only. So in the end I just used iconfinder for it and that works just fine for my needs right now.
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#6About $60, though it was sponsored by the accelerator I was in. Really good designer: https://studio.envato.com/users/sukiafat
He did everything in a couple days. I just had to give him a rough idea of things I like. I would 100% recommend.
The real value in hiring logo designers is that they save time. It takes me a really long time to be satisfied with color contrast or font weight. Everyone has an eye for these things even when they don't know why it's off. Logos create an image of professionalism.
$60 is about half a day of work for most of us, at most. If you can save half a day by hiring a professional, you're already ahead. And it's not just the logo you get but your brand colors.
Re: Ask HN: What did you pay for your logo
#7$360 using Fiverr. However, that was split across three designers. I hired three designers, told them what I wanted, and used the best one. Each was about $120 each. To get started I looked with designers with a fairly large portfolio and good reviews. I then asked some basic questions to see if they were capable. I used the questions to screen out designers that simply responded with canned responses or obviously di…
Nice. You could wrap all that up as a service for $500+ perhaps?
Re: Ask HN: What did you pay for your logo
#8I spent ~20 hours to do the logotype for www.twilam.com
I could have made much better use of that time if I'd outsourced it, but I didn't like look of the logotypes I saw on 99designs and Fiverr, and didn't have a recommendation from a friend, so wasn't sure how to pick a designer.
I tried modifying existing fonts but in the end drew it 'by hand' in Inkscape.
Re: Ask HN: What did you pay for your logo
#9Zero. I downloaded sketch app. From logo templates, I choose the one that looks similar to my idea. Then I added few modification to it. Logo is ready to use.
Re: Ask HN: What did you pay for your logo
#10$5-$25 on Fiverr