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Ask HN: Where do you buy logos for your MVP?

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Re: Ask HN: Where do you buy logos for your MVP?

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Post by mrmagoo312 »

marioluigi wrote: post #4
onion2k wrote: post #2

"looks good enough" for your MVP is not bothering with a logo and just getting the damn thing out there in front of people. Seriously, at this stage the logo is wholly unimportant - smashing down every barrier to feedback is critical. Just move forward without a logo and stop wasting time.

With my design skills the best I can come up with is a text logo in Gimp which looks really really bad. I've seen a lot of sites that show up with such a logo and it does not look good. Maybe to the technical HN crowd a logo doesn't matter, but a lot of people would be put off with a bad looking logo and that would definitely affect feedback and validation.

Then go to fiverr and get a decent one for $5

Re: Ask HN: Where do you buy logos for your MVP?

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Post by wikwocket »

27182818284 wrote: post #17
dirktheman wrote: post #12

For $100 you can hire 20 designers from fiverr.com to make you a logo. I'm sure one of them will come up with something useful.

Wow, that's way cheaper than 99designs. Is the quality similar?

As in most areas of life, you get what you pay for.

Re: Ask HN: Where do you buy logos for your MVP?

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Post by avenger123 »

Try this person. He's done a reasonable job on work I have seen:

http://fiverr.com/experthq

I would try others on fiverr.com. Spend your $5 bucks on 3-4 different designers and you're still ahead and likely to get something good out of it.

Note that, if you want the raw files (psd, etc.) you'll pay a little extra ($10 extra for the person above).

Re: Ask HN: Where do you buy logos for your MVP?

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Post by avenger123 »

izolate wrote: post #14

I design my own. As for recommendations, I'd first like to request you avoid sites like Fiverr because it devaluates design work. Forums/reddit are your best bet. Try /r/forhire, or your nearest forum that has a buy/sell board. Frequently tech boards do; I used to design logos for $50-100 on neowin.net. You can give their graphic exchange board a shot if you like.

I see fiverr as an opportunity for people to make a little money where the US dollar translates to something a lot better than $5 bucks in their currency.

Also note that $5 bucks is a starting point. I think for $5 bucks its a win/win to see if someone is "good enough". Usually, the good ones will tack on more money if you want the raw files or additional work done.

I get that $5 is nothing for work done in North America but in the rest of the world where the currency isn't US, it's likely to be worth it.

Re: Ask HN: Where do you buy logos for your MVP?

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Post by amogh10 »

If its an MVP, why care to spend on a logo? Just create a text one with a nice font and bg color. Segoe UI or Open Sans look good. There are also some websites which can generate logos for you.

If you want someone to do it, put it up on freelancer.com and get it done for 10-15 bucks or fiverr as someone already mentioned.

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