I've used it a couple of times for voiceovers - worked well if you can find the right person.
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The trouble is that the likelihood of that logo actually being unique is extremely low.
I remember a HN post (I think) recently showing how most of the logos a guy ordered were ripoffs.
My girlfriend did fiverr logos for a while to build up a portfolio to be able to get reasonable clients and charge more. All her work was unique and very well researched.
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I've bought a couple of logos as well and have been very happy with the result every time. After the first iteration I would give feedback and they would change it accordingly. I don't care if they based it on a template as long as they deliver something usable (it's $5!). It's either that or use one of the lousy logo generators out there. Even if all they do is manipulating a template it's still better than what I w…
The problem is not if it's a template, it is if they're using someone elses work and passing it as their own
There's a lot of danger and unnecessary pain in it for a founder having a logo that's a liability. Not uncorrectable after the fact, but why do it in the first place?
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#34Lots of discussion about poor experience with logo design. Fiverr has a lot of other services and I agree that it can be difficult to separate out the wheat from the chaff. As an anecdotal example of a positive experience though, I used Fiverr a few months ago to hire various musicians singing Happy Birthday in a video as a birthday present for my wife. Was the quality a bit amateurish? Sure. Did my wife care? No. Qu…
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#35[0] http://www.fiverr.com/ihatehandles/help-you-with-angularjs-c...
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#37I have such a bad experience with Fiverr when it comes to purchasing Android icons. They usually return with either poor quality icons or literally stolen icons from internet.
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#38I think the idea and user experience of fiverr is good but $5 is too little to get anything done properly. The people doing the work end up being ripped off and not caring. You usually end up paying the extras people charge on Fiverr to get anything remotely useful I've used it a couple of times for voiceovers - worked well if you can find the right person.
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#39I have such a bad experience with Fiverr when it comes to purchasing Android icons. They usually return with either poor quality icons or literally stolen icons from internet.
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
The trouble is that the likelihood of that logo actually being unique is extremely low.
I remember a HN post (I think) recently showing how most of the logos a guy ordered were ripoffs.