Comments on: Design is Not a Commodity: Graphic Design Pricing Examined

By: Jael

Jael — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:21:19 +0000

I couldn’t agree more with you Nicole. We’re being taken advantage of, and those who participate in the activity are making look like bad guys because we are not involved in lowering our standards. We’re not objects, we’re real people. If we create a project, even if it is not used, I still expect to get paid for the time I spent in imagining it, creating it, revising it, and packaging it. It’s our career, we don’t do it for fun. How are we supposed to pay our bills if we’re always putting in work and receiving a rejection out of it?

By the way, it seems that most readers of this entry are more focused on the logo example rather than the topic of the whole article.

By: Shaun Hensher | Graphic Designer

Shaun Hensher | Graphic Designer — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 00:43:49 +0000

Wow, I didn't realize it cost that much. That is beyond absurd! I'm sorry, but that's just highway robbery. Business owners must be careful not to get soaked for sure. On the other hand, they shouldn't cheap out. Design takes time. I actually just wrote a lengthy article on the subject of graphic design pricing. Check it out, I think you'll like it.

By: Origsoda

Origsoda — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:09:44 +0000

I think the olympic logo is a bad analogy. I think this is an example of design by committee. …Something else that frustrates designers.

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By: Jes

Jes — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:11:48 +0000

I don’t love the London logo, but designers of the logo do have their work cut out for them, based on the current rules that forced Chicago to redesign it’s amazing logo for the bid.

http://www.logoblog.org/wordpress/the-new-and-improved-chicago-olympic-logo-2016/
“Earlier, the previous logo that featured the Olympic-style torch was ruled out by the International Olympic Committee, as it was against the Olympic emblem/logo rules which state that candidate city logos cannot contain any Olympic symbol. This includes the Olympic flag as well as any other imagery related to the Olympics such as a flame, torch, rings, medal, and so forth.”

By: David

David — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:29:31 +0000

The 80′s called, they want their logo back…

By: Gemma Duff

Gemma Duff — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 00:57:20 +0000

Is it possible that the designers did submit better ideas, and it was the management of London Olympics Committee (the client) who chose the label. It’s difficult in this case, as the designer is trying to please the paying client, but in the end the client is the population of London judging it.

Just a thought, as it often happens to me as a designer that I like a logo far better than what the client chooses.

By: Niklas

Niklas — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:23:32 +0000

I work as a singer and as a webdesigner and you can compare it with the singing industry with auditions.

You get called to an audition with 100-1000 other persons who got the same songs sent to them to practise on for hours and hours and make their own interpretation of.

Then the production company chooses who they want for the production.

Almost the same? I don´t like it but what do you suggest. Not going at all, not submiting work, will lead to no jobs at all most of the time.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:13:28 +0000

I agree—but you’re point is slightly different than what I was responding too… Many of the arguments have been about what people-in-the-know deem as good design. So, this particular comment was addressing that. If you read my earlier post you’ll see that I deemed “success” the number of people / olympic fans who will ultimately be wearing the 2012 logo—these are the masses for which the logo was created.

I’m willing to bet merchandise sales, pin wearing, etc. will be fine.

Cheers.

By: cate adams

cate adams — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 04:43:24 +0000

The audience for this logo is the public and if the majority hate it then the design is not ‘good’ as it has failed in its purpose. I think!.