Most of these logo's aren't horrible, they're just at stage 1 for logo creation. Good thing it's (somewhat?) working out for him, it's a funny business idea.
I think $5 for a fresh perspective on a potential logo is good value for the money, so long as you retain rights to the final design (not something mentioned in the FAQ).
I've got a web site/service in the back of my mind, and while I have a conceptual idea of the basic logo, my drawing skills suck worse than my web design skills (which suck considerably, let me tell you), so $5, which I might otherwise spend on energy drinks today, could yield a decent logo concept.
I think the dude deserves the $5 for the simple entertainment value of the site and logos. Some are downright clever!
My big question is, for the uninitiated like myself, what does good professional logo design cost these days? Knowing that would give a good perspective on the value of this $5 service.
I used to be a designer and charged $100/hr and depending on the number of choices/revisions I gave the client it would take from 10-40hrs for a logo, so $1,000-4,000.
However you could probably find a talented freelancer to do one for $500.
Of course the sky's the limit and agencies routinely take huge companies like UPS or Coke for thousands and thousands.
I totally agree. But still, these people are serious in a way. It's generally the hobby or very-very entry level range. The thing is, they'll spend plenty of money on supplies and marketplace fees, but have this aversion to purchasing something relatively virtual, especially as they think they can do themselves or get it for free. The same goes for their websites.
It's bad decision making, no doubt. They're sacrificing their professional image, and being penny-wise and pound foolish.
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LOL. The FAQ is hilarious. Go read it now: http://www.horriblelogos.com/faqs/.
I should launch www.logodesignedbya5yearold.com and see if I could compete!
And our logo "The Go Daddy Guy" was born one night when a mom and her little girl were playing around doodling on their computer.
The idea was to spend a few minutes on each and write 100-150 words the would constitute a half-baked business idea.
Never had the time to devote to it, and I left the company where it was spawned but I still think it has a legitimate place in the market.
As we always say here at HN, it's not the idea that's worth so much, it's the execution.
Another related side note, Fiverr appears to still be around: http://www.fiverr.com/
Lovely website.
I've got a web site/service in the back of my mind, and while I have a conceptual idea of the basic logo, my drawing skills suck worse than my web design skills (which suck considerably, let me tell you), so $5, which I might otherwise spend on energy drinks today, could yield a decent logo concept.
I think the dude deserves the $5 for the simple entertainment value of the site and logos. Some are downright clever!
My big question is, for the uninitiated like myself, what does good professional logo design cost these days? Knowing that would give a good perspective on the value of this $5 service.
However you could probably find a talented freelancer to do one for $500.
Of course the sky's the limit and agencies routinely take huge companies like UPS or Coke for thousands and thousands.
It's bad decision making, no doubt. They're sacrificing their professional image, and being penny-wise and pound foolish.
I don't mean that he's a bum! He's just honest about the whole thing: "give me $5 for beer and I'll draw you a shitty logo." Love his candor.
I noticed this in the FAQ:
"No. What you get is the final logo. I will not redo any logos."
Why not charge more for real designs? Or farm it out?
At $5 a pop, just keep ordering until you get one you like. :-)
Lap Land Pet Sitting "Thanks for the Beer Lap Land Pet Sitting! I hope you hate your new horrible logo as much as I hated making it."
http://www.horriblelogos.com/lap-land-pet-sitting-service/
This strikes me as not a bad deal.
http://www.horriblelogos.com/jess3/