Ask HN: Which service should I use to design a logo for my new startup?

Posted by briankim on Saturday February 05, 2011 @01:12PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have always used a single freelancer in the past, but he's no longer available. I've heard about 99 designs, so I am exploring that route ... but I was hoping the knowledgeable HN crowd had some other suggestions besides that one. Thanks in advance.

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Re:Ask HN: Which service should I use to design a logo for m... by Jsarokin on Saturday February 05, 2011 @09:43PM (#2184729)

99designs is good. So is hatchwise.com

The best ive found is going onto digitalpoint forums, and posting a design contest for $15-25 (in the contest section)

The first 5 submissions are going to be god awful ms paint logos, but then the guys with real skill come in. You can even message some to enter your contest.

My favorite designer on there is "Ideosmil".

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Re:Ask HN: Which service should I use to design a logo for m... by fieldforceapp on Saturday February 05, 2011 @03:41PM (#2184001)

If you're comfortable writing a design brief (ie., what 99designs requires) then you might want to reach out to designers directly. Some good locations for previewing portfolios that I use: http://creattica.com/logos/latest-designs http://dribbble.com/search?q=logo

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Re:Ask HN: Which service should I use to design a logo for m... by anurag on Saturday February 05, 2011 @06:28PM (#2184373)

I worked with logoworks.com last year and was satisfied with the output considering the price. If you do go with them, I would recommend the $400 package because you will most likely need more than two revisions from the designer.

http://logoworks.com/client-app/showPackageSelection.do?new=...

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Re:Ask HN: Which service should I use to design a logo for m... by michaeldhopkins on Sunday February 06, 2011 @01:00AM (#2185103)

I like garysimon.net. I'm a satisfied customer.

I hope you won't use the crowd-sourced sites as they don't respect the time of designers.

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Re:Ask HN: Which service should I use to design a logo for m... by Stealx on Saturday February 05, 2011 @02:05PM (#2183736)

I'm a big fan of www.logotournament.com

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Re:Ask HN: Which service should I use to design a logo for m... by briankim on Sunday February 06, 2011 @12:01AM (#2184980)

Thanks for all the suggestions everyone!

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Re:Ask HN: Which service should I use to design a logo for m... by jorkos on Saturday February 05, 2011 @01:20PM (#2183583)

crowdspring

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Re:Ask HN: Which service should I use to design a logo for m... by clyfe on Saturday February 05, 2011 @01:48PM (#2183681)

+1 http://www.crowdspring.com/ they matched the designer for the Sencha logo http://www.crowdspring.com/project/2285240_sencha-logo-desig...

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Re:Ask HN: Which service should I use to design a logo for m... by farout on Saturday February 05, 2011 @01:21PM (#2183588)

before you use services, read "Logo Design Love"; it will help you describe what you want to the graphics designer you hire better.

PS it is a very short book.

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