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Got this email inquiry from a "potential" client asking me for a quote to produce their logo on their new 2014 Ford Econoline van. My response when I saw it: "Uggh" What to do, what to do? Maybe quote them $2,000 to put that logo on and $500 for me to put my redesign on!
-------------------- Jeff Wisdom SignWorks info@oregonsignworks.com Posts: 450 | From: Oregon | Registered: Dec 2005
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I'd say re-align the P and S and V to line up correctly vertically.
Decrease the sub copy of the name a bit.
Make the website name a bit larger and all lowercase.
Drop the phone number to the next line and decrease the size of the physical address a bit.
Just my thoughts.
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I might edit the S so that it's "ends" follow the line of the V and the swoosh too.
[ May 27, 2015, 11:54 PM: Message edited by: Dave Grundy ]
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Ya wants I go and bust up that Sound guy's computor, Jeff? It hurts my eyes. Ya know, people wouldn't dare tell Slash how to play the quitar, and yet we are told how to do how job.
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Give them a quote, you probably will never hear back. If you do, produce the logo, pocket the money...done. In this day and age of ugly logos, the frustration involved in trying to educate the customer brings up the old "teaching a pig to dance" adage. They have been in business since 87. You stand the possibility of insulting them and losing the job.
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Dave, I like your input. Make the needed subtle changes and charge accordingly. But I might also see if I can upgrade it to a more contemporary look. But after quoting I doubt they will have me do the work, they are probably price shopping.
-------------------- Jeff Wisdom SignWorks info@oregonsignworks.com Posts: 450 | From: Oregon | Registered: Dec 2005
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Have you ever looked at the descriptive reasoning, that some of these "designers" use, to try to explain how this logo came about?
Paragraphs may be devoted to giving the "feel of...." or showing the "ambiance" or conveying the "visual messaging" or the "charismatic flow" any one of dozens of ridiculous and frivolous statements about the origins and "meaning" of a stupid and ugly logo.
And you know, even though Dave's "adjustments" may make the logo appear better, I've actually had customers that got offended, when I tried to make such changes in their prized artwork.
I guess I'd either swallow hard, and do the job, as proposed (pricing it accordingly, to counteract the gastric distress)....or just walk away.....laughing.
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i painted this for a guy....someone drew it years ago for him [IMG][/IMG] ....he loves it....i lay no claim to it.....he recently just called me and wants me to remove the fishing pole, for a steering wheel/gear shift...valve cover and header coming outa the commode......with big tires and smokin them))))
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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Of course, every sign company in the area was asked to quote on this design and the lowest quote gets it, even if only by one dollar. Good chance even the design was ripped off from an earlier quote that was priced too high for them and wasn't final art at all.
This kind of behavior has gone on for years. The only difference is that they're too lazy now to even get in their cars.
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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redesign on!
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