Graphic Designer

randombar

Hi,
I was wondering how people designed the logos for their sites? I'm not too bad at the code behind a site but I still havent been able to master psp to design a logo that resembles something web 2.0?
Thanks
Gary

AARRRGH

I have a girl in Australia who does all my artwork for me. She's brilliant.

I found her via http://www.scriptlance.com

Adam

Google is your friend, there's thousands of tutorials out there specifically for Web2.0 styles that literally spoon feed you from a blank canvas to a logo. I recommend you do a bunch of different ones to get familiar with the general technique and then just play around with it yourself to see what you can come up with. Honestly it's not that complicated.

6th

You find a mate that can do it for you? I do alot of graphics for my brother-in-law who does great coding .... its a handy partnership when you dont charge each other crazy money. You bring in business for each other.

randombar

dublindude wrote: »

I have a girl in Australia who does all my artwork for me. She's brilliant.

I found her via http://www.scriptlance.com

Do you have any examples of her work? How much is it for a logo?

Mirror wrote: »

Google is your friend, there's thousands of tutorials out there specifically for Web2.0 styles that literally spoon feed you from a blank canvas to a logo. I recommend you do a bunch of different ones to get familiar with the general technique and then just play around with it yourself to see what you can come up with. Honestly it's not that complicated.

nice one, do you have a starting one you can recommend?

Thanks again lads, stay tuned for a ratemypub revamp next week! FINALLY

Adam

I can't remember the quality of any in particular but there's nothing wrong with this one for example: http://www.photoshoplab.com/web20-design-kit.html

But as I said, you must absorb as much as possible, because with just one technique everything you do will start to look the same.

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Mirror wrote: »

I can't remember the quality of any in particular but there's nothing wrong with this one for example: http://www.photoshoplab.com/web20-design-kit.html

But as I said, you must absorb as much as possible, because with just one technique everything you do will start to look the same.

Legend!

wheres me jumpa

xfahmix (boards username) recently offered his services to a community project I am working on and I would recommend him.

http://www.xfahmix.com/

AARRRGH

GaryCocs wrote: »

Do you have any examples of her work? How much is it for a logo?

Sure, have a look -

http://www.dole.ie/logo/
http://www.staff.ie/zebras/

It's about $50 per logo.

Sully

Id imagine some of the design companies out there will do logos. Some do Graphic Design as a service, in addition to web design.

randombar

dublindude wrote: »

Sure, have a look -

http://www.dole.ie/logo/
http://www.staff.ie/zebras/

It's about $50 per logo.

Thanks for that I really like em, is that 50 American or Australian?

Do you have a contact for her? or could you contact her and see if it is ok to forward it on?

Thanks
Gary

AARRRGH

Hi Gary

$50 American. I think it's worth it. She's quite creative and the logos are very cute

Will you PM me your e-mail address and I'll send it onto her?

randombar

Sent that on there, thanks!!!

DJB

I've used Sitepoint Contests in the past and they've worked out fine: www.sitepoint.com/contests

In recent times, I've paid designers such as www.intrigue.ie and have gotten some great work done.