So I got a tweet from a Brandwise twitter follower. They thought we might like to review the opportunity to design a logo for Spud Webb.
Apparently Spud Webb went to a cheep logo design site to request a bid for a logo. From my understanding any designer can submit their logo and get some great exposure and all of $300 for their work.
Wow, you mean a professional basketball player is willing to let go of $300 for a logo. I bet that is really cutting into Spud’s annual income. I bet he has been saving up for years to be able to afford this expense luxury item.
Ok obviously you can see why I am laying this on pretty thick. Because I figured my comment would be monitored and there was a good chance Mycroburst would not post this comment, I thought I needed to share it with all my readers. I hope you find this enlightening, entertaining and maybe even upsetting. I wonder if I could hire a home builder to build my new home, I got $300 bucks what more could you want? I’ll give you exposure on my company web site so it is obviously a win-win right?
Comment starts here:
“I must say one of my twitter followers passed this on to me
to review. All I can say is does this organization and Spud Webb also
support child labor and sweat shops?
As a professional in the branding industry I find it repulsive that
someone who makes a decent living would ask someone to work for so
little. Hey Spud, I’m starting a new basketball team, join it and you
can be our number one player and you will get paid $50 a year!
Basically let’s say you find designers that are willing to do this
because they have no self worth. Yes they may get some exposure and
never see a cent of the millions this logo will help produce. Think of
the Air Jordan logo, how much money has that made for Nike and Michael
Jordan? Boatloads, right? I bet Erin Patton one of the men responsible
for the Air Jordan brand success didn’t get paid $300.
When are business people going to show respect to the design
community?
And hey designers – WISE UP!
If you are a professional than
you need to get paid like one. You bring a ton of value to the brand if
you are talented.
Starting prices for logos should be 10 fold, but for a celebrity
national or global brand try starting at 100+ fold.
To see what a professional logo looks like and to hire a professional
to develop your logo go here – http://www.getbrandwise.com/portfolio/logos/
We are the logo slam dunk champions!”
Keep in mind we are not trying to slander anyone, just educate the public on the true value of a logo and brand building.
Good Luck Spud!
Those sites are a joke! Talk about the value the designer brings to the table.. It is a shame because some of those kids are really talented – just desperate and naive. I, too, wish SPUD the best of luck!
Those sites are a joke! Talk about the value the designer brings to the table.. It is a shame because some of those kids are really talented – just desperate and naive. I, too, wish SPUD the best of luck!
Ryan,
Thanks for your thoughts. You are dead on about the designers that are jumping on board with these sites, a lot of time is is young designers. There are certainly some very talented kids on these sites. If they use this sort of thing to build their portfolio to get better future jobs, that’s one thing, but doing a professional logo for as little as $300 is just silly.
By the way Ryan, you have some really solid logos in your portfolio. You obviously have some mad logo slam dunkin’ skills. Keep up the good work!
Ryan,
Thanks for your thoughts. You are dead on about the designers that are jumping on board with these sites, a lot of time is is young designers. There are certainly some very talented kids on these sites. If they use this sort of thing to build their portfolio to get better future jobs, that’s one thing, but doing a professional logo for as little as $300 is just silly.
By the way Ryan, you have some really solid logos in your portfolio. You obviously have some mad logo slam dunkin’ skills. Keep up the good work!