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Is logo design an art or science? Before explaining it in detail we must first go through the definition of Logo. A logo is “a graphic representation or symbol of a company name, trademark, abbreviation, etc., often uniquely designed for ready recognition” . As the definition itself describes that logo is the design which describes the company. We can imagine the importance of the logo for any particular business or company.

Importance of logo design:-

In today’s marketing world the concept of  “image“ for both product and an organization has a lot of value. It is very important for the organizations to communicate to the customers what “extra” are they offering compared to their competitors.
A logo can say all about the organization. Every time anyone look at the logo they can see a value or characteristics of the company. As the logo is everywhere, it is essential for it to have some meaning. There are various factors which determine the effectiveness of the logo a few of them are:

• Integrity
• Value
• Leadership
• Innovation

Logo design as an Art:

Logo design is an art because it requires ample amount of creativity. The logo designer must have the creativity, skills and right knowledge of designing. A logo must have the right color and color combination which only an artist can deliver. The image used must portray the mission statement and value of the company. Graphics used in the logo design plays an important role in a great logo design. The design must have these factors right:

• Graphics.
• Color and color combination
• Must communicate the mission statement of the company.

Logo design as Science:-

Logo design is a science too as it follows a few rules without which a great design might lose its charm. The rules for the logo design are:-

• The design must be clear and symmetric. A logo should be well balanced and appeal to the symmetric aesthetics. This will make sure that the logo appears balanced to the human eye. The factors that affect symmetry are many – color, shape, line density etc
• The logo must be able to communicate to the customer. By communication we mean the logo must match which the business. Company selling software cannot have a logo of a girl in pink dress.

As we can see that logo design is an Art as well as Science. Keeping these factors in mind a great logo can be created which will describe the company and will communicate the core values of the company to the customer.

“No Logo is right or wrong it’s just that which design describes your business best”

One of the most important processes in getting a logo for your company or your client is to choose the best logo designer (a freelancer, whom many won’t recommend as logo is a onetime investment, why not go for the best logo design company like LogoDesignCorp that enjoys a good pool on inhouse trained logo designers) or would rather say a designer who can give you the logo you were always were looking for. It’s an important decision for a company to choose a logo designer or a logo designing company. This section is for the groups who are looking for a very low budget logo and are opting for a freelance logo designer. The process depends on different variables such as the core business of the company, cost of the logos design etc.
Here are the things you must look in a good logo designer (freelancer or a logo designing company):-

Track Record of the Logo Designer
It is one of the things you must look. His/her previous projects and how perfectly he/she has completed those projects explains the designers experience and quality. Ask for following items:

• Logo set that designer has designed
• Black and White copies of it
• Different sizes
• Formats

Well defined design process set by the Logo Designer
The logo designer must have a well defined logo design process. Before choosing a logo designer one must always look that the designer must have a well defined design process as this attribute of the designer or the designing company depicts the attitude of the designer for work and ensures the quality of the work. A well defined process ensures that the logo has been scrutinized at various levels and the end product is a quality logo.

Good portfolio with work recognition
The logo designer (freelancer) or the logo design company must have a good portfolio and their work must have been recognized . The portfolio of the company or the designer shows the past record and the kind of work done by them and gives you an opportunity to evaluate their work and proceed further. So before getting the service of a designer or a design company always ask the following:

• Portfolio
• Work recognition (if any)
• Previously designed logos

Price of the logo
Market rates vary from $99 to $1000 based on revisions and concepts. Often you will get a good set of logos within $300. While going for a freelancer, you can reduce it to $50 to $60, even $25 (Quality is not assured).

Customer Service
This is also very important factor in choosing the right designer or designing. A designer must provide great customer service to its clients throughout the process. It makes you more comfortable to work with the designer and you can convey your requirement in a more easy and effective way.

Professional Attitude
Professional attitude plays a key role in the success of a logo designer. Designer must possess professional qualities like good communication skills, right attitude and time management. The professional attitude not only helps the client but the designer as well in the future. A few professional qualities you must look for in a logo designer are:

• Good communication skills
• Right attitude
• Time management
• On time delivery record

Understand the Requirement and ask the right question
The First step of a designer is to understand the requirement of its client. To understand the requirement clearly the designer must ask the right question and should make sure that both parties (client and designer) are clear with the requirement. You must be very sure that you have conveyed the requirement very clearly to the designer.

Skill Set
The designer must have the right set of skills required to create a perfect logo for your company. The skill set can be evaluated by looking at the past logos designed by the designer. A few things you can look for inorder to evaluate the designer are:

• Curves of the logo
• Right color combination
• Right size of the logo
• Ablility to convey the message

It will be started soon, so add your comment and increases your chance of getting a highly creative youTube background.

Thanks,
Daniel J
LogoDesignCorp Community Manager
community@logodesigncorp.com
daniel@logodesigncorp.com

This will include a logo of yours, some punchlines, and connected with your website theme.

Apply for it now. We will be starting it really soon, so be the early birds and enjoy the free goodies.

Some good examples of twitter background

Thanks,
Daniel J
LogoDesignCorp Community Manager
community@logodesigncorp.com
daniel@logodesigncorp.com

We are here with a special offer. We have designed over 30,000 logos in past 5 years. There is no better feeling than to come up with a logo that is liked and used by the client. We want to start a free offer to some groups who may not consider going for a paid logo option. We are offering 3 free logos every week to the following groups:

1. Bloggers
2. Non-profit organizations
3. Personal websites
4. Others who are doing some good value addition to the society.

How to apply for the free logo design

Have a comment added at the bottom of this post explaining how a logo will help your business and what are your criteria for logo designing. Do add your email address to the comment in the email section (which is not visible to others and will be used only for communicating with you regarding your logo). Do mention

1. Your website address
2. Your logo preferences
3. Your color preferences
4. and other details about your work.

Your feedback is highly appreciated.

Start Date: Nov 2, 2009
This week ends on: Nov 15, 2009 (Keeping a span of 2 weeks for the first time)

Thanks,
Daniel J
LogoDesignCorp Community Manager
community@logodesigncorp.com
daniel@logodesigncorp.com

Black and white
Simplicity
What else

We have taken a set of 100 logos and done a survey to get the top 10 logos.

Please check http://www.logodesigncorp.com/compare/ for an extensive study of logo design packages.

Do let us know if you know a good logo design company that offers quality logos. We will add those to our list. This section will be used as a reference to Logo Design companies.

Thanks,
Daniel J
LogoDesignCorp Community Manager
community@logodesigncorp.com
daniel@logodesigncorp.com