Need a Unique Logo Design? Crowdsourcing is Your Best Option
Logomyway LLC
Crowdsourcing works simply by reaching out to an existing community asking for help with a task that you might have. Surely you've heard the old saying "two heads are better than one", well how about 5,000 heads are better than one? Crowdsourcing is fast becoming one of the fastest, easiest, and most economical ways to get unique, creative ideas for design work such as Logos, T-shirts, Business Cards, Print Ads, Twitter backgrounds or whatever your design needs might be.
Logos are something that companies use to identify their brand. When designing logos it's important that it instantly identify the company that the logo belongs to. Making sure you have a quality logo design is essential to the success of your company.
Not long ago, when a business needed to get a creative professionally designed logo for their company, they were required to spend thousands of dollars to get designs that were not always unique or creative. This isn't the case anymore, thanks to the growing trend of crowdsourcing.
Having the ability to reach out to a global community of thousands of talented designers while offering prize money for the best design gives you the ability to choose from 35 to 250+ design concepts giving the best possible design for your company.
In most cases you can start a design contest at just $200! There's no longer an excuse for why a company can't have a uniquely designed logo to represent their business. When crowdsourcing you will see design concepts submitted within hours, not weeks. You can run your contest for any amount of time from 5 to 14 days, and after that, you decide which logo design best fits your company, you simply select that logo as the prize winner and the designer will then upload all the required design files for you to download and start using.
The great thing about crowdsourcing is that you have the ability to choose from many designs from thousands of creative minds all over the world. Traditional companies may deliver 3 to 6 design concepts requiring you to choose a design that may not be what you where looking for.
In a struggling economy, it's more important than ever for your business to stay ahead and to stand out. Having just the right unique creative logo will set your company apart from your competitors which will result in much more benefit than what it costs you to get it.
Article submitted Saturday, June 20, 2009 & read 164 times.
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» left by Jake (210 days 9 hours ago.)
Personally, I am quite on the fence regarding the use of a crowdsourcing site for a logo design. It is still a touchy issue for most designers who said that crowdsourcing is a no-no for obtaining a logo design. I have tried crowdsourcing before and I know the risks involved but it comes within the territory. But there are other no-frills logo design websites online such as www logobee com, www logodesignstation com, logoyes com, etc. which are actually great in getting a professional logo design at a fraction of the price and minus the risks of crowdsourcing (plagiarism is one of them). Seeing that there are no consultation services, the price is significantly lower than that of conventional design firms. For instance, I have tried www logodesignstation com and the experience was indeed a positive one. I managed to get my business logo design at an affordable price and the turnaround time was great as well. Highly recommended. Although crowdsourcing for logo designs could be a bane for some, many find it to be a viable alternative to get a fast logo on the cheap. It all depends on the individual actually.
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