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AA has savd my sister and other family members from a horrid
lifestyle. I'll
be happy to work on a design in my spare time. Just send your
requirements
to ma and I will see what I can do.

Hi Alan,

Very many thanks for your offer. We will not take it up as our needs
have been met.

Best regards

JB

King MacEarca
Do you swallow?

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AA has savd my sister and other family members from a horrid
lifestyle. I'll
be happy to work on a design in my spare time. Just send your
requirements
to ma and I will see what I can do.
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I'm involved with a new on-line AA support group which is at this
time
in need of its own logo.  I'm wondering whether anyone here could
be
interested in working, voluntarily, with us to create one.


Try this guy. He has !!FREE!! logos!!

You want free logos?  I got some at:
http://www.artistmike.com/Temp3/FreeLogos.html

--
Mike

* Logo Design *
* Certificate Design *
Put some fun in your next logo!

Site at:  http://www.artistmike.com
Certificates at:
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freeespeech
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||| AA has savd my sister and other family members from a horrid
||| lifestyle. I'll be happy to work on a design in my spare time. Just
||| send your requirements to ma and I will see what I can do.
||
|| Hi Alan,
||
|| Very many thanks for your offer. We will not take it up as our needs
|| have been met.

You went to the bath house and bent over, eh?

||
|| Best regards
||
|| JB

freeespeech
King MacEarca wrote:
|| Do you swallow?

Your mother obviously did.

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|| "Alan Apperson" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
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||| AA has savd my sister and other family members from a horrid
||| lifestyle. I'll be happy to work on a design in my spare time. Just
||| send your requirements to ma and I will see what I can do.
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|||| "JB" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
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||||| I'm involved with a new on-line AA support group which is at this
||||| time in need of its own logo. I'm wondering whether anyone here
||||| could be interested in working, voluntarily, with us to create
||||| one.
||||
||||
|||| Try this guy. He has !!FREE!! logos!!
||||
|||| You want free logos? I got some at:
|||| http://www.artistmike.com/Temp3/FreeLogos.html
||||
|||| --
|||| Mike
||||
|||| * Logo Design *
|||| * Certificate Design *
|||| Put some fun in your next logo!
||||
|||| Site at: http://www.artistmike.com
|||| Certificates at:
|| http://www.artistmike.com/CertificateDesigns/1.html

King MacEarca
It is the season for getting drunk.

Republican christian jew cop DUI's soar and their is so much under the
table money being passed it is not funny.

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Being grateful for what we have, and keeping things in perspective, is
vital
in the struggle to stay in the now and enjoy today as much as
possible.

There are two aspects of empowerment that come into play here.  One is
that
empowerment involves seeing life as it is and making the best of it
(instead
of being the victim of it not being what it "should" be); the other is
realizing that we have a choice about where to focus our mind.

To have a healthy, balanced relationship with life we need to see life
as it
really is - which includes owning and feeling the pain, fear, and
anger that
is a natural part of living - and then have a spiritual belief system
that
helps us to know that everything happens for a reason, that allows us
to
choose to focus on the silver linings rather than buy into the belief
that
we are victims.

Thats a bunch of christian jew cop horseshit. This is the season for
crying about why you "didn't get that little red fire engine" or "how
come I can't have gorgeous naked twins for christmas?"

So just act like it was a mistake you had too many egg nogs and stand by
the crowded missle toe.

George Z. Bush
"King MacEarca" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
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It is the season for getting drunk.

Republican christian jew cop DUI's soar and their is so much under the
table money being passed it is not funny.

"Tim and Lisa" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
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(Snip)

QUOTE
Thats a bunch of christian jew cop horseshit. This is the season for
crying about why you "didn't get that little red fire engine" or "how
come I can't have gorgeous naked twins for christmas?"

So just act like it was a mistake you had too many egg nogs and stand by
the crowded missle toe.

If you insist on being the Muslim anti-American bigot you apparently are, at
least learn to use the language properly....."the crowded missle toe" is neither
a weapon nor a part of the foot. It's spelled "mistletoe" and it's a plant that
has been a customary decorative part of the Christmas celebration for scores of
years. Ain't education wonderful?
QUOTE



King MacEarca
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"King MacEarca" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
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It is the season for getting drunk.

Republican christian jew cop DUI's soar and their is so much under
the
table money being passed it is not funny.

"Tim and Lisa" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
news:aeQqd.24201$[Email Removed]...

(Snip)

Thats a bunch of christian jew cop horseshit. This is the season for
crying about why you "didn't get that little red fire engine" or
"how
come I can't have gorgeous naked twins for christmas?"

So just act like it was a mistake you had too many egg nogs and
stand by
the crowded missle toe.

If you insist on being the Muslim anti-American bigot you apparently
are, at


Nope. My family started the US military in 1775.

QUOTE
least learn to use the language properly....."the crowded missle toe"
is neither
a weapon nor a part of the foot.  It's spelled "mistletoe" and it's a
plant that
has been a customary decorative part of the Christmas celebration for
scores of
years.  Ain't education wonderful?

Many children become poisoned yearly from eating the mistletoe berries
that are placed around the torture device that people worship called the
crucifix. Everyone put to the crucifix was castrated yet the santanic
message is hidden behind the cameltoed tutu.

I'm still trying to get this goddamned microchip out of my back that
Richard Nixon, George Bush and Littler George Bush stuck there when they
kidnapped drugged and interogated me in 1982.

And do not forget the tit between the gra and the ude.

Jeff
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"King MacEarca" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
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It is the season for getting drunk.

Republican christian jew cop DUI's soar and their is so much under the
table money being passed it is not funny.

"Tim and Lisa" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
news:aeQqd.24201$[Email Removed]...

(Snip)

Thats a bunch of christian jew cop horseshit. This is the season for
crying about why you "didn't get that little red fire engine" or "how
come I can't have gorgeous naked twins for christmas?"

So just act like it was a mistake you had too many egg nogs and stand by
the crowded missle toe.

If you insist on being the Muslim anti-American bigot you apparently are,
at
least learn to use the language properly....."the crowded missle toe" is
neither
a weapon nor a part of the foot.  It's spelled "mistletoe" and it's a
plant that
has been a customary decorative part of the Christmas celebration for
scores of
years.  Ain't education wonderful?

You forgot to add that the mistletoe is also a parasite; a condition quite

similar to the person to whom you replied.
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Jeff
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"King MacEarca" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
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It is the season for getting drunk.

Republican christian jew cop DUI's soar and their is so much under
the
table money being passed it is not funny.

"Tim and Lisa" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
news:aeQqd.24201$[Email Removed]...

(Snip)

Thats a bunch of christian jew cop horseshit. This is the season for
crying about why you "didn't get that little red fire engine" or
"how
come I can't have gorgeous naked twins for christmas?"

So just act like it was a mistake you had too many egg nogs and
stand by
the crowded missle toe.

If you insist on being the Muslim anti-American bigot you apparently
are, at

Nope. My family started the US military in 1775.

Do you play the banjo? Can you play Dueling Banjos?
QUOTE

least learn to use the language properly....."the crowded missle toe"
is neither
a weapon nor a part of the foot.  It's spelled "mistletoe" and it's a
plant that
has been a customary decorative part of the Christmas celebration for
scores of
years.  Ain't education wonderful?

Many children become poisoned yearly from eating the mistletoe berries
that are placed around the torture device that people worship called the
crucifix. Everyone put to the crucifix was castrated yet the santanic
message is hidden behind the cameltoed tutu.

I'm still trying to get this goddamned microchip out of my back that
Richard Nixon, George Bush and Littler George Bush stuck there when they
kidnapped drugged and interogated me in 1982.

And do not forget the tit between the gra and the ude.




Jack H.
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"King MacEarca" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
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It is the season for getting drunk.

Republican christian jew cop DUI's soar and their is so much under the
table money being passed it is not funny.

"Tim and Lisa" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
news:aeQqd.24201$[Email Removed]...

(Snip)

Thats a bunch of christian jew cop horseshit. This is the season for
crying about why you "didn't get that little red fire engine" or "how
come I can't have gorgeous naked twins for christmas?"

So just act like it was a mistake you had too many egg nogs and stand by
the crowded missle toe.

If you insist on being the Muslim anti-American bigot you apparently are,
at
least learn to use the language properly....."the crowded missle toe" is
neither
a weapon nor a part of the foot.  It's spelled "mistletoe" and it's a
plant that
has been a customary decorative part of the Christmas celebration for
scores of
years.  Ain't education wonderful?

Stolen from Druish ceremonies of course.

QUOTE





Howm Grone J

George Z. Bush
Jack H. wrote:
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"George Z. Bush" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
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If you insist on being the Muslim anti-American bigot you apparently are, at
least learn to use the language properly....."the crowded missle toe" is
neither a weapon nor a part of the foot.  It's spelled "mistletoe" and it's
a plant that has been a customary decorative part of the Christmas
celebration for scores of years.  Ain't education wonderful?

Stolen from Druish ceremonies of course.

Very possibly, although I think I read somewhere that it has pagan origins.
BTW, you did mean "Druid", didn't you? I never heard of "Druish".

George Z.
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Howm Grone J


BigRedWingsFan
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Jack H. wrote:
"George Z. Bush" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
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(Snip)

If you insist on being the Muslim anti-American bigot you apparently
are, at
least learn to use the language properly....."the crowded missle toe" is
neither a weapon nor a part of the foot.  It's spelled "mistletoe" and
it's
a plant that has been a customary decorative part of the Christmas
celebration for scores of years.  Ain't education wonderful?

Stolen from Druish ceremonies of course.

Very possibly, although I think I read somewhere that it has pagan
origins. BTW,  you did mean "Druid", didn't you?  I never heard of
"Druish".

You've never seen Spaceballs then.

QUOTE

George Z.






Howm Grone J



Jack H.
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"George Z. Bush" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
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Jack H. wrote:
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(Snip)

If you insist on being the Muslim anti-American bigot you apparently
are, at
least learn to use the language properly....."the crowded missle toe"
is
neither a weapon nor a part of the foot.  It's spelled "mistletoe" and
it's
a plant that has been a customary decorative part of the Christmas
celebration for scores of years.  Ain't education wonderful?

Stolen from Druish ceremonies of course.

Very possibly, although I think I read somewhere that it has pagan
origins. BTW,  you did mean "Druid", didn't you?  I never heard of
"Druish".

You've never seen Spaceballs then.


But I have!!!

Nice catch!


QUOTE

George Z.






Howm Grone J





HGJ

BigRedWingsFan
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"George Z. Bush" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
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Jack H. wrote:
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(Snip)

If you insist on being the Muslim anti-American bigot you apparently
are, at
least learn to use the language properly....."the crowded missle toe"
is
neither a weapon nor a part of the foot.  It's spelled "mistletoe"
and
it's
a plant that has been a customary decorative part of the Christmas
celebration for scores of years.  Ain't education wonderful?

Stolen from Druish ceremonies of course.

Very possibly, although I think I read somewhere that it has pagan
origins. BTW,  you did mean "Druid", didn't you?  I never heard of
"Druish".

You've never seen Spaceballs then.


But I have!!!

Nice catch!

Thanks! You'll have to excuse our resident pompous, self-righteous windbag,
GeorgeZ, he seems to think that if he never heard of it, it can't possibly
exist.

QUOTE



George Z.






Howm Grone J





HGJ



Not Me
From another group FYI
NM

When you sign up for a Getty Images (big stock photo agency) account, you
can opt out of promotional emails -- which I did.

HOWEVER, what they don't tell you unless you read the fine print in their
"Privacy Policy" (which is really a "how we're going to use your info in
ways you never dreamed of" policy), is that they are still free to
disclose your info to third parties.

When I recently received an email with a "jangomail" source requesting I
take a survey on stock imagery, it looked like yet another spam. I had
never done any business with Jangomail or their customer, Benenson
Strategy Group or disclosed my email to them

So I filed a spam report. Lo and behold, Jangomail replies that it really
wasn't spam because of above No Privacy Policy.

Here are the operative parts of Getty's No Privacy Policy...

How We Use Your Information
The information collected online is stored indefinitely and is used for
various purposes, including processing your transactions, customer
service, product and service development, direct marketing and marketing
analysis, facilitating your use of this website, and customizing your
image selection to your particular interests. The information we collect
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For example, when you fill out an online registration form on a Getty
Images website you are automatically registered on a number of Getty
Images visual content provider websites. That is, your user name and
password are carried across these sites, allowing you to use the same
name and password to sign in (although you will still be required to
enter billing information to make purchases on those sites).

In addition, unless you opt out of receiving promotional materials from
Getty Images, we may notify you of special promotions, new products or
services, or other information that may be of interest. (See Opting Out
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Opting Out
If you do not want to receive promotional information from Getty Images,
you can opt out by un-checking the appropriate box on your online
registration form, or in the event an online registration form is not
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Please note that if you opt out of receiving promotional material from
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to whom we provide your information in the course of doing business, as
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See:

http://creative.gettyimages.com/source/home/privacy.aspx

Jazz
Where was the guitar?

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Zuiun
Samantha Stolk wrote:

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There's a difference in making a profit and ripping people off. To
charge someone huge amounts of money for a logo design is rediculous.

Your statement is wrong on a number of levels.

First of all, a logo, for all practical purposes, is the identity of a company.
Whether good design or bad, the logo becomes the visual representation of a
business. The effects of the logo will ripple throughout the business -- the
design will appear on business cards, letterhead, signage, invoices, web sites,
in advertising and more.

To say that this image, which will carry so much weight, isn't worth "huge
amounts of money" is to devalue the worth of the business. Would you devalue
the owner of the business in the same way? Or the employees? Or how about the
products and services?

Second is a matter of rights. As graphic designers, we are the owners of the
work that we create. For each job, we transfer certain usage rights to our
clients. Certain jobs, however, require more than simply a grant of rights. A
logo must be owned fully by a
business, otherwise it creates a conflict of interest when they want to
register a trademark for that image. This requires designers to sign away more
rights than normal for logo projects.

The outright purchase of artwork rights should never be undervalued. If you
want to use a stock photo, it may cost you hundreds of dollars just to use that
photo in one ad for a limited amount of time. A logo will be used,
unconditionally, on everything for an indefinite amount of time. That amount
of usage and ownership is worth something to the designer.

You argue in favor of giving this guy a break. That's all fine and well, but
at who's expense? I would argue that if he has only $100 bucks to spend, then
he isn't ready to start a business. He's not going to get any breaks from a
lawyer to help him set up his business, or from an accountant, or from the
printer, or from the landlord, etc. Going into business costs a certain amount
of money. Either you have it, or you borrow it.

-- Robert



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Freshly Squeezed Design
Robert Wurth - Creative Director
http://www.freshlysqueezeddesign.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Deranged Video Dude | DVD Rants and Reviews
http://www.dvddude.net

Zuiun
[Email Removed] wrote:

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The logos of Wal-Mart, Sears, IBM, and Microsoft obviously didn't come from
hours of design work

I hate to burst your bubble, but actually, yeah, they did. Don't confuse a
design that appears simple with a lack of work. Each of the logos you just
described are actually very specific typographic treatments (in logo
terminology, often called a "wordmark").

QUOTE
Personally, I don't think such "brands" should qualify to be described as
"logos", in the truest sense of the word.  A true logo is a "representative
graphic"

Once again, don't confuse a design that appears simple with a lack of "design
footwork." The thought that a "true" logo should be representative of a
company's services or products is far too simplistic for the real world. How
can one simple image represent all that Microsoft does? They aren't just one
product or service.

If you think that there isn't graphic equity in the wordmarks that you've
described, try putting a different word to the graphic treatment of Sears, or
different letters to the style of IBM. People will still pick out the original
companies. Why? Because the images are unique and recognizable -- despite the
names. In short, they are a logo.

And where does your distinction of "design footwork" draw the line? FedEx is a
wordmark logo that looks very deceptively simple -- but a lot of thought and
work went into customizing the type to create a very distinct "arrow" within
the E and X. And yet most people just see "FedEx."

Take a closer look at some of those wordmarks and you'll see there's a lot more
work that went into them than you might think.

-- Robert

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Freshly Squeezed Design
Robert Wurth - Creative Director
http://www.freshlysqueezeddesign.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Deranged Video Dude | DVD Rants and Reviews
http://www.dvddude.net

Shank
QUOTE
very distinct "arrow" within the E and X.  And yet most people just see
"FedEx<<
You're right. I missed the arrow. So I visited fedex.com and still miss the

arrow! You can write FedEx in almost any sansserif font and No one will give
a hoot. Did they spend a lot of money creating this logo? Maybe. If they
did, was it worth it? No! I would like to see the full history of the FedEx
logo as told by the creators of FedEx before I buy into any side line
analogy of the worthiness of spending big bucks on a logo.

"Zuiun" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
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[Email Removed] wrote:

The logos of Wal-Mart, Sears, IBM, and Microsoft obviously didn't come
from
hours of design work

I hate to burst your bubble, but actually, yeah, they did.  Don't confuse
a
design that appears simple with a lack of work.  Each of the logos you
just
described are actually very specific typographic treatments (in logo
terminology, often called a "wordmark").

Personally, I don't think such "brands" should qualify to be described as
"logos", in the truest sense of the word.  A true logo is a
"representative
graphic"

Once again, don't confuse a design that appears simple with a lack of
"design
footwork."  The thought that a "true" logo should be representative of a
company's services or products is far too simplistic for the real world.
How
can one simple image represent all that Microsoft does?  They aren't just
one
product or service.

If you think that there isn't graphic equity in the wordmarks that you've
described, try putting a different word to the graphic treatment of Sears,
or
different letters to the style of IBM.  People will still pick out the
original
companies.  Why?  Because the images are unique and recognizable --
despite the
names.  In short, they are a logo.

And where does your distinction of "design footwork" draw the line?  FedEx
is a
wordmark logo that looks very deceptively simple -- but a lot of thought
and
work went into customizing the type to create a very distinct "arrow"
within
the E and X.  And yet most people just see "FedEx."

Take a closer look at some of those wordmarks and you'll see there's a lot
more
work that went into them than you might think.

-- Robert

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Freshly Squeezed Design
Robert Wurth - Creative Director
http://www.freshlysqueezeddesign.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Deranged Video Dude | DVD Rants and Reviews
http://www.dvddude.net


Zuiun
Shank wrote:

QUOTE
You can write FedEx in almost any sansserif font and No one will give
a hoot. Did they spend a lot of money creating this logo? Maybe. If they
did, was it worth it? No! I would like to see the full history of the FedEx
logo as told by the creators of FedEx before I buy into any side line
analogy of the worthiness of spending big bucks on a logo.

To an extent, you're right -- you can typeset FedEx in any font, but the point
is, it won't be the FedEx logo. You say that people don't "give a hoot."
Perhaps not in the sense that they consciously think about it, but it DOES
matter and people DO care, whether they recognize it or not.

When you are looking for a specific product and scanning the shelves at the
store, you aren't necessarily reading every single product name, and yet you
can still generally find what you're looking for. Why? Because of the
product's distinctive logo -- even if you don't recognize it as a "logo"
doesn't change the fact that it is.

You think that the FedEx logo wasn't worth the cost of an expensive ad agency
to design it, but then again, they are benefiting from the millions of dollars
that come in with the help of their distinctive product recognition -- and
you're not.

(By the way, here's an interview with the creator of the FedEx logo:
http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000273.php ...and here's some quotes from
a FedEx spokesperson regarding the logo:
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/07/0...fedex_logo.html
....seems like FedEx would disagree with you about whether or not it was worth
it.)

Can a $100 logo serve the same purpose? Perhaps, but the chances that a $100
logo designer, or a company willing to only spend $100 on a logo, are going to
have the knowledge and marketing savvy to use that logo effectively are pretty
slim. On the other hand, the chances that a $100 logo designer isn't going to
invest the research and time necessary into learning what will make a truly
effective logo for a company, and therefore comes up with a design that is
serviceable, but not completely appropriate are much greater.

-- Robert

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Freshly Squeezed Design
Robert Wurth - Creative Director
http://www.freshlysqueezeddesign.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Deranged Video Dude | DVD Rants and Reviews
http://www.dvddude.net

Shank
"Zuiun" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
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Shank wrote:

You can write FedEx in almost any sansserif font and No one will give
a hoot. Did they spend a lot of money creating this logo? Maybe. If they
did, was it worth it? No! I would like to see the full history of the
FedEx
logo as told by the creators of FedEx before I buy into any side line
analogy of the worthiness of spending big bucks on a logo.

To an extent, you're right -- you can typeset FedEx in any font, but the
point
is, it won't be the FedEx logo.  You say that people don't "give a hoot."
Perhaps not in the sense that they consciously think about it, but it DOES
matter and people DO care, whether they recognize it or not.

When you are looking for a specific product and scanning the shelves at
the
store, you aren't necessarily reading every single product name, and yet
you
can still generally find what you're looking for.  Why?  Because of the
product's distinctive logo -- even if you don't recognize it as a "logo"
doesn't change the fact that it is.

You think that the FedEx logo wasn't worth the cost of an expensive ad
agency
to design it, but then again, they are benefiting from the millions of
dollars
that come in with the help of their distinctive product recognition -- and
you're not.

(By the way, here's an interview with the creator of the FedEx logo:
http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000273.php ...and here's some quotes
from
a FedEx spokesperson regarding the logo:
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/07/0...fedex_logo.html
...seems like FedEx would disagree with you about whether or not it was
worth
it.)

Can a $100 logo serve the same purpose?  Perhaps, but the chances that a
$100
logo designer, or a company willing to only spend $100 on a logo, are
going to
have the knowledge and marketing savvy to use that logo effectively are
pretty
slim.  On the other hand, the chances that a $100 logo designer isn't
going to
invest the research and time necessary into learning what will make a
truly
effective logo for a company, and therefore comes up with a design that is
serviceable, but not completely appropriate are much greater.

-- Robert

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Freshly Squeezed Design
Robert Wurth - Creative Director
http://www.freshlysqueezeddesign.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Deranged Video Dude | DVD Rants and Reviews
http://www.dvddude.net

For sure, we can "woulda, coulda, shoulda" all day long and neither of us
win. I'm not going to testify that the $100 designer is the best way to go.
But I will say that there's a lot of great $100 ideas and designers out
there that can out-do the $10,000 fluff job. I don't see any way to prove
either point. What I'd like to try though is changing Coke or Pepsi's logo
20% and see if sales will suffer. I'd also like to see a test where a
'broker' of sorts would approach a corporation, then in turn solicit sample
logos from many different entities across the world. Sample the $100
designer right next to the $10,000 designer. I may not be getting my point
across, but I want to make sure that the business rookie doesn't walk away
from this discussion thinking they have to spend thousands on a logo. Spend
more time making money instead of spending it!

Zuiun
Shank wrote:

QUOTE
But I will say that there's a lot of great $100 ideas and designers out
there that can out-do the $10,000 fluff job. I don't see any way to prove
either point.

I think the problem is that you are trying to attribute the same amount of
work, just at different price points. Agencies and designers that are charging
thousands of dollars for their designs aren't just pulling some pretty picture
out of "you know where." The design also comes with research, examination of
competitors, market polling, etc., in an effort to make sure that not only does
the design look good, but it is also right for the company, will be appropriate
for ALL of their materials and will last them for years.

Yes, you can take some $100 designs and set them next to a $10,000 dollar
design and *on the surface* they look equally proficient. But did that $100
designer put in the effort to make sure that the shapes used aren't also in use
by a competitor (which can not only create confusion, but possible legal
troubles as well)? Did the designer make sure that the logo colors are
appropiate for the industry (for example, a designer should have good
justification for using red in a financial logo -- red is a negative color in
respect to money)? Will the designer put together a brand style guide to
outline the best and most effective ways to use that logo on all materials?
Maybe there's a slim chance that a $100 designer put in that level of research
and effort, but that is going to be the exception, not the rule.

No one is saying that every logo must cost thousands and thousands of dollars.
The fee should be appropriate to the size of the business and the market. But
no matter how you slice it, $100 bucks, or even a few hundred bucks is too
cheap no matter how small the business -- either the designer isn't putting in
the necessary work to give true value to the business, or the designer *is*
putting in a ton of work and getting ripped off by a lack of compensation.

It all boils down to the fact that you get what you pay for and what seems like
a great deal now, probably is going to cost more money in the long run. If
you're on trial, do you hire the cheapest attorney you can find, or do you hire
the attorney that can get you off? Well, every start up business is "on
trial," and their marketing is a big factor in whether or not they "get off."

-- Robert

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Freshly Squeezed Design
Robert Wurth - Creative Director
http://www.freshlysqueezeddesign.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Deranged Video Dude | DVD Rants and Reviews
http://www.dvddude.net

Solstice Ninja Tree
"gary" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
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QUOTE
Hi
I am taking efexor for anxiety & depression, however, i am feeling
unable to stop my drinking in the evenings.
I know that my drinking is preventing me from getting well, but i get
a
craving & end up drinking too much.
I wish i could just have 1 or 2 & stop.

Is valium a way to control alcohol cravings & is there a to
reduce my
cravings!

BONGS.

But you may as get used to it because if you did bongs where I live you
get guns pointed at your head.

Yahoo 22 christian jew cops whacked.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/22/internat...t/22cnd-iraq.ht
ml

That is 22 less tax sucking christian jew cops who would rather destroy
me than help me to achieve freedom.

I feel freer! The more dead military members who would prevent my
freedom the safer I feel.

Exterminate the christian jew cop military.



QUOTE

Thanks

Gary



davon96720
Recently effexor has been one of several drugs cited with potential health
consequences, if you are taking, it would be good idea to look over it's
potential side effects and to talk to your doctor. As per valium for use
with getting away from alcohol, it is used for that sometime, particularly
if someone is getting the proverbial dts from alcohol withdrawl. But,
alcoholics can be predisposed to potential valium abuse and need to be
careful and monitored. A warning too, valium by itself proply never has
killed anyone, but mix it with alcohol and it can be a killer.
davon96720

"Solstice Ninja Tree" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
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"gary" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
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Hi
I am taking efexor for anxiety & depression, however, i am feeling
unable to stop my drinking in the evenings.
I know that my drinking is preventing me from getting well, but i get
a
craving & end up drinking too much.
I wish i could just have 1 or 2 & stop.

Is valium a way to control alcohol cravings & is there a to
reduce my
cravings!

BONGS.

But you may as get used to it because if you did bongs where I live you
get guns pointed at your head.

Yahoo 22 christian jew cops whacked.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/22/internat...t/22cnd-iraq.ht
ml

That is 22 less tax sucking christian jew cops who would rather destroy
me than help me to achieve freedom.

I feel freer! The more dead military members who would prevent my
freedom the safer I feel.

Exterminate the christian jew cop military.




Thanks

Gary





Scott W
In article <JHIyd.7447$L7.5497@trnddc05>, [Email Removed] says...
QUOTE
Recently effexor has been one of several drugs cited with potential health
consequences, if you are taking, it would be good idea to look over it's
potential side effects and to talk to your doctor.  As per valium for use
with getting away from alcohol, it is used for that sometime, particularly
if someone is getting the proverbial dts from alcohol withdrawl.  But,
alcoholics can be predisposed to potential valium abuse and need to be
careful and monitored.  A warning too, valium by itself proply never has
killed anyone, but mix it with alcohol and it can be a killer.
davon96720

100 Valiums with a half gallon of Wild Turkey

*might* kill you but so could drinking lighter
fluid? What's your point? Now barbiturates and
alcohol WILL kill you even well below the
documented LD if you slip into repertory arrest
or choke on your own vomit.

Generally, a couple of blues and a few drinks
aren't lethal. Are we discussing suicide
methods or non-lethal ways to get fuckered up?

BTW, CNS sedatives and thiamine and rehydration
are life-savers when it comes to acute alcohol
withdrawal.

And addictive personality types misusing sedatives?
Ah, You've got to be kidding me!



--
"Laissez les bons temps rouler!" -"La Grenouille

Back by popular demand, 'steal this book' --over
1,500 hits when I had it in my sig back in 2001
or whenever that was.
http://www.geocities.com/woogawooga99/steal.html

Alan Apperson
Ummmmm........NO
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Im 22 and I really need someone to take care of me.  Please take a look at
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mark | r
pick something with the term DESIGN in it... or how about joe3000.com ?

mark


wrote in message news:...
QUOTE
Hi designers.

I am just about to start my final semester of my design related degree and
have decided now is the time to put together an online portfolio of work.

I am not sure what domain name to register for my site.

My surname is a bit unpronounceable so I would rather avoid using my full
name.

My initials are JF so I was going to go for jfproductions but its already
gone.

I'd rather not come up with a random word as I would rather it be
associated
to personal portfolio rather than a 'studio' or company, if that makes
sense?

So basically what I'm asking is what do you people have for the url on
your
personal portfolios and do you have any recommendation as to what
direction
one should go in or is that important anyway?

Also do you freelancers have your own business cards that you give out to
people?
Care to post images of any?

Thanks for your time.



SCG
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"BuZZard" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
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"Delta Nine" <[Email Removed]> wrote
in message
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| Michael wrote:
| > In
<news:V%EGd.20481$[Email Removed]>,
| > Martin Luther The King said:
|
|
| >>Screw George Bush and his Christian bullshit!
It's time we stopped
| >>MLK day as a holiday!!!  It's a violation of
the seperation of church
| >>and state to have a holiday honoring a
southern baptist preacher!
|
|
| > Yeah.  Let's ban Veteran's Day, too.
|
| > I mean, come *on*, people... honouring
ruthless killers?
|
|
|
| Don't get me started about Thanksgiving.
Celebrating a bunch of
| land-raping pilgrim christian jew cops who
woulda starved if some naiive
| natives hadn't made the biggest mistake of their
lives and helped them?
|  Let's not forget the brutal turkey (and, to a
lesser extent, pig)
| genocide. What's this country coming to?

There will be no talk of killing birds in this
froup!


I only see shades of gray and not black vs. white. Religion and
politics are
like shades of gray. The two idiosyncrasies are very much woven and
intertwined in our lives whether we like it or not.  Our forefathers
blueprint for a free society is based on...In God We Trust.

Without a tolerable balance of Religion vs. Government our country
would be
built on a foundation of sand.... and a house divided will not stand.

I honestly don't know what God is in terms of a tangible entity. God
could
be an it, a thing, a spirit, a she, a he, an alien, a conscience, a
collection of metaphysical : of or relating to the transcendent or to
a
reality beyond what is perceptible to the senses, supernatural, so
highly
abstract or abstruse, difficult to comprehend. I think God can be
perceived
as a foundation to help build a structure upon, which is based on the
principles of goodness, justice, equality and freedom for all.

Revolution...count me in...out._John Lennon. Our freedom of speech,
freedom
to worship, freedom to travel, freedom to express ourselves, freedom
to
lodge complaints against our government, freedom to question religious
dogma, freedom to spread democracy and more are constantly under
attack. The
right to question governmental and religious methodology should not
been
seen as a sign of weakness, but should be seen as a sign of
maturation.

I'm thankful I live in a country where debate is welcomed and we can
vote on
issues to achieve the greater good for the greatest number of People.

Question the government. Question Religion. The evolution of religion
and
government is always changing and you are a part of this evolution.
We're
still trying to get it right folks.

Would you send your only begotten son for Democracy, freedom, liberty
and
goodness for the greater number of We The People?

YFISABBATH2005
G:)




Fuck you and the rest of you jew fuckers.


I have no freedom of speech.

I cannot even post on the internet let alone say anything in public.

I say we have a civil war and kill all the jews.

Death to the christian jew cop government

WhyMe
I've been doing, as a favor, cropping, color correction, adjustment, etc. of
photos in order to print a better image.

Started as an accommodation for friends and family and has now expanded to
where I'm receiving heavy request from the general public where I'm
unwilling to do the work without just compensation.

I have no idea what to charge for these 'jobs' as they are outside my normal
work.

BTW I have business locations in Dallas Texas and Charlotte NC if that has
any impact on the issue.

Any input would be appreciated.

Karen

Phil Scott
"WhyMe" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
news:[Email Removed]...
QUOTE
I've been doing, as a favor, cropping, color correction,
adjustment, etc. of
photos in order to print a better image.

Started as an accommodation for friends and family and has
now expanded to
where I'm receiving heavy request from the general public
where I'm
unwilling to do the work without just compensation.

I have no idea what to charge for these 'jobs' as they are
outside my normal
work.

BTW I have business locations in Dallas Texas and Charlotte
NC if that has
any impact on the issue.

Any input would be appreciated.

Karen


The quality of the work...and the quality of the person doing
the work, thier own personal characteristics, become key parts
of the end product. Yours are apparently pretty good.

On the other hand there is a small army of the grossly less
endowed who none the less are able to manipulate photo's etc
in photo shop who will be glad to 'do yer work for 10 bucks'.


Quality clients know better than to try to compare what they
get from you, to this kind of work and price structure, often
from someone who just swam ashore.

There is not exactly a surplus of quality clients...and of the
quality clients much of the work they get is ordered by
staff...and very often but not always of course staff does not
have high end tastes...they actually prefer junk... they
relate at that level.

So you will hear... We get that done for 50 cents a page... no
way are we going to pay you 5,000 dollars for an anual report.
Sheer idiocy is beginning to prevail.

then of course as the client goes broke on the strength of his
third rate advertizing and graphics, they blame the
market...not themselves for engineering the disaster...issues
that are in fact invisible to them. they will never
understand why an ad with a guy with tattoo's and a nose ring
didnt appeal to the luxury hotels rich clients... the cause
of their demise will forever be a mystery to them.

So you need to know which market you are in or wish to be in,
and price to that market. If the quality of a clients ad
piece or edited picture can influence the success of a 50
million dollar cash flow line, then what goes into cropping
that photo must be a bit higher quality than if you are make a
ladys room sign for a gas station.

You could easily charge 5,000 dollars to select and crop a
photo for an ad campaign if you work is up to that
standard...and the client will understand that totally as they
will be having a dozen or so meetings to review and edit and
reshape the work as it progresses though 45 different
iterations.. they understand. they will gladly pay.

those that dont understand will think 5 dollars is way too
much, since they can go to kinko's and crop thier own photo in
under 30 seconds.

You get to pick which demographic to target for your own
offerings. Then dress and present yourself to fit that
demographic..

.....on the bottom end its a nose ring and long fingernails..
at the high end its a BMW, 80 dollar hair cut, 50 dollar
shirts at a minimum... and new leather portfolio...and
building on fortune 500 clients as you go.

etc.




Phil Scott

QUOTE





Drew
Here in Charlotte you should be getting anywhere between $50-$70 an hour
for "hand" work depending on your overhead.

Drew

WhyMe wrote:
QUOTE
I've been doing, as a favor, cropping, color correction, adjustment, etc. of
photos in order to print a better image.

Started as an accommodation for friends and family and has now expanded to
where I'm receiving heavy request from the general public where I'm
unwilling to do the work without just compensation.

I have no idea what to charge for these 'jobs' as they are outside my normal
work.

BTW I have business locations in Dallas Texas and Charlotte NC if that has
any impact on the issue.

Any input would be appreciated.

Karen





WhoMe
"Phil Scott"

| > I've been doing, as a favor, cropping, color correction,
| adjustment, etc. of photos in order to print a better image.
| >
| > Started as an accommodation for friends and family and has
| now expanded to where I'm receiving heavy request from the general public
| where I'm unwilling to do the work without just compensation.
| >
| > I have no idea what to charge for these 'jobs' as they are
| outside my normal work.
| >
| > BTW I have business locations in Dallas Texas and Charlotte
| NC if that has any impact on the issue.
| >
| > Any input would be appreciated.
| >
| > Karen
|
|
| The quality of the work...and the quality of the person doing
| the work, their own personal characteristics, become key parts
| of the end product. Yours are apparently pretty good.
|
| On the other hand there is a small army of the grossly less
| endowed who none the less are able to manipulate photo's etc
| in photo shop who will be glad to 'do yer work for 10 bucks'.

| Quality clients know better than to try to compare what they
| get from you, to this kind of work and price structure, often
| from someone who just swam ashore.
|
| There is not exactly a surplus of quality clients...and of the
| quality clients much of the work they get is ordered by
| staff...and very often but not always of course staff does not
| have high end tastes...they actually prefer junk... they
| relate at that level.
|
| So you will hear... We get that done for 50 cents a page... no
| way are we going to pay you 5,000 dollars for an annual report.
| Sheer idiocy is beginning to prevail.
|
| then of course as the client goes broke on the strength of his
| third rate advertising and graphics, they blame the
| market...not themselves for engineering the disaster...issues
| that are in fact invisible to them. they will never
| understand why an ad with a guy with tattoo's and a nose ring
| didn't appeal to the luxury hotels rich clients... the cause
| of their demise will forever be a mystery to them.
|
| So you need to know which market you are in or wish to be in,
| and price to that market. If the quality of a clients ad
| piece or edited picture can influence the success of a 50
| million dollar cash flow line, then what goes into cropping
| that photo must be a bit higher quality than if you are make a
| ladies room sign for a gas station.
|
| You could easily charge 5,000 dollars to select and crop a
| photo for an ad campaign if you work is up to that
| standard...and the client will understand that totally as they
| will be having a dozen or so meetings to review and edit and
| reshape the work as it progresses though 45 different
| iterations.. they understand. they will gladly pay.
|
| those that don't understand will think 5 dollars is way too
| much, since they can go to Kinko's and crop their own photo in
| under 30 seconds.
|
| You get to pick which demographic to target for your own
| offerings. Then dress and present yourself to fit that
| demographic..
|
| ....on the bottom end its a nose ring and long fingernails..
| at the high end its a BMW, 80 dollar hair cut, 50 dollar
| shirts at a minimum... and new leather portfolio...and
| building on fortune 500 clients as you go.
|
| etc.
|
| Phil Scott

I appreciate your comments. I'm well aware of the ranges of folk with whom
I do business and the comparisons I might be subjected. (I've been doing GA
for almost 50 years and have been had by the best -- but never more than
once <g>) Clearly this is a niche market seeking a better quality of end
product than can be had from Wal-Mark/Kinko's. Apparently they are also
seeking a better end product than what they can get from the mass market
photography studios so I doubt I'll be shopped much and if I am ... the door
is that way ==>

The photos are set up in a professional photograph's studio and I'm to
coordinate with the photographer and then return the work product to the
photographer for final printing. (I have the equipment to do the finished
product but just don't need *that* much more work)

This would be only a very small part of what I'm doing. Regardless I need
to find out what is fair, reasonable and appropriate for this niche market.

Honestly I'm not trying to set the world on fire or even burn down the
forest I just want to keep my end of the woods warm without distorting, in
either direction, the market for myself or others. I know I can deliver a
quality product what I'm troubled about is how to determine what's a fair
price.

Regards

Karen

WhyMe
"Phil Scott"

| > I've been doing, as a favor, cropping, color correction,
| adjustment, etc. of photos in order to print a better image.
| >
| > Started as an accommodation for friends and family and has
| now expanded to where I'm receiving heavy request from the general public
| where I'm unwilling to do the work without just compensation.
| >
| > I have no idea what to charge for these 'jobs' as they are
| outside my normal work.
| >
| > BTW I have business locations in Dallas Texas and Charlotte
| NC if that has any impact on the issue.
| >
| > Any input would be appreciated.
| >
| > Karen
|
|
| The quality of the work...and the quality of the person doing
| the work, their own personal characteristics, become key parts
| of the end product. Yours are apparently pretty good.
|
| On the other hand there is a small army of the grossly less
| endowed who none the less are able to manipulate photo's etc
| in photo shop who will be glad to 'do yer work for 10 bucks'.

| Quality clients know better than to try to compare what they
| get from you, to this kind of work and price structure, often
| from someone who just swam ashore.
|
| There is not exactly a surplus of quality clients...and of the
| quality clients much of the work they get is ordered by
| staff...and very often but not always of course staff does not
| have high end tastes...they actually prefer junk... they
| relate at that level.
|
| So you will hear... We get that done for 50 cents a page... no
| way are we going to pay you 5,000 dollars for an annual report.
| Sheer idiocy is beginning to prevail.
|
| then of course as the client goes broke on the strength of his
| third rate advertising and graphics, they blame the
| market...not themselves for engineering the disaster...issues
| that are in fact invisible to them. they will never
| understand why an ad with a guy with tattoo's and a nose ring
| didn't appeal to the luxury hotels rich clients... the cause
| of their demise will forever be a mystery to them.
|
| So you need to know which market you are in or wish to be in,
| and price to that market. If the quality of a clients ad
| piece or edited picture can influence the success of a 50
| million dollar cash flow line, then what goes into cropping
| that photo must be a bit higher quality than if you are make a
| ladies room sign for a gas station.
|
| You could easily charge 5,000 dollars to select and crop a
| photo for an ad campaign if you work is up to that
| standard...and the client will understand that totally as they
| will be having a dozen or so meetings to review and edit and
| reshape the work as it progresses though 45 different
| iterations.. they understand. they will gladly pay.
|
| those that don't understand will think 5 dollars is way too
| much, since they can go to Kinko's and crop their own photo in
| under 30 seconds.
|
| You get to pick which demographic to target for your own
| offerings. Then dress and present yourself to fit that
| demographic..
|
| ....on the bottom end its a nose ring and long fingernails..
| at the high end its a BMW, 80 dollar hair cut, 50 dollar
| shirts at a minimum... and new leather portfolio...and
| building on fortune 500 clients as you go.
|
| etc.
|
| Phil Scott

I appreciate your comments. I'm well aware of the ranges of folk with whom
I do business and the comparisons I might be subjected. (I've been doing GA
for almost 50 years and have been had by the best -- but never more than
once <g>) Clearly this is a niche market seeking a better quality of end
product than can be had from Wal-Mark/Kinko's. Apparently they are also
seeking a better end product than what they can get from the mass market
photography studios so I doubt I'll be shopped much and if I am ... the door
is that way ==>

The photos are set up in a professional photograph's studio and I'm to
coordinate with the photographer and then return the work product to the
photographer for final printing. (I have the equipment to do the finished
product but just don't need *that* much more work)

This would be only a very small part of what I'm doing. Regardless I need
to find out what is fair, reasonable and appropriate for this niche market.

Honestly I'm not trying to set the world on fire or even burn down the
forest I just want to keep my end of the woods warm without distorting, in
either direction, the market for myself or others. I know I can deliver a
quality product what I'm troubled about is how to determine what's a fair
price.

Regards

Karen

1000%
in article [Email Removed], WhyMe at [Email Removed] wrote on
01/22/2005 2:45 PM:

QUOTE
I know I can deliver a
quality product what I'm troubled about is how to determine what's a fair
price.


What are you willing to do the project for? $25 $35 $45? $50?

Big Craigie
"Drew" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
news:[Email Removed]...
QUOTE
Here in Charlotte you should be getting anywhere between $50-$70 an hour
for "hand" work depending on your overhead.

Drew

WhyMe wrote:
I've been doing, as a favor, cropping, color correction, adjustment,
etc. of
photos in order to print a better image.

Started as an accommodation for friends and family and has now expanded
to
where I'm receiving heavy request from the general public where I'm
unwilling to do the work without just compensation.

I have no idea what to charge for these 'jobs' as they are outside my
normal
work.

BTW I have business locations in Dallas Texas and Charlotte NC if that
has
any impact on the issue.

Any input would be appreciated.

Karen

I have the same kind of problem as Karen (different location i.e I'm in
Scotland)
What exactly does "hand" work mean. I've heard it mentioned before but never
totally understood it.

Big Craigie

Rastin Mehr | rmd Studio
very true,

Rastin

Colin McKinnon wrote:
QUOTE
No - which is probably why it's missing. Mason is a tool for embedding Perl
into html - in a similar fashion to PHP.

C.


--
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(last update: January 2005)
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Phil Scott
"WhoMe" <[Email Removed]> wrote in message
news:[Email Removed]...
QUOTE
"Phil Scott"

| > I've been doing, as a favor, cropping, color correction,
| adjustment, etc. of photos in order to print a better
image.
|
| > Started as an accommodation for friends and family and
has
| now expanded to where I'm receiving heavy request from the
general public
| where I'm unwilling to do the work without just
compensation.
|
| > I have no idea what to charge for these 'jobs' as they
are
| outside my normal work.
|
| > BTW I have business locations in Dallas Texas and
Charlotte
| NC if that has any impact on the issue.
|
| > Any input would be appreciated.
|
| > Karen
|
|
| The quality of the work...and the quality of the person
doing
| the work, their own personal characteristics, become key
parts
| of the end product.  Yours are apparently pretty good.
|
| On the other hand there is a small army of the grossly
less
| endowed who none the less are able to manipulate photo's
etc
| in photo shop who will be glad to 'do yer work for 10
bucks'.

| Quality clients know better than to try to compare what
they
| get from you, to this kind of work and price structure,
often
| from someone who just swam ashore.
|
| There is not exactly a surplus of quality clients...and of
the
| quality clients much of the work they get is ordered by
| staff...and very often but not always of course staff does
not
| have high end tastes...they actually prefer junk... they
| relate at that level.
|
| So you will hear... We get that done for 50 cents a
page... no
| way are we going to pay you 5,000 dollars for an annual
report.
| Sheer idiocy is beginning to prevail.
|
| then of course as the client goes broke on the strength of
his
| third rate advertising and graphics, they blame the
| market...not themselves for engineering the
disaster...issues
| that are in fact invisible to them.    they will never
| understand why an ad with a guy with tattoo's and a nose
ring
| didn't appeal to the luxury hotels rich clients...  the
cause
| of their demise will forever be a mystery to them.
|
| So you need to know which market you are in or wish to be
in,
| and price to that market.    If the quality of a clients
ad
| piece or edited picture can influence the success of a 50
| million dollar cash flow line, then what goes into
cropping
| that photo must be a bit higher quality than if you are
make a
| ladies room sign for a gas station.
|
| You could easily charge 5,000 dollars to select and crop a
| photo for an ad campaign if you work is up to that
| standard...and the client will understand that totally as
they
| will be having a dozen or so meetings to review and edit
and
| reshape the work as it progresses though 45 different
| iterations.. they understand.    they will gladly pay.
|
| those that don't understand will think 5 dollars is way
too
| much, since they can go to Kinko's and crop their own
photo in
| under 30 seconds.
|
| You get to pick which demographic to target for your own
| offerings.  Then dress and present yourself to fit that
| demographic..
|
| ....on the bottom end its a nose ring and long
fingernails..
| at the high end its a BMW, 80 dollar hair cut,  50 dollar
| shirts at a minimum... and new leather portfolio...and
| building on fortune 500 clients as you go.
|
| etc.
|
|  Phil Scott

I appreciate your comments.  I'm well aware of the ranges of
folk with whom
I do business and the comparisons I might be subjected.
(I've been doing GA
for almost 50 years and have been had by the best -- but
never more than
once <g>)  Clearly this is a niche market seeking a better
quality of end
product than can be had from Wal-Mark/Kinko's.  Apparently
they are also
seeking a better end product than what they can get from the
mass market
photography studios so I doubt I'll be shopped much and if I
am ... the door
is that  way ==

The photos are set up in a professional photograph's studio
and I'm to
coordinate with the photographer and then return the work
product to the
photographer for final printing.  (I have the equipment to
do the finished
product but just don't need *that* much more work)

This would be only a very small part of what I'm doing.
Regardless I need
to find out what is fair, reasonable and appropriate for
this niche market.

Honestly I'm not trying to set the world on fire or even
burn down the
forest I just want to keep my end of the woods warm without
distorting, in
either direction, the market for myself or others.  I know I
can deliver a
quality product what I'm troubled about is how to determine
what's a fair
price.


A fair price should be entirely up to you...not related to
what you see from others. There are many options.

Your years of experience, say even billing 100 dollars an
hour, on a job that takes you only 10 actual minutes is worth
more than 20 bucks... the years of experience insight and
stock photo's and font experience etc are worth a base line
amount regardless of the actual time spent.

In some businesses there is a base minimum charge... some
handy men for example have reasonable hourly rates of say 70
dollars an hour, but they also have a $350 minimum... lacking
that they run around wasting time...so they have this mininum.

Attorneys the same way... they may only see you for 5 minutes
but the insight to provide the right answer took decades of
experience...so its going to cost you a couple hundred bucks.
etc.

same with doctors.

Should be the same with most situations. A minimum plus an
hourly rate maybe in your case.

However that puts some people off. Myself (Im an engineer) I
just quote a flat rate for the work. The client has no clue
how much time it takes...and I usually end up spending twice
the time I imagined anyway...but at least I get paid for it.

A lot of companies have 'flat rate books' to solve the problem
we are discussing... the secret it to break the job down into
small sections, all quite reasonable..and let the client
select which services he or she wants.


that can still leave you in the nickel and dime category...
How much was the Coca Cola logo worth? $100? Not hardly.

So imo it boils down to a sales job... you tell the person,
'look I can spend a few hours and come up with something nice
that you will like....or i can spend a few weeks and come up
with something that will create an entire new image, and
possibly increase business"

etc.. then let them pick... do they want simply a pretty
graphic...or something with a lot development behind it...same
for any work.

as you know, each iteration you do will generally be an
advance over the previous iteration.. and that takes
time..sleeping on it... trying a bunch of things, until the
magic surfaces.

Explain this to the client... then they can say....we want to
spend $200 do the best you can for that.... or...we want
something world class, highly developed... lets go for that.

whatever.

there is no rote pricing structure, except for the very bottom
end market.

Phil Scott




QUOTE

Regards

Karen



Drew
Basically what he's describing. Also can include production work.

Drew


QUOTE
What exactly does "hand" work mean. I've heard it mentioned before but never
totally understood it.


ash
Hi Paolo

I am from India and am currently studying graphic design in the US. I
am really interested in checking out the work of great Indian
designers.

Seems like Tania Singh Khosla doesn't have a website, but some research
shows that she's married to a very famous fashion and interior designer
- Sandeep Khosla.

Any ideas on how I can access the work of contemporary Indian graphic
designers?

You probably know Typocity and Grandmotherindia.com - very interesting
sites!

Thanks.
-Ash
Paolo wrote:
QUOTE
hi Paolo,
I guess I am a lurker in the group and my posts here are very
few. I
am
an Indian and am a amateur designer waiting for a breakthrough.
Freelance
designing in this part is not yet very fruitful and one has to work
with a
company to get good pay. And that's why one wouldn't find here many
names.
But I can say, art here is a part of our life.

Are you anywhere near Bangalore? If so you should check out Tania
Singh
Khosla's design studio: Singh Khosla Design, +91 (80) 527-8186

She's a Yale graduate in design and made the decision to return to
India to
forge her own path in what she describes as a "country undergoing
change at
such a rapid rate [it] needs and inceasingly values good design".
While I
still have my doubts about her perspectives she is without a doubt
very
talented.

I have been following this group for long and have found many
differences in thought and in work. And as you say, culture
definitely
makes
an impact. I can show you some works scanned of others, but I have
to
check
about copyrights.

I would like that very much!

In short to say a few words, design in India has a lot of
meaning. It is used on Clothes. Complex designs on Sarees,
blankets,
carpets
form one area of designing and more computers are used in this area
now.
Web
and graphic designing is more influenced by western thought and any
indian
site you find might not seem different to the eye.

Yes, it seems a shame that Western design has seemingly effected far
more
than just the West. I would much rather see Indian flavour on Indian
websites. ;) In that sense the diversity is definitely lacking.

If you would like to see,
I'll upload some pics of traditional indian art. But It is more on
rock
carving, embroidery, etc and not on computers.
Bye
hari krishna.

My girlfriend's family is split down the middle Hindu/ Muslim and
I've had
the opportunity to see many Indian movies, television, art, music and
clothing. It is, needless to say, quite a culture shock when half the
family
is very traditional Indian and the other is more West Indian- BIG
differences as you well know. =)

Thanks for the feedback and I look forward to reading more comments
from
other people from abroad!


--
Paolo Pace
Black Pencil Design


Matt Bostock
Hi Rastin,

Did you try Mambo? How did it go? I've tried it very briefly but to be
honest grew tired of it quite quickly. It's reputed to very good
however, perhaps I should have spent a lot more time looking at the
documentation.

Matt :)

Rastin Mehr | rmd Studio wrote:
QUOTE
hi,

Does anybody know a comparison chart, or article comparing Mason and
Mambo side by side?

Thank you,

Rastin



lightly
Paul Aspinall wrote:
QUOTE
Hi
I have seen a few websites which have screenshots of applications, but which
are rotated along x,y or z axis to give an 'arty' look, for use on websites.

To do it in Macromedia Fireworks,

1. press the print screen button to make a screen shot
2. choose File > New, and then Edit > Paste.
3. Use the Crop tool to crop the Web page image out of the browser UI image
4. Use the Transform tool to resize the cropped image, and then to
rotate it.
5. If you want to add a little perspective, use the Skew tool to
compress one side of the image,



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QUOTE
Linda Rathgeber

Hi, Linda! It's nice of you to drop by...

Yours very truly "fan" (well...kind of, LOL)

--
Pepe
Milano, Italy

lightly
Giuseppe Carmine De Blasio wrote:
QUOTE
Linda Rathgeber


Hi, Linda! It's nice of you to drop by...

Yours very truly "fan" (well...kind of, LOL)

I didn't know this forum existed until Friday.:-) It's really quite
interesting.


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