<![CDATA[My sister in law is starting a new business and is throwing shit in ChatGPT thinking it looks good.]]>My sister in law is starting a new business and is throwing shit in ChatGPT thinking it looks good. I hate it.

To artists: how much would you charge to make a simple non-vomit induced logo?

Please DM me. I want to know the real worth of your time and talent. Not throw a bid with a race to the bottom.

Boost please!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/53a7520f-7d4e-4469-8b44-e8b3fcff1e3d/my-sister-in-law-is-starting-a-new-business-and-is-throwing-shit-in-chatgpt-thinking-it-looks-good.RSS for NodeMon, 24 Aug 2026 22:22:22 GMTTue, 18 Aug 2026 21:11:53 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to My sister in law is starting a new business and is throwing shit in ChatGPT thinking it looks good. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:06:26 GMT]]>@dacmot Is she using AI logos?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115563894722913318/statuses/117120905137969494https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115563894722913318/statuses/117120905137969494Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:06:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My sister in law is starting a new business and is throwing shit in ChatGPT thinking it looks good. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:57:47 GMT]]>@dacmot you'll need to check the guidebook (your library should have a copy)

https://graphicartistsguild.org/product/the-graphic-artists-guild-handbook-pricing-ethical-guidelines/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.eternalaugust.com/users/pencilears/statuses/117120871160248008https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.eternalaugust.com/users/pencilears/statuses/117120871160248008Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:57:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My sister in law is starting a new business and is throwing shit in ChatGPT thinking it looks good. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:51:29 GMT]]>@dacmot The first question your sister-in-law needs to consider is how much her business and her image is worth to her.

A professional graphic designer is not just an artist, they are a business consultant.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.plus/users/gcvsa/statuses/117120846332846334https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.plus/users/gcvsa/statuses/117120846332846334Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:51:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My sister in law is starting a new business and is throwing shit in ChatGPT thinking it looks good. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:50:46 GMT]]>@dacmot Your sister-in-law may find out the hard way that you do tend to get what you pay for in the world of design, and that a brand's graphic identity can make or break a business.

Experienced designers know how to design for a wide variety of formats and still make the identity look coherent from one-color media all the way up to the most expensive multiple spot color processes, if that is something the brand warrants, from paper to signage to envrionmental design to apparel and more.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.plus/users/gcvsa/statuses/117120843539649305https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.plus/users/gcvsa/statuses/117120843539649305Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:50:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My sister in law is starting a new business and is throwing shit in ChatGPT thinking it looks good. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:41:57 GMT]]>@dacmot It depends on the business and their exact needs, but a good ground floor is $5-10K USD for a company identity package.

This book will tell you more:

https://graphicartistsguild.org/the-graphic-artists-guild-handbook-pricing-ethical-guidelines/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.plus/users/gcvsa/statuses/117120808876987637https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.plus/users/gcvsa/statuses/117120808876987637Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:41:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My sister in law is starting a new business and is throwing shit in ChatGPT thinking it looks good. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:28:09 GMT]]>@dacmot @afewbugs similarly I'd love to know how much my local advertiser magazine is profiting from not paying an artist to draw a front cover for them. They keep pushing out these sickly images, with impossible mistakes instead.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/EdibleFuchsia/statuses/117120754584392443https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.coop/users/EdibleFuchsia/statuses/117120754584392443Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:28:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My sister in law is starting a new business and is throwing shit in ChatGPT thinking it looks good. on Wed, 19 Aug 2026 05:54:05 GMT]]>@dacmot The hard lesson with logos is that people need to learn the logo purpose first. Having a good logo while thinking that slopping out a logo is OK won't help, because they will blatantly misuse their logo (and kill its value). Many designers do not even "sell" the logos nowadays, they "rent" them instead with very strict conditions to essentially protect the graphics from getting painfully mangled.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/exa/statuses/117120620683701167https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/exa/statuses/117120620683701167Wed, 19 Aug 2026 05:54:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to My sister in law is starting a new business and is throwing shit in ChatGPT thinking it looks good. on Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:11:12 GMT]]>@dacmot My partner had Thornwolf design his logo, and she did a great job! Her website has basic pricing info

https://www.thornwolf.com/logo-design

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sunny.garden/users/BlueAppaloosa/statuses/117119036459236787https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sunny.garden/users/BlueAppaloosa/statuses/117119036459236787Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:11:12 GMT