Comments on: The 30 minute logo.

By: Logo-Reviews

Logo-Reviews — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:00:31 +0000

I also agree with what you did Jay. It’s hard to feel good about designing a site with a crap logo.
In the clients shoes I would have immediately felt cheated and that this is not what I asked for – if it looked anything less than awesome (and obviously it does look awesome). However giving them the option to quickly revert to the original lets them feel like they are still in control.

What you did was a win win for yourself and the client. You’ll benefit from the positive word of mouth that you get. And I don’t think that they’ll be overly demanding if you get the chance to work with them again – besides you’ll probably find a way to quickly over-deliver next time as well.

By: TheSirDuke

TheSirDuke — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:47:02 +0000

Awesome thought process. Appreciate the examples for clarity of the alterations.
Good stuff…

By: Jess internet jobs

Jess internet jobs — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:00:52 +0000

I can relate to this really easy, thank you. I have subscribed to your RSS.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:26:36 +0000

@Sugarenia – the figure is definitely a volleyball player, the illustration was based on a reference photo of beach volleyball (As @heather pointed out, its a spiker).

@heather – unfortunately, not yet. This work was completed when I was at my previous employment, and as such, the timeframe of the project is out of my control. Hopefully it will go live soon

By: heather

heather — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:36:43 +0000

sugarenia -

the figure is indeed a volleyball silhouette. A spiker would look like that.

By: heather

heather — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:34:30 +0000

like the logo refresh. they haven’t published the new site? http://www.volleyballwa.com.au/

By: Sugarenia

Sugarenia — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:22:14 +0000

Excellent article. Good practice or not, I’d do the same thing in your shoes – I prefer to have peace of mind when working on Photoshop, and 30 minutes of extra time is worth it.

On a totally unrelated note, I think this figure you used is a football one, no? Because I can’t think of any real-life volleyball situation that’d be looking like this.

But since your client approved that, scratch that

By: pkake2000

pkake2000 — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:05:46 +0000

Thanks, I’ll come back again.

By: Glen

Glen — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:40:02 +0000

Interesting comments.
My thought is; no need to apologize for adding value. I am glad Google and Mozilla keep beating my expectations and adding value of what a browser could be. I am glad when my local grocer hands me a coupon at the check-out isle. I seriously doubt anyone has ever damaged an industry by adding value to the product or service they offer.

By: Corvida Raven

Corvida Raven — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:52:30 +0000

Excellent thinking and great job on still finishing the original just in case. The redesign looks great. Your client definitely made the right decision and your logic behind the redesign is well thought out. I’m excited and I’m not even your client.

Great post and thanks for the opportunity to learn from you.