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EmmaPhlema · 12-01-2008, 14:18

Ok I just recently have the job of designing some brochures for a realty company that has a few different developments. Their logos were put together by a previous designer and saying they're shite is a compliment...

How do you go about designing a nice upscale brochure when you have 12 year old's artwork as a logo...and they want their logo very prominent on the brochure???? Has anyone ran into this...there has to be, most companies have crappy logos. HELP!

joey · 12-01-2008, 18:21

I'm dealing with this sort of situation right now, but with a non-profit's website. It's hard to design something great around something terrible, isn't it?

EmmaPhlema · 12-01-2008, 23:09

ugh. it's next to impossible.

cocknose · 13-01-2008, 03:35

Is there no way you have make the logo less prominent... like spot uv'in on the cover and making the brochure a one or two colour doc??..... i am only guessing about how hideous it is.. solutions are hard if we don't know what it looks like!!

Herr Kurm · 13-01-2008, 03:45

variety of horrible logos I had to put up with in my last workplace:

There was nothing I could do about it, too little time for the whole job etc.

steveb · 13-01-2008, 04:46

Those would win prizes for design excellence elsewhere in the world, Aats. Remember where Emma lives and imagine the crap logos generated from heraldic tradition, Victorian-style handwriting etc.

How did your interview go?

Mandy Moo · 13-01-2008, 11:51

You just have to put up with it, do the best you can and not consider it as a design to go in your portfolio (this way you won't get as frustrated).

bazzle · 13-01-2008, 11:52

yup, think of the money, not the pride.

EmmaPhlema · 13-01-2008, 13:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveb

Those would win prizes for design excellence elsewhere in the world, Aats. Remember where Emma lives and imagine the crap logos generated from heraldic tradition, Victorian-style handwriting etc.

How did your interview go?

Yes, I do live across the pond and I would love to defend our logos over here but seeing Herr Kurm's BAD logos...I feel even worse...Those logos are top notch compared to these...I'll have to do some searching so I can post them here...I just looked and the one on their webpage doesn't look like the one I have for my estimate...just close your eyes and dream of a logo that is made up of clip art cat-tails (marsh like plants) and 3 different fonts...i'm not joking.

12-01-2008, 14:18	#1 (permalink)
EmmaPhlema Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: "BrewCity" Milwaukee, WI Posts: 285	Upscale design with Shite logo??? Ok I just recently have the job of designing some brochures for a realty company that has a few different developments. Their logos were put together by a previous designer and saying they're shite is a compliment... How do you go about designing a nice upscale brochure when you have 12 year old's artwork as a logo...and they want their logo very prominent on the brochure???? Has anyone ran into this...there has to be, most companies have crappy logos. HELP!

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joey Joey™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: California Posts: 1,081	I'm dealing with this sort of situation right now, but with a non-profit's website. It's hard to design something great around something terrible, isn't it? __________________ Something here very soon.

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cocknose Banned™ Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,486	Is there no way you have make the logo less prominent... like spot uv'in on the cover and making the brochure a one or two colour doc??..... i am only guessing about how hideous it is.. solutions are hard if we don't know what it looks like!! __________________ Facebook me!

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Herr Kurm bloody peasant Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tallinn, Estonia Posts: 2,689	variety of horrible logos I had to put up with in my last workplace: There was nothing I could do about it, too little time for the whole job etc. __________________ refreshed portfolio

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steveb 389 ppm and rising Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Järvenpää, Finland Posts: 4,946	Those would win prizes for design excellence elsewhere in the world, Aats. Remember where Emma lives and imagine the crap logos generated from heraldic tradition, Victorian-style handwriting etc. How did your interview go? __________________ My free fonts www.utfi.net

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EmmaPhlema Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: "BrewCity" Milwaukee, WI Posts: 285	ugh. it's next to impossible.

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Mandy Moo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Stoke on Trent Posts: 495	You just have to put up with it, do the best you can and not consider it as a design to go in your portfolio (this way you won't get as frustrated).

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bazzle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Derby uk Posts: 584	yup, think of the money, not the pride.

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