paulscottondesign
41 Years Experience
Marbella, ES
Male, 58
I have been in the graphic design industry since 1981 working in London, Los Angeles & Spain. My career started in the traditional way on a drawing board, using Rotoring Pens, Magic Markers, Pantone Pens & Letraset working as a Designer/Visualiser/Artworker. My design career has taken me through the music, toy, t-shirt, packaging & print industry. I am now a freelance graphic designer (British) based in Spain with many clients worldwide ...now using Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign on a Mac.
Well once you have paid for it you are the owner of that logo to do what you want with, so go ahead and use it and no need to pay anymore to the designer ...unless you ask them to do more work on it. Just make sure the designer gives you high quality vector based versions of the logo plus the original editable file. Also, depending how far you are planning to go with the clothing range , it might be worth trademarking the name and logo. Hope this helps.
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UPDATE...I have now written a guide to becoming a graphic designer. It is available as Kindle or in print ...check it out here... AMAZON LINK . In the old days before computers I had no choice but to use the old fashioned way. I started off as a visualiser designing record sleeves, point-of-sale and adverts using nothing but a layout pad and a box of Pantone Pens/Magic Markers. It was really a fun way design and it was the way I was taught at art college. Logos were drawn with a Rotoring Pen after initial sketches and then tidied up using white gouache paint... those were good times and I miss it. But now with todays technology I do not need to do it that way and rely on my imac and Adobe Creative Suite. With my old school creative skills and now computer software skills I combine the both ...but not so much the old school way. So to answer your question ...yes, I still use both methods ...pen and paper to sketch out ideas but the main bulk of my work is on the Mac.... I do miss the old days though
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UPDATE...I have now written a guide to becoming a graphic designer. It is available as Kindle or in print ...check it out here... AMAZON LINK . Hi Georgie, glad to someone who knows what they are doing at last ,,,so many people design logos in Photoshop which is the wrong way to go, good to see you are doing them in vector. Just a couple of corrections though the RGB versions are as follows PNG, JPG, SVG and the CMYK versions should be PDF, EPS, JPG ...making sure the CMYK versions are 300dpi. I never give the client the mast file (unless they ask you ...but do not give them the option) because then they have no reason to come back to you for more work or revisions as now they can use any other designer to do that. As for files for print, always supply artworks to the printer with 3mm bleed ...even if there is no artwork bleeding off the edge ...but no need to include the trim marks ...the print will be happy for it to be sent like that. When sending a proof copy to the client do not include bleed as that confuses the client. If they are the ones sending to print then just say you will send print ready artwork once approved. Even with online printers like Vista Print you need to include 3mm bleed and no crop marks when uploading. Hope this helps.
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UPDATE...I have now written a guide to becoming a graphic designer. It is available as Kindle or in print ...check it out here... AMAZON LINK . To be honest I did not know the answer so had to Google it. I am a Mac person and always will be. Here is what I copied from what I found out for you: Design Chromebooks are available in two different styles. The traditional clamshell and the 2-in-1 design. When you consider purchasing a Chromebook, making sure that you know which will fit your needs is optimal. Do you do a lot of sketching or drawing, then a 2-in-1 may be better for you as the hinge allows the laptop to fold the keyboard behind the monitor and become a tablet.If you’re a writer or blogger, then the clamshell design may be better for you as the tablet feature might not be a major selling point for you. RAM The amount of memory that your Chromebook has is important. It helps all the programs that you have and the device itself runs quickly so you don’t run into lag times. The standard amount of RAM that a Chromebook comes with is 4GB. If you’re only going to use the laptop for browsing the web or watching videos online, then that’s the right amount for you.However, if you plan on doing tasks that will push the Chrome OS, then you will want to aim for something a little larger. Some models have a range of RAM available from 8 to 16 GB of RAM, however, at that amount, you may have some optional processor upgrades to consider. More RAM is never a bad thing. How much RAM you need, depends on what you plan on doing.StorageWith the Chrome OS on a Chromebook, the storage typically favors using options such as Google Drive or DropBox. In some ways, this may be preferable to some. As long as you have an internet connection, you can access your files and with Google Drive, you can set up documents to allow you to access them offline.So while the amount of storage in the hardware itself might not match some of their competitors, if both laptops fail, which one will keep your files safely tucked away in the cloud? Price The biggest selling point to anyone considering the purchase of a Chromebook is the price. While there are models such as the Pixelbook which can cost around $1,000, a good, quality Chromebook may only cost between $299 and $499.This can be the perfect price range if you’re on a budget, just starting out or even in college where the money is not always available. What Chrome OS Can and Can’t Do There can be a lot of confusion when it comes to the OS on Chromebooks and we wanted to try and clear the fog, so to speak, so you know exactly what the Chrome OS can and can’t do.Because of the operating system, a Chromebook is essentially an Android computer. While using a Chromebook is very user-friendly, being able to access Android applications can add another layer of productivity to a Chromebook. Having access to apps like Spotify, Snapchat, Instagram and many others can make things like marketing your business on Instagram easier.For designers, in the past, Chromebooks did not have access to the Adobe Creative Cloud, but that has recently changed as Adobe has made applications for Chromebooks so you can still use their systems. These apps are Photoshop Mix, Photoshop Sketch, Comp CC, Lightroom mobile, Illustrator Draw, and Creative Cloud Mobile.
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To be honest, when I first started out as a graphic designer in 1981 there was no such thing as computers or internet so had to be creative with my thoughts and unable to research ...that is how you become unique in your own style ...it is great practice for you and you will be a better person for it
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To be honest if I was getting paid good money and the client wanted a controversial design I would ask for the full amount upfront and design it... I provide a service and do not let my beliefs get in way of the money for providing for my wife and daughter. Back in the early 90's when typesetting was done on special typesetting machines before computers I ran a design studio in a large printers in the UK and we employed a typesetter to type all text for designs that was then sent down a ISDN line to get printed out and sent back to paste onto the artwork (yes that was how it was done back in those days) ...well the typesetter was also a vicar (priest) and one of the jobs that came in was to design some flyers for a clairvoyant show ...well it went totally against his beliefs and refused to type any of it ...lol ...so we had to outsource it to get done.
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No, never ...lol ...sorry for the short an direct answer ...lol
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