Showerthought: I paid $200 for a 'unique' logo that was just a flipped stock icon

Found the original asset online for $5 after I'd already approved the final files. Anyone else get burned by a 'custom' design that wasn't?

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garcia.miles7d agoProlific Poster

Paid a guy on Fiverr $150 for a "hand-drawn" mascot. Saw the exact same fox with a hat on a stock site a week later, just with my company colors slapped on. It's so frustrating when you think you're getting something made just for you. Makes you wonder how many "designers" are just flipping cheap clipart.

lily_sullivan827d ago

Ugh, but is it that big of a deal? A good logo is about being recognized, not about being the only one who owns a picture. Big companies use simple shapes all the time. That $5 icon probably works fine for your website. The real crime is paying $200 for something you could find yourself in five minutes.