what format are you looking for?
Sorry, what does that mean?
aye, i was thinking myself that big squiggle above the eircom name must have cost around €80,000
You get what you pay for, don't spend €10 as Paddy says. If you pay €10 or even €100, 99% of the time you will get crap, a logo is the face of your business, cheap will make the company look amateur and cheap whihc you don't want unless you are Ryanair but there branding is calculated and designed to look cheap and I guarantee it cost a lot more more then €10 or even €10,000, its easy for people who don't understand design to use clipart but believe me it really is important to any business to look professional.
If i was getting just a logo on its own without application I would expect to spend in the region of €800 but you could spend up to €80,000 if you go to a brand development company who will do lots of research and development, they are the people who design big brand logos like eircom.
Let em know if you need anymore advise.
You get what you pay for, don't spend €10 as Paddy says. If you pay €10 or even €100, 99% of the time you will get crap, a logo is the face of your business, cheap will make the company look amateur and cheap whihc you don't want unless you are Ryanair but there branding is calculated and designed to look cheap and I guarantee it cost a lot more more then €10 or even €10,000, its easy for people who don't understand design to use clipart but believe me it really is important to any business to look professional.
If i was getting just a logo on its own without application I would expect to spend in the region of €800 but you could spend up to €80,000 if you go to a brand development company who will do lots of research and development, they are the people who design big brand logos like eircom.
Let em know if you need anymore advise.
May I suggest you go to www.creativeireland.com and post your query there?
It's an Irish site that's frequented by plenty of out-of-work designers at the moment. I'd expect to be looking at a good bit more than 10euro though!! I'm speaking as a graphic designer. I don't think people realise the amount of a time a company brand takes to do, from concept to completion. You hardly think a graphic designer goes to college for years to get paid a tenner for a company brand?
I'm sure there are websites you can go to who will do you a very basic clip-art type logo for 10 euro but i don't know a designer in Ireland worth their salt who would do that, unless it was for charity.
Like i said at the moment a lot of designers have no jobs so if you post what you're looking for here: http://www.creativeireland.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=20 and ask people to PM you with how much they'd charge you'll find they'll try to undercut each other and you could get a nice quote. Good luck.
ps you could also try that site www.tenderme.com and look for quotes there, it's very competitive at the moment.
edit: i'd also advise that you avoid anyone who offers to design a logo in Photoshop!! Adobe Illustrator should always be used so the eps logo can be applied anywhere. A jpg is not a good format for a logo.
I found a designer on Creative Ireland so thanks for the info. However I did get a bit of stick for not knowing what a "brief" was and for setting my budget at €400. One poster felt that they should decide how much I should pay. You can have a look at the thread here http://www.creativeireland.com/forums/showthread.php?p=290613#post290613