When we wrote the article, we were totally backing a graphic designer first and foremost. Hands down, having a personal graphic designer is the best route to go. But it's definitely not the only.
I think 99designs is great. If you don't like the logos they shoot out, there's 100% money back guarantee, and a lot of people feel like they're logo is in good hands in the competition format rather than just pinning their hopes on one graphic designer. If they see something that they love, then they can stick with it. If not, they lose some of their time, but they get their money back. No harm done. And I think that's where 99designs shines. In ways, it's a safe route to go, especially for starting out.
For sure on the point you made though, we think that collaboration breeds the best logos. I'm checking out Cuban Council, and these types of logo designers and firms are ones to strive toward. Thanks for the insight man!
We weren't going too much for the hard sell, but we'll definitely make sure to put a visible call to action on the blog, it makes sense. Thanks for your interest man, we hope you love it!
I'm Mohnish Soundararajan, who wrote the article haha.
For startups, the process of logo design is attacked from a totally different mindset. We were driving at the guys who are bootstrapping it, not a definitive guide to design in general. When GoParti was starting, these were the concerns.
I think 99designs is great. If you don't like the logos they shoot out, there's 100% money back guarantee, and a lot of people feel like they're logo is in good hands in the competition format rather than just pinning their hopes on one graphic designer. If they see something that they love, then they can stick with it. If not, they lose some of their time, but they get their money back. No harm done. And I think that's where 99designs shines. In ways, it's a safe route to go, especially for starting out.
For sure on the point you made though, we think that collaboration breeds the best logos. I'm checking out Cuban Council, and these types of logo designers and firms are ones to strive toward. Thanks for the insight man!