Logo Vectorizing for Screen Printing
A problem I hear of a lot from potential clients, is that they only have their logo in a low resolution format. Or worst yet, I don’t even hear it, I am just sent a logo ripped straight out of a website, and asked to create shirts with it.
Just recently, a friend asked that I create shirts for his business ( Rebath - Bathroom Remodeling ). He only had a low resolution .jpg, but needed vectors that could be used for his t-shirt design, as well as camera-ready art for an assortment of vendors (everything from business cards and letterhead, to vinyl graphics on his companies trucks, and signage for his storefront.
Of course, I could have sent him to one of those site on the web that offer to vectorize your artwork for $100, and then provide you with some half-assed file that has been traced with Illustrator. Instead, I offered to the vectorize the logo for him. Now he has an assortment of files, in vector format, that can be used for anything from his website, to billboard advertisements.
So, now I am wondering, do others really require this service, and if so, what are you willing to pay for this? I would to hear your thoughts! Post links to other sites that offer this service, and I will try to match the lowest price that can be found.
Also, feel free to contact me if you are in need of logo vectorizing.
8.19.2007
Check out affinityexpress.com
We do some of our artwork in house but it costs more for us to do it than it does to send it to them. The quality of their work is excellent. The challenge sometimes is communicating exactly what you want and them understanding.
8.20.2007
Here’s another site that comes in handy for logos. It’s free downloads and all logos are already vectorized!
brandsoftheworld.com
I vectorize art myself, and find sometimes that tracing in Illustrator doesn’t always work so well. Some art needs to just be recreated, which can end up taking a LOT of time. Thing is, if you have a logo that’s a jpg or a tif in full or spot colors, how do you separate those? Most of the time, the photoshop files are not set up for spot seps.
8.21.2007
Thanks for the links!
Chad: I can see where outsourcing to a large company could be beneficial. I think for design brokers and design houses, it may make more sense to have a company that specializes in digitizing do the grunt work, while you focus on the logistics.
Laura: Great site! Brandsoftheworld.com is one of my best resources. I have used them for years, and they are generally the first place I look if I need a logo. Unfortunately, they did not offer the Rebath logo I needed in this case.
8.21.2007
Chad, do you know how to outsource any link building places? any help would be appreciated.
If you need a logo vectorized and i can do it for $40.00 Almost any kind and usually in lest than 2 days.
8.21.2007
I too can get almost any logos vectorized and I can do them for a lot less. Especially if they are just simple ones.
10.22.2007
It amazes me to see how expensive it is to vectorize even simple one color images..
Here in Brazil you’d pay as much as $20 for a vectorized SIMPLE logo.
The economic reality here doesn’t match these kind of prices.
I always do all the work by myself..
If someone wants to trade band logos, please contact.
12.16.2007
http://vectormagic.stanford.edu
12.17.2007
Thanks for the link Lyn. I had actually seen that a month or so ago, and meant to do a follow up post about it. I appreciate you bringing it back to my attention.
Josh
Screensilk.com
9.14.2008
if you guys need vector work, I offer free vectors on my site and I also do custom vectors as well
http://www.identitywerks.com
11.05.2008
Our shop charges 65 per hour for all computer time when it comes to doing color seps or recreating a logo. Basically anytime I’m doing graphic work it’s at that price. Just to give you an idea of our market, it’s an Oregon city of about 55,000, with a few other screen shops and designers in town.
11.25.2009
Great sharing.
Thanks.
8.06.2010
Thing is, if you have a logo that’s a jpg or a tif in full or spot colors, how do you separate those? Most of the time, the photoshop files are not set up for spot seps.
8.18.2010
Vector art has hit the big screen. A 2006 film based on a Phillip K. Dick novel used 50 animators working for 18 months to create vector effects.