Boo.

Shit seemed to of hit the fan and things went downhill pretty soon after the last post regarding 'Nagamonster'.

Although I'd sent him my initial ideas and got a really positive response, he soon went back on his words and decided he wanted something completely different which was a pain in the arse.

Oh well, after only a few hours of initial designing and then to find myself rejected by someone I thought was half decent, I still managed to get paid for my work (although I shan't expose the amount!)

Pretty gutted to be honest. That would've been my first proper piece of work on a website! Mind you, that's one of my first few attempts at real-life work!! hopefully I'll have a bit more luck next time round!

Alphabet Animal Fashcards

During a lovely conversation with Anna, she kindly directed me to Amazon where a set of alphabet animal flashcards lie for sale.

These are interesting to look at as one of the briefs I wrote for myself are of the similar concept. Visually, this would be something I'd create as I'm more type based, however I'm not completely cutting out image.

Nagamonster

For a while now I've been browsing through logo design jobs online. I've emailed a fair few people but I'd never get a response.. up until today!

Emails..

(Me) Hello,

I've just come across your job advert online for a logo design. I've had a look at the link you've displayed and you're work looks brilliant! Very professional and interesting.
I wondered whether the job was still available?
I'm a student, studying Graphic Design at Leeds College of Art and Design. Next week I start my third and final year which I'm very excited about, and I'm trying to get as much experience in as I possible can. I feel by me doing this job, it will benefit the both of us.
I will include a few links at the end of this message to give you an idea as to what I've been up to this summer in terms of experience, and it will also give you an idea as to the type of work I produce.

I hope to hear from you,

Kind regards,

Lindsey Marshall

(Ryan) Lindsey!

Thank you for your interest and for being interesting.

The short is: I did hire a designer, but am not blown away by the proofs that came back. I find that I am essentially designing my own logo through her. I picked her out of the 40 designers that contacted me within 12 hours of running the ad. I learned a lesson, I think.

Your Nina logos. They are perfect. That's where I want to be. Somewhere in there. I'll tell you what. Through me out an offer of what you can provide and how I can compensate you. Keep in mind, I am already financially bound to someone else for the moment, so paying even more money is not at the top of my list. You are an artist as well, so I want you to be able to benefit from the collab.

Sincerely,

Ryan

I included a few links to various posts on my blog, showing him examples of my previous logo designs. You can probably guess I was pretty chuffed get a response, especially such a positive one!

So anyway, we've been keeping in contact, and I've been designing some initial responses which have been sent to him to see what he likes/dislikes. He chose the middle typeface at the top on the 6th page (below).

He wanted to see it on a black background which I've done and have sent to him. I'm currently awaiting a reply from him.

I'm so chuffed with how things are going with this. It kind of seems to good to be true. It's not everyday you find someone as half decent to work for!