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Email me at my aol address: gmftech@aol.com. I will put you in touch with my designer. He has also designed for Chilis, Steak & Ale, etc.

pistolpete,

I think you replied to "updates@sbcommunity.bankofamerica.com" If you would like, you would need to email me directly.

I think I answered my own question Cyan, as I noticed your email address.

I went to your website: http://nblogodesign.com/ and I am impressed with your work.

Welcome to the community.

~ Michael

Pistolepete, as a business owner, I have gotten the best results when I (a) gave the designer a rudimentary sketch or marked-up piece of clip art that communicated my basic visual concept, and then let him/her go from there, or (b) described the main visual message I wanted to communicate and the reaction/response I wanted to elicit, and then let the designer prepare four or five different alternatives so we could both get a feel for worked and what didn't.

Two things to keep in mind in either case: (1) Explain how you intend to use the logo -- a design may look wonderful on a website or video, but lousy in a two color medium like newspaper ads or product imprints (and vice versa). (2) Get the input of other people before making a decision on the final design -- what appeals to you most may not be the most effective for your target, plus others may catch a potential problem that you and your designer didn't.

Every artist has a "style," and a portfolio is a way to quickly determine if someone might be able to come up with something you like. I don't care if the projects in the portfolio are "real" commercial designs or not -- I just want to save us both the time and frustration of me being an impossible customer for that particular artist to please. I'm always willing to work with a qualified artist who is just starting out -- provided he/she understands the "work-for-hire" arrangement, and shows the same professionalism and sense of urgency about his/her work as I do mine.

Good luck in your quest for a logo!

Thanks to all. You have given me several avenues to check out and I will being doing in in the next couple of days. This is a good forum. People seem genuinely interested in helping rather than grinding any particular axes. I will be monitoring....

Check this designer http://www.designergeorgy.com
if you are impressed with his work. You may contact fortuneprophet@live.com for a quote.