How did you all decide on your business logo? Did you design it yourself or find something online? I have one I'm not extremely happy with and just wondered what everyone else does.....please discuss

we had an artist friend draw one for us. And I like the picture, it's well done....but now that we've had it a week or so I think it's too "cartoonish" for me. I want something a little more classy but that also tells people that we do whimsical cakes.

I'm having an artist friend do mine. It's awesome, and he works within my budget.

I searched online and found the perfect logo for me. I just googled cake and cupcake pics.

How do you turn an artists drawing into a logo? Do you just scan it in?

You'll typically get better results if you have the logo made directly on the computer (with a tool like Adobe Photoshop and/or Illustrator) instead of scanning it in.

I made mine myself. I did get inspiration from a friends logo, but asked permission. And looking at them side by side they dont look the same (to us atleast)

Mine-http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweetheartconfections/5267047495/

My friends- http://www.sweetsbyally.com/

I hired mine done. She did an amazing job, IMO. I LOVE my logo, and I get so many comments on how others love it too....

I am looking for a graphic designer to do my logo. I am hoping to use someone locally, so I googled for logo designers in my home town. I found three that I have sent out email asking for further conversation. I hope it goes well.

Loucinda - I love your logo. It is very pretty.

I can send you the info on the person who did my logo, she is actually a member here! Just pm me and I will give you her email address.

I made my own. I'm not a graphic designer so it's nothing fancy.

^^This doesn't make it your logo...it's stealing someone else's work. Just saying!

I had a friend make my logo. I am paying her by making her daughters' birthday cake. I think I got a good deal!

YEs my artist friend just drew it for me and we scanned it in. You wouldn't really know it was hand drawn to look at it except that it is black and white (which I wanted at first just to know what it would look like) but now I think there are too many details and it's too cartoonish for me. Maybe I'll have her try it again. I just didn't want to offend her by telling her I've decided I didn't like it.

I run a small media design/dev company and would be happy to help.

You'll want to avoid using any images you find online - they're generally legally owned by someone else, and even if you're using stock/clip art that you paid for, you still don't own it. So you won't be able to trademark your own logo.

If you're drawing up your own logo, definitely go the Illustrator route. Photoshop is a raster format program, which means that the size you create it in is the size it's optimized for. So if you try to blow it up for signage or advertising, you'll end up with a blurry mess. Illustrator is a vector program, which means you can scale the artwork in either direction without losing any image quality.

Feel free to shoot me a PM or email if you want more info.

I paid someone ($75) to do it for me and am very happy with it. I have had several people "in the biz" comment that they can tell it is a professional job. You can see it on my website.