Are Your Design Skills Worse Than A Fifth Grader? :-)

Jason Pereira · 11-22-2008, 01:40 AM

Alright - my design skills suck. And badly too. I've tried Photoshop, and spent a couple hours on it trying my hardest... the end result? Something that looks like crap and was knocked up in two minutes using Paint.

The problem with starting up online is that apart from the domain and hosting, there are other, smaller costs that can quickly add up - hiring writers, designers and so on. Now the writers part I can't help you with, but the design part... I can.

A friend pointed this out to me a week ago (I'm not affiliated with it at all) and it's an awesome, free tool for throwing together quick logos to stick up on your new websites. For a professional website, of course you're not going to use these but you can start off with one of these and pay for a custom logo design when your website does start making traffic and revenue.

The tool is Logo Ease, specifically their Logo creator - you need an account to use it but that takes thirty seconds to make. I've managed to make designs with it in around five minutes that don't look half bad for my niche sites, and I'm sure those that are more capable could do a lot better.

Some of the designs produced with this by others...

Certainly better than some of the stuff designers have sent me in the past, and a great way to cut on costs at the start of a project.

Thought that a few Warriors would find this useful, lemme know!

mikecowles · 11-22-2008, 01:44 AM

There's a great vector graphics program that is under $100 and WAYYY easier than photoshop to use. You have a ton of tools and flexibility with it. It's called Xara and you can see it at www.freetoolsandtips.com/xara.

Enjoy!

~Mike Cowles. <><

palealeisgreat · 11-22-2008, 02:26 AM

nice finds

Angela V. Edwards · 11-22-2008, 02:39 AM

That's a great site. I have very poor design skills too...I'll be using it for sure.

mudmat · 11-22-2008, 03:29 AM

My skills on designs sucks too..

Thanks for the sharing the site Jason! Maybe I can start trying it out.

11-22-2008, 01:40 AM	#1
Jason Pereira TheUniversityKid.com War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 380 Thanks: 32 Thanked 57 Times in 33 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Are Your Design Skills Worse Than A Fifth Grader? :-) Alright - my design skills suck. And badly too. I've tried Photoshop, and spent a couple hours on it trying my hardest... the end result? Something that looks like crap and was knocked up in two minutes using Paint. The problem with starting up online is that apart from the domain and hosting, there are other, smaller costs that can quickly add up - hiring writers, designers and so on. Now the writers part I can't help you with, but the design part... I can. A friend pointed this out to me a week ago (I'm not affiliated with it at all) and it's an awesome, free tool for throwing together quick logos to stick up on your new websites. For a professional website, of course you're not going to use these but you can start off with one of these and pay for a custom logo design when your website does start making traffic and revenue. The tool is Logo Ease, specifically their Logo creator - you need an account to use it but that takes thirty seconds to make. I've managed to make designs with it in around five minutes that don't look half bad for my niche sites, and I'm sure those that are more capable could do a lot better. Some of the designs produced with this by others... Certainly better than some of the stuff designers have sent me in the past, and a great way to cut on costs at the start of a project. Thought that a few Warriors would find this useful, lemme know!
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11-22-2008, 01:44 AM	#2
mikecowles Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: , , USA. Posts: 957 Thanks: 911 Thanked 568 Times in 119 Posts Social Networking	Re: Are Your Design Skills Worse Than A Fifth Grader? :-) There's a great vector graphics program that is under $100 and WAYYY easier than photoshop to use. You have a ton of tools and flexibility with it. It's called Xara and you can see it at www.freetoolsandtips.com/xara. Enjoy! ~Mike Cowles. <><
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palealeisgreat HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 246 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Are Your Design Skills Worse Than A Fifth Grader? :-) nice finds

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mudmat Quick Cash Master War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Singapore. Posts: 364 Thanks: 32 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts Social Networking	Re: Are Your Design Skills Worse Than A Fifth Grader? :-) My skills on designs sucks too.. Thanks for the sharing the site Jason! Maybe I can start trying it out.
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