Logos are coming to iStock!

A little while ago, iStockphoto.com announced that they would soon be selling logo designs. Why? Because under iStock’s current licensing agreement, customers can’t use anything on the site as a logo design (because the artist who uploaded the file retains full copyright of the image).

As a contributor, I’ve gotten literally hundreds of requests over the years from customers who wanted to use one of my files in a logo. Sometimes I’m able to turn the request into a work-for-hire agreement and design a logo for them on the side. The problems with this are customers are rarely willing to pay my going rate for custom work, and I’ve often found myself in a position where the number of revisions required on the logo start to exceed the price I originally quoted.

This is why I’m so excited about iStock’s new logo offering. There are so many customers out there who simply can’t afford to spend thousands on a corporate identity. Instead, they’re more than happy to let the Yellow Page designer give them a dingbat or a wingding as a logo when they purchase their ad! Click here to read more.