Laughingbird Software Forum - Blogs http://www.logodesignforum.com/forums/blog.php Logo and Web page Design discussions, information, tips and tricks using The Logo Creator, The Flash Ad Creator, The Blog Creator and The eCover Creator by Laughingbird Software en Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:33:49 GMT vBulletin 100 http://www.logodesignforum.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg Laughingbird Software Forum - Blogs http://www.logodesignforum.com/forums/blog.php Which better Microsoft or Machintos ? http://www.logodesignforum.com/forums/blog.php?b=15 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:45:44 GMT That very interesting to compare about Microsoft and Apple, there too many plus and min with they are. Microsoft is :image28: for apply to many program. But Apple is :image28: for design activities. How about you friend ? Which better to use Microsoft or Apple product ? That very interesting to compare about Microsoft and Apple, there too many plus and min with they are.

Microsoft is :image28: for apply to many program.

But Apple is :image28: for design activities.

How about you friend ? Which better to use Microsoft or Apple product ? ]]> Sakuranbo http://www.logodesignforum.com/forums/blog.php?b=15 Ad Creator http://www.logodesignforum.com/forums/blog.php?b=14 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:50:51 GMT I was very disappointed buying this software. I use fonts for Slovak language, so I supposed that this possibility has also Ad Creator. After some steps to find solution, I’ve got very angry. I have Web Creator where are no problems with fonts, so why it is at this product? I can not use... I was very disappointed buying this software. I use fonts for Slovak language, so I supposed that this possibility has also Ad Creator. After some steps to find solution, I’ve got very angry. I have Web Creator where are no problems with fonts, so why it is at this product? I can not use "ľščťžýáíé".
:image27: ]]> belak http://www.logodesignforum.com/forums/blog.php?b=14 Installation HELP! http://www.logodesignforum.com/forums/blog.php?b=13 Tue, 27 May 2008 19:03:00 GMT Just downloaded software and says access denied. error creating folder 1008:9, -5000 Can you please tell me how I can install the software I have paid for. I have followed all steps. Steve Just downloaded software and says access denied.

error creating folder

1008:9, -5000

Can you please tell me how I can install the software I have paid for. I have followed all steps.

Steve

stevenrodenbaugh@yahoo.com ]]> rodenbaugh http://www.logodesignforum.com/forums/blog.php?b=13 Logo Creator Can Help Make That Great Impression http://www.logodesignforum.com/forums/blog.php?b=12 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:14:36 GMT By using logo creator you can now have the ability to produce a great look for yourself. Whether you are looking to create a logo for your business or an event, Logo Creator gives you the ability and ease to create like the professionals! We are a commercial printing company and I recommend... By using logo creator you can now have the ability to produce a great look for yourself. Whether you are looking to create a logo for your business or an event, Logo Creator gives you the ability and ease to create like the professionals!

We are a commercial printing company and I recommend Logo Creator to many of my clients because they can use the product with easy and have a creation that we are able to print from and provide them with a hi quality printed product that they themselves designed. ]]> Ultimate http://www.logodesignforum.com/forums/blog.php?b=12 Graphic Software... http://www.logodesignforum.com/forums/blog.php?b=7 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:41:53 GMT Alot of times people ask "What software do you use". My answer is simple, I use 4 different programs to achieve the final graphic I make. These programs are: Jasc Paint Shop Pro v9 w/Animation3, CorelDraw3D,The Logo Creator and once in awhile I use Adobe Illustrator...not that often tho.
Now before you go out and purchase ANY of the programs, May I suggest you download a trial version and really play with it to where if you decide you really can get to learn it,You will not be dissapointed that you have spent the money for it. I find alot of times people dive right in and buy some software they think is going to contain the perverbial 1 step Magic Solution and then to find out it doesnt. If your not a reader, Dont waste your time. Because more than not, somewhere your going to have to read to figure out how a process you want to do is done!. Heres a tip! instead of creating a graphic, take one you already have and mess it up while learning the program of your desire. As long as you dont save it as the "Original" file you wont hurt the graphic at all. Next...do one thing at a time, remember the steps you did, then repeat it so you know what to do and what it does when you do it. Take a look at the "HELP" file and look at the tool bar, If you hold your mouse cursor over each item, It will tell you in a small window what that tool is. Dont ever expect the "Instant Success" button will be there, because I havent found one yet. But if you are after great graphics and awesome logos, Then its up to you to learn what program can do what when you need it and when you want it and what you really want it to accomplish. ]]> Worlock http://www.logodesignforum.com/forums/blog.php?b=7 Why I Chose To Get Into Graphic Design http://www.logodesignforum.com/forums/blog.php?b=6 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:27:27 GMT I remember back in 1996, a friend gave me a copy of his windows 95a cd.
At the time I was using win 3.11 with workgroups, I remember how excited I was to install this new operating system on my computer, I really didnt know why I was excited...Maybe it was because It was a "new toy" to play with. Well after alot of time that passed, Windows 95 was Installed. The computer rebooted, And I was sitting there with the greatest anticipation one could have wanting to see what was going to happen next. Kinda like watching a really good movie. And when it did load completely. I was in awe! Just look at all this new stuff I get to play with ( more like mess up actually ). Everything looked so....so....well alien to me at first. But one other thing was now evident to me...The WWW was not going to be the same now, And it wasnt...The one thing I saw that blew my mind was the gifs I looked up and saw this amazing looking picture come to life. I bet I stared at the mouse jumping over that candle for 2 hours, thinking "MAN whoever did this was a genius...I gotta learn how to make something like that!, And this is what got me started in making what I do now. Except they are not animated...Strange huh?
I hope I've learned well, I hope I learn still, And I hope my work is appreciated and admired by those who see it, use it and they too get a spark by it to create :) ]]> Worlock http://www.logodesignforum.com/forums/blog.php?b=6 My first post!!!!!!!!! http://www.logodesignforum.com/forums/blog.php?b=3 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:01:24 GMT OK I finally made my first post in this blog. How does it look? :D OK I finally made my first post in this blog. How does it look? :D ]]> Chris http://www.logodesignforum.com/forums/blog.php?b=3 What does it cost to create a software box? http://www.logodesignforum.com/forums/blog.php?b=1 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:26:26 GMT I've always had the 'entrepreneurial' spirit.

I remember, being 9 years old, going down to the local pottery shop and buying a dozen un-kilned coffee mugs. I drew cartoons on them (I was a wanna-be cartoonist back in the day) and brought them back to the pottery shop to have them Kilned (baked).

I then took them to the local fire department and my school and tried to sell them. I did sell a few of them ... but I never made enough to compensate for the cost of the cups, kilning and paints! :D

This is the SAME problem I have with the retail world. I've been selling The Logo Creator in large retail stores like CompUSA, Fry's Electronics and Office Max since 2004.

Each box will cost (roughly) $3.00 (USDollars) to design. This includes the actual box, the CD inside, the sleeve the CD is put into, burning the CD and putting in the cardboard to make the box thicker.

A designer may charge upwards of $2,000 to $7,000 to design the box! (I'm lucky enough to be able to design my own boxes). A good rule of thumb is to spend $3,000 for 1000 boxes.

Most times, 1,000 is the smallest amount you'll be able to print. This can really add up when a large chain (Office Depot for instance has 1200 stores nation wide). Each store may want a minimum of 5 boxes on the shelf. That's 6,000 boxes. At $3 a pop!).
:dhuh:

Once the boxes are manufactured, there is "Shelf Space" to deal with.
Not all ... but some stores don't just take a product and put it onto their shelves. They need cash.

They always need cash.

Sometimes, shelf space can go as high as $5,000 for one product! You need to sell a boat load of software to make up this 5k.

Then, the retail chain takes it's cut. Sometimes up to 10%
...It can all get a bit nutts.

This is why the internet is so terrific. NO overhead other than your time. (I do use DigitalRiver.com for my eCommerce and shopping cart system. They take 20% of my monthly sales. ...WELL worth it I must say. I'll write more about DigitalRiver in a future post).

This is the beauty of downloadable software (or anything you can create once and have others purchase multiple times. An eBook for example).

Retail used to be king, but I'll put my money into Net any time.

It's harder to market yourself online since there's a ton of competition, but that's where SEO and SEM come in (Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing). A great topic for a future post :D
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