Hire a designer: logo, print, website or app design
What kind of design you really need
The word “design” hides very different jobs, and the people who do them differ too. Some create a memorable mark for a business, others lay out a menu or brochure, and others design the interface of a website or mobile app. If you describe the wrong kind, you get offers from people who don't do that work.
For a new brand, order logo and brand identity design: the logo, colours, fonts, visiting cards and usage rules. For print, choose print and banner design. For websites and apps there is UI/UX design.
What to put in your request
A designer can't guess your taste, but can quickly understand what you want if you give some anchors:
- what we are creating — a logo, brand book, flyer, banner, website or app mock-up;
- what it is for and who it is for — the line of business, the audience, where it will be used;
- scope — the number of options, pages, screens or layouts;
- style and examples — links to work you like and work you don't;
- source material — text, photos, colours, the old logo;
- delivery format — vector, print-ready PDF, a Figma file;
- timing — when you need the first draft and the final;
- budget, if you want to name one.
How to compare designers and offers
The portfolio matters most. Check whether it has work similar to your task, and whether the pieces are different from each other rather than variations of one template. This tells you more than a description of experience.
In the offer, check a few things: how many options and rounds of revisions are included, who owns the rights to the result, and whether you get the source files and not just a picture. For a logo, ask whether it is original and not assembled from ready-made elements, and whether it was checked against existing marks. For print, find out whether the designer prepares the file to the printer's requirements: bleed for trimming and the CMYK colour model.
Common mistakes buyers make
The first is a vague brief like “just make it look good”. The second is underestimating revisions: agree in advance how many rounds are included and what happens after. The third is not checking the rights to fonts and images, especially for commercial use. The fourth is saving money on the logo and then redoing the whole brand identity.
For a website, it helps to order a prototype first, before paying for the full design, to test the logic of the screens. Agree on payment in stages: an advance, an approved concept, and the final handover of files.
A good designer starts with questions: who your audience is, what sets you apart from competitors, where you will show the result. If a provider immediately offers a finished version without asking about the task, be careful. Ask them to show a few rough directions before they develop the one you pick.
For a website or app, make sure you know what you get: responsive layouts for phone and desktop, a set of components, and files ready to hand to a developer.
How BlaBlaPrice works
You write one request and add a photo or a reference. It is checked before providers see it, and you are told which details are missing. Designers reply in the chat: what they offer, what it costs or what the price depends on, the timing, examples of work. The platform shows the most useful offer first, with reviews beside each one. Contacts stay hidden until you choose. More on the “How it works” page.
