Spending £210 to Fix a Problem Nobody Would’ve Noticed
In today’s Corpse Diary entry, I explain how I managed to spend a lot of time and a lot of money fixing flaws in a logo that, realistically, nobody else would’ve ever spotted.
After my last experience working with an unfamiliar artist, I decided to go back to someone I’d worked with plenty of times before. He was reliable, easy to communicate with, and—crucially—not a thief. This time, I didn’t send a reference logo at all. I couldn’t be bothered going through that again and risking another copy job.
A few days later, he sent over a sketch, and I genuinely liked it. It was simpler, more legible, and felt right. I approved it, got the finished logo back… and then immediately started noticing issues with balance and symmetry that I couldn’t unsee.
After a redraw that still didn’t quite sit right, I turned—once again—to Fiverr. This time, I found someone who actually fixed the problem properly, delivering multiple versions and all the source files.
So after trying to save money by doing it cheap, in the hope my logo wouldn’t cost £200, the final logo cost me about £210.
Result.