Comments on: LOGO DESIGN AGENCIES CAUSE OF DEATH? THE PHILIPPINES.

By: Brett Ruiz

Brett Ruiz — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:53:16 +0000

It’s simple economics, really. Designers don’t read econ, but they should. Start with Economics In One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt.

It has more to do with the strength of the Filipino currency, cost of living in the Philippines and worker utility than the design skills of Filipinos.

By: Omen

Omen — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:34:03 +0000

Employees are not paid what they are worth, they are paid what they can command. Business also don’t get revenue based on what they are worth, they get revenue based on what they can command… thats why there are luxury cars… and Apple. They don’t price their wares based on what they are worth. The cost of materials that go into those stuff are not that different among different brands, but Apple gets to command a higher price than say Acer.

By: Lester

Lester — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:16:33 +0000

Well, I couldn’t answer that as I have absolutely no affiliation with Impact (as I would think would be pretty obvious, considering how critical I was of them in this article).

By: Lloyd Solares

Lloyd Solares — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 09:07:45 +0000

I have been working as a graphic and new media designer and I’d like to know how can we get outsourced jobs from Impact. Please get in touched with me. My email address is sanchez.wt@gmail.com

By: RJ

RJ — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:00:06 +0000

Meh, never seen a single one of their logos in the real world anyhow.

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:54:24 +0000

I’ve not been a designer for a long time but I agree very much to what is said above. Filipinos are often times overworked and underpaid. I strongly believe designers get not what they deserve, proper respect for what they do and a salary that could not only just pay their rents. How sad.:(

By: Nerdluck

Nerdluck — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:39:11 +0000

I’m getting mixed emotions about this. On one hand, there will be more jobs to go around which is something this battered economy needs right now. But on the other hand, this is trending towards the treatment of design as a commodity where cheaper is better. And then, there’s also the rise of spec work.

In this country, the only ones who seem to respect designers [and the value of their work] are the designer’s themselves and we are on the verge of losing even that.

It’s all good for those who get new work because of this. But this will hurt all of us [designers] in the home stretch.