If you have a couple minutes, enjoy this video titled “Don’t tell designers how to do their own job. . .”:
http://fast.wistia.net

If you have seven minutes, please take the time to read Sacha Greif’s article “What Kind of Logo Do You Get for $5?”:

https://medium.com/@sachagreif/good-design-can-make-the-difference

NOTES:
[1] “What Kind of Logo Do You Get for $5?” by Sacha Greif, August 8, 2014, accessed September 12, 2014, https://medium.com/@sachagreif/in-the-past-couple-years-startups-have-started-realizing-that-good-design-can-make-the-difference-2fdeb90d390a
[2] In a LinkedIn poll, one user asked: “On Average, How Many Hours Do You Spend On A Logo Design Project?” The replies, to a discerning reader, revealed a great divide from amateur graphic designers (who replied two to eight hours) and professional graphic designers (28 to 72 hours). This is an excellent example of how graphic designers, art directors, and creative directors are pushed into an arena of Walmart-ized commodification of design services. “On Average, How Many Hours Do You Spend On A Logo Design Project?” by Derek, January 6, 2013, accessed September 12, 2014, https://www.linkedin.com/groups/On-Average-How-Many-Hours-2056001.S.201537324
[3] “Waitresses Stuck at $2.13 Hourly Minimum for 22 Years” by Jeanna Smialek, April 24, 2013, accessed September 12, 2014, http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-25/waitresses-stuck-at-2-13-hourly-minimum-for-22-years.html
[4] This is a bonus: “Americans Now Spend More Time on Facebook Than They Do on Their Pets” by Joshua Brustein, July 23, 2014, accessed August 22, 2014, http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-07-23/heres-how-much-time-people-spend-on-facebook-daily