AI Logos - what now?

[DarkerKat]

Here's the deal - I don't get to turn down jobs. I'm not the business owner, I'm just an employee. I've explained the issues, no one cares.

Client wants a lit wall sign about 3ft wide - actual method is still TBD but considering the amount of color in this I'm leaning toward a large channel sign with a printed face.

I know we're talking about lipstick on a pig - but the pig is going to prom regardless and I have to do something.

So what is the best bad option here?
- Upscale the raster image with something like Topaz?
- Try to redraw this thing in vector? (if I could guarantee that I would be the one doing this, I wouldn't be so opposed to it given enough time, but this could end up going to any of my design team)
- another option??

 

[Boudica]

upscale it with topaz, printed face.

 

[Stacey K]

What Boudica said...

 

[Precision]

I have a vector guy that would charge about $30 to redraw. I wouldn't spend time on that myself. I'd either upscale in Topaz cheapest option, or tell the client you need to redraw it for $95 -$125. Your not the owner so.... Topaz it is.

 

[jimmyrigg]

I’ve been seeing some demos using Rez Fixer and the results are sometimes better that Topaz. Worth checking into. No affiliation.

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[Bobby H]

I hate AI-generated logos. They're yet another thing creating problems. The issue might not be so bad if the images were sufficiently high in resolution (and didn't have the host of weird quirks where once you notice the oddity there's no un-seeing it). A bunch of these images are in the 1024px X 1024px neighborhood. The clients often don't have a good grasp of elementary school geometry. So they want their precious AI image to fit in places where it isn't going to fit. And they need it cheap.

 

[Craig Keller]

Is Topaz a stand alone program?

 

[EddieBS]

I am owner of a sign business, I wouldn't vectorize this, the client wouldn't understand why he needs to pay more, as long as the client sees the graphic with his own eyes that is in good quality (his POV). Also I wouldn't let my graphic ninja to lose time on that graphic to vectorize it . It will eat up her time, that costs me money. Go with Topaz! BTW is there any other tool than Topaz?

 

[somcalmetim]

upscale with topaz and digitize with https://vectorizer.ai/

 

[Craig Keller]

upscale with topaz and digitize with https://vectorizer.ai/

Explain please what does what

 

[jimbug72]

Is Topaz a stand alone program?

Topaz AI is a stand alone program made by Topaz Labs. It also now has intergraded options in updated versions of Photoshop via "Generative Upscale" under the "Image" menu.

 

[AFW Sign Shop]

Upscale in Topaz.
Image Trace > High Fidelity Photo in Illustrator.

 

[Stacey K]

Explain please what does what

It cleans up photos and artwork. Here's a quickie video of an example. I use it to enlarge photos for fat heads or banners. I've used it to enlarge AI artwork also, like if a customer sends you a wonky AI logo and they want it on the side of their work truck or trailer, you can usually get pretty decent quality. There's a lot of adjustments in the program. The biggest thing is watching for ears to go missing, eyes to have strange looks...stuff like that.

 

[Geneva Olson]

I am owner of a sign business, I wouldn't vectorize this, the client wouldn't understand why he needs to pay more, as long as the client sees the graphic with his own eyes that is in good quality (his POV). Also I wouldn't let my graphic ninja to lose time on that graphic to vectorize it . It will eat up her time, that costs me money. Go with Topaz! BTW is there any other tool than Topaz?

we use artspace.ai

 

[Think713]

Here's the deal - I don't get to turn down jobs. I'm not the business owner, I'm just an employee. I've explained the issues, no one cares.

Client wants a lit wall sign about 3ft wide - actual method is still TBD but considering the amount of color in this I'm leaning toward a large channel sign with a printed face.

I know we're talking about lipstick on a pig - but the pig is going to prom regardless and I have to do something.

So what is the best bad option here?
- Upscale the raster image with something like Topaz?
- Try to redraw this thing in vector? (if I could guarantee that I would be the one doing this, I wouldn't be so opposed to it given enough time, but this could end up going to any of my design team)
- another option??

Topaz would be fine.. or redraw it and charge them a substantial reproduction fee because of the use of AI... for something like that a cloud/channel like sign would be sufficient with a jewlite retainer... Easy

 

[Johnny Best]

Why do AI logos look so cartoonish and animated, like a RatFink drawing, or is it just me?

 

[Geneva Olson]

Why do AI logos look so cartoonish and animated, like a RatFink drawing, or is it just me?

My husband just created an ai file for a barber...that he put through a filter and cleaned it up and it doesn't look cartoonish anymore..but yea..I see it. There's a plumbing van riding around town (it might be more than one). you can tell its ai...very cartoony

 

[Craig Keller]

My husband just created an ai file for a barber...that he put through a filter and cleaned it up and it doesn't look cartoonish anymore..but yea..I see it. There's a plumbing van riding around town (it might be more than one). you can tell its ai...very cartoony

Which program(s) is best for cleaning up ai logos. Most cases comes out ok but bitmapie

 

[Boudica]

Which program(s) is best for cleaning up ai logos. Most cases comes out ok but bitmapie

I think there are multiple advocates for topaz.

 

[Stacey K]

Which program(s) is best for cleaning up ai logos. Most cases comes out ok but bitmapie

Topaz. You can probably do a free trial or if you need something quick, I can do it for you.