We have something a little different to share with you today, and we think you’re going to love it.
Design Web Louisville is excited to introduce our Student Designer Experience Program. We’ve brought on a talented graphic design student who’s building their professional portfolio, and we’re offering you a chance to work with them on your logo and branding projects at a pay-what-you-want price point.
What We’re Offering: Free Logo Art Design or Refresh
Do you have an old logo that needs refreshing? Maybe you created something yourself that works but could use a professional touch? Or perhaps you generated a logo using AI tools but now need it cleaned up, given a transparent background, and delivered in proper file formats for actual use? Out new intern is excited to take on your project and put thier skills to work.
Our student designer can help with:
- Logo refinement and cleanup – Taking your existing concept and making it professional-grade
- File format conversion – Delivering your logo in all the formats you’ll actually need (PNG, SVG, JPG, PDF, etc.)
- Background removal and optimization – Clean, transparent backgrounds for versatile use
- Basic branding elements – Color palette, font recommendations, simple style guides
- AI-generated logo refinement – Turning AI outputs into production-ready designs
How It Works: Get a Great Logo and Pay What You Want
Here’s the deal: this is a learning opportunity, so we’re keeping the price free or pay what you want. You decide what the work is worth to you. Every dollar goes directly to the student designer, not to us. Our interns are paid interns but you are welcome to tip them directly if you love the work. Simple as that.
All we ask in return is your feedback. After the design process is complete, we’d love to hear about your experience. Your insights to help our new graphic design artists grow and improve. You get great work from someone fresh out of training and they get an opportunity to work in the real world. The survey is short and easy and it allows us to fund this program. So if that sounds like a good deal to you make sure you reach out to get started before all of our slots fill up for the season.
Professional Supervision, Student Pricing
This isn’t a “figure it out as you go” situation. Our new designer works under the direct supervision of our professional team. Every project is reviewed before delivery to ensure it meets our quality standards. You’re getting professional-level oversight with student-level pricing.
Think of it as an apprenticeship model. The student gets real-world experience with actual clients, you get quality work at an affordable price, and we get to invest in the next generation of digital artists.
Why This Matters
We’ve been in this industry long enough to know that getting your first clients is one of the hardest parts of building a design career. Breaking into professional work requires experience, but getting experience requires professional work. It’s a frustrating catch-22 and we know how important it is to give the next generation a leg up. As an empoyeed owned company this is particulary important to us.
Years ago, someone gave us a chance when we were starting out. This is our way of paying that forward.
Plus, let’s be honest: not every business has $2,000 sitting around for a full branding package. Sometimes you just need a clean version of your logo in the right file formats. Sometimes you need to take that sketch you made on a napkin and turn it into something you can actually use. This program fills that gap.
What Makes This Different from Other Budget Design Options
You might be thinking, “Can’t I just use Fiverr or one of those logo generator websites?” Well, you could but are you confident that they aren’t just going to use an AI tool? How many rounds of revisions do you get? What if you don’t like it? What if they use clip art or images you can’t copywrite? What if they you images you don’t have the rights to? Logo design requires a lot of hidden skills and knowledge you might not realize are essential to your success.
Here’s what you get with our Student Designer Program that you won’t get elsewhere:
Real collaboration. You’re working with an actual person who wants to understand your business and create something meaningful, not just fulfilling an order.
Professional oversight. Every piece of work is reviewed by our experienced team before it goes to you.
Proper file delivery. You’ll get all the formats you need, properly prepared for web, print, and everything in between.
A chance to make a difference. Your project directly supports a young artist building their career.
Local connection. All of our artists are state side and in our time zone. No overseas artists or developers, so it’s easy for you to connect and understand your specific needs.
Who This Is Perfect For
This program works great for:
- Startups and new businesses needing their first professional logo on a tight budget
- Established businesses with old logos that need file cleanup or format conversion
- DIY entrepreneurs who created their own branding but want it professionally refined
- Anyone with AI-generated logos that need human touch and proper file preparation
- Small nonprofits and community organizations with limited budgets but real branding needs
What to Expect
The process is straightforward:
- Reach out and tell us about your logo project
- Initial consultation with our project manager
- Design work with one round of revisions included
- Final delivery in all necessary file formats
- Pay what you want based on the value you received
- Provide feedback to help our student grow
Most projects are completed within 1-2 weeks, depending on complexity and revision needs. This is much slower than our normal 3-4 day turn around to allow our interns plenty of time to work through thier process and get feed back from our professional team.
The Bigger Picture
At Design Web Louisville, we’ve always believed in doing things a little differently. We’ve built our business on authentic relationships, quality work, and community connection. We don’t spend money on advertising. We don’t chase the biggest clients or the trendiest projects.
What we do is show up, do good work, and invest in people.
This Student Designer Program is an extension of that philosophy. We’re investing in a young artist. We’re offering affordable access to professional design services. We’re creating opportunities for businesses that might not otherwise be able to afford them.
And we’re asking you to be part of it.
Real Talk About Quality
We know what you’re thinking: “Student work? Is it going to look amateur?”
Fair question. Here’s our promise: nothing leaves our office that doesn’t meet our professional standards. The student does the work, but our experienced team reviews and guides every project. If something isn’t ready, it doesn’t go out.
We’re not lowering our standards. We’re creating a structured learning environment where a talented student can develop their skills on real projects with real stakes, supported by professionals who know what they’re doing.
The student gets invaluable experience. You get quality work at a price you choose. Everyone wins.
How to Get Started
Ready to work with our student designer? It’s simple:
Fill out our contact form below and mention the Student Designer Program in your message. Tell us a bit about your logo project and what you’re hoping to accomplish. We’ll get back to you within one business day to discuss your needs and get the process started.
This is a limited-capacity program. Our intern designer can only take on a certain number of projects at a time while maintaining quality and getting proper supervision. If you’re interested, don’t wait.
Support a New Artist, Get Great Work
There’s something special about being part of someone’s origin story. Years from now, when our student designer has built a successful career, you’ll be able to say you were one of their first clients. You helped them develop their skills. You gave them a chance.
That’s worth something.
So if you’ve got a logo that needs work, a branding project that’s been on the back burner, or just want to support a young artist while getting quality design work, reach out. Let’s make something great together.
And who knows? You might just be getting work from the next big name in graphic design, before anyone else knew who they were.
