Who did the moving tail in the TaleCatcher logo?
That is an interesting story. Bill used Elance to release a Request For Proposal (RFP) for the animation. By the next morning, he had seven bids, all at $300, which is the least Elance allows for that type of job (this bid information is all publicly available on the Elance web site). One proposal outshone the others, a bid from NetE Solutions. These guys had actually done a quick mock-up of the animation in both .gif and .swf (Shockwave Flash) format. That’s for free, as part of their proposal. Also, their animation portfolio (available at Elance.com) was by far the best among the bidders. So within a day of releasing the RFP, Bill had a draft product and an agreement with NetE for a final.
