Man, I totally feel your pain with the typography issues. Ive spent so much time fighting with Midjourney only to end up with gibberish that looks like alien runes. Its honestly such a letdown how far we still have to go for professional-grade text that doesnt require a ton of manual cleanup. For a consulting firm, you really cant afford those weird artifacts and unfortunately most models just arent as good as expected when it comes to specific letters. If you've got fifty bucks and a deadline by Tuesday, here is what I would actually do:

• Sign up for Ideogram 2.0 Pro Subscription. Its basically the only AI right now that actually respects font styles and spelling without making the 'e' look like a weird swirl.
• Grab a month of Canva Pro Monthly Plan to fix the spacing or swap fonts if the AI messed up the kerning because it still happens sometimes...
• Stick to simple sans-serif prompts like 'minimalist geometric' because the complex serif stuff still fails half the time. Ideogram is way better than anything else for text tho, but honestly, it still isnt perfect. Youll probably still see some weirdness in the corners of the letters which is super frustrating. If you get stuck on the specific prompt phrasing for those Seattle-vibe logos, let me know and I can help you refine the keywords. Its a grind but you can definitely get it done by Tuesday if you stop fighting Midjourney and switch tools now.

For professional typography and logo generation, these two options provide the most consistency:

• Ideogram 2.0 Pro Subscription utilizes a specialized text-rendering engine that outperforms Midjourney for legible firm names.
• Looka Business Pro Plan offers a structured design workflow that outputs vector-ready assets rather than just raster images. Both services fall within your fifty dollar budget and can produce final assets before your Tuesday deadline.

Saw this thread this morning and man, it brings back some bad memories. Last year I tried to DIY a logo for my brothers landscaping business using a bunch of AI tools and it was honestly a disaster. It was so disappointing because everyone kept saying how easy it was, but I just kept getting these blurry messes with extra letters everywhere. The biggest headache was the fact that most of these logo makers just give you a flat png or jpeg. If you want to put that logo on a sign or a high-end business card for a Seattle firm, youre gonna need vectors, otherwise it looks like garbage when you scale it up. Heres what I learned the hard way:

• Dont trust the one-click logo generators if you want a professional look. They usually just spit out generic clip art that looks like its from 2005.
• DALL-E 3 inside OpenAI ChatGPT Plus Subscription is actually decent at following instructions for layout, but it still gets the text wrong half the time. You gotta be super specific about the minimalist and clean lines prompts or it gets too busy.
• My breakthrough happened when I stopped looking for a logo creator and used the AI features in Adobe Illustrator Single App Plan. It allows you to take a messy AI shape and actually turn it into real vector paths that look crisp.
• Cost-wise, staying under $50 is easy for a single month sub, but the learning curve is the real price you pay. Honestly, the budget is fine, but the tech still isnt quite professional out of the box. Its frustrating that we still have to do so much manual cleanup for a simple firm logo.

@Reply #1 - good point! Everyone keeps hitting that wall with text rendering. Since you're on a $50 budget and need a professional look by Tuesday, I highly suggest Recraft AI Professional Plan. It generates actual vector files which is amazing for reliability and scaling! Most AI outputs are just low-res pixels, but this handles SVG export perfectly. It's a fantastic, high-spec middle ground between Midjourney and Looka. Really solid choice!