DesignCrowd,
5/10/2013 2:56:43 PM
Dear Philippine designers,
We're excited to announce the launch of the inaugral 2013 Philippine Logo Design Awards!
Is your portfolio chock full of awesome logo designs?! Are you looking to gain national and global exposure for your supreme design skills? This contest is you!
We're on the
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DesignCrowd,
5/8/2013 11:34:29 AM
Case Study: Dane Pymble of Small Business Wizardry
Walks through the Design Process for His New Ebook!
Numerous small businesses find success in using DesignCrowd for crowdsourcing different brand and product designs, and one small business owner from Australia is no exception. Da
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DesignCrowd,
5/7/2013 12:35:36 PM
If you've just joined DesignCrowd or actively participate in design contests, you'll be helping thousands of clients crowdsource a range of design services. From company logos to t-shirt design, to brochure design, our designers specialise in over 40 different types of graphic design servic
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DesignCrowd,
5/1/2013 1:27:14 PM
We've noticed a slew of big brands crowdsourcing on DesignCrowd because it's easy to tap the creative talents of over 115,000 designers. The recent Absolut X poster design contest is the latest in a string of brands including Microsoft and HTC using our platform. Brands get access to infinite
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DesignCrowd,
4/30/2013 1:45:14 AM
By Jo Sabin, Community Manager
In March, the Kapiti Coast Council of New Zealand revealed a revamped logo, which according to local local newspaper, Kapiti Observer, "polarised" council opinion. At the time, it was reported the council had paid $NZD30,000 for the new brand including the lo
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DesignCrowd,
3/27/2013 4:04:09 PM
Guest post by DesignCrowd graphic designer, Anghelaht / Follow him on Twitter @anghelaht."Which came first, the chicken or the egg"? Ancient philosophers formulated this circular dilemma thousands of years ago, questioning themselves about how life and all existence came to be. Not taking any sides
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DesignCrowd,
3/15/2013 6:58:52 PM
Untitled Document As part of our 100,000 milestone announcement we're bringing you this special interview with our no. 1 ranked designer, who you know by his moniker - PB. In a few short years PB has steadily climbed the DesignCrowd designer
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DesignCrowd,
3/15/2013 6:28:52 PM
We're pleased to reveal that we've hit 100,000 registered designers on DesignCrowd! And we couldn't have done it without you!We're not just here to blow our own trumpet (though we don't mind a bit of that!). We have some interesting figures to share with you about the kind of work our designers are
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DesignCrowd,
3/12/2013 9:22:09 PM
Crowdsourcing is quickly growing in popularity among big companies and organizations for almost anything from updating a brand look to a new campaign design. The latest big brand crowdsourcing example on DesignCrowd was a t-shirt design contest to help none other than Australia's former Prime Mi
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DesignCrowd,
2/21/2013 3:58:38 PM
Companies large and small are using DesignCrowd.com to crowdsource brand and marketing designs. In fact, a recent highly popular design contest on DesignCrowd was hosted by the US-based branch of Virgin - Virgin Healthmiles - who stumped up $3,500 in prize money! A few hundred graphic designers - 35
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DesignCrowd,
12/20/2012 4:10:59 PM
On 12-12-12, the finalists and winners of the TimesSquare.com $10,000 logo design contest were announced on TimesSquare.com. A colorful, typographic-driven design by Serbian graphic designer Jovan took out the top place and the $5,000 cash prize. Describing his design, Jovan said, "The lines present
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DesignCrowd,
11/20/2012 3:18:22 PM
Art Samurai is ranked second in DesignCrowd's global designer rankings and widely respected by our designer community. So how did this super-star designer rise to become a top earner within two years of joining DesignCrowd? The answer is partly hard work but mainly an intense focus to learn everythi
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DesignCrowd,
11/20/2012 7:34:06 AM
Recently DesignCrowd launched its crowdsourcing service in key Asian markets including India, Singapore and the Philippines.
We're excited to have launched our international crowdsourcing service in the Philippines via DesignCrowd.com.ph. The new local service introduces a new feature - loca
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DesignCrowd,
11/19/2012 7:42:21 PM
By Cherished Alegroso (DesignCrowd Customer Support Super-Star and blogger at Love Liverspread.At first glance, some may think there is not that much difference between a logo and an icon. After all, both are used to represent something. Most consider them one and the same.So under which category do
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DesignCrowd,
11/2/2012 1:36:15 PM
By Eva Winata, DesignCrowd Customer Service Manager, Graphic Designer and Typography-Lover. When designing with type, it can be challenging to figure out which direction to take your design. As someone who spends too much time on the internet, I find plenty of inspiring typography designs on a daily
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DesignCrowd,
11/1/2012 4:55:43 PM
We're celebrating the launch of DesignCrowd India this month and we've taking a look at Indian brands, companies and startups, showcasing examples of logo design from South Asia. In terms of design direction, there is an emphasis on typographic logo design and a tendency to borrow various elem
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DesignCrowd,
10/18/2012 1:40:48 PM
In 2012 the tech startup industry *almost* went mainstream! As we become more reliant on the 'interweb' technologies to do business, be social and get stuff done, more erstwhile (and savvy) entrepreneurs are leveraging technology (software, devices) to solve real-world problems. In this roundup of 2
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DesignCrowd,
10/11/2012 7:36:17 PM
Top Tips for Getting an Awesome Logo DesignAuthored by the Justice League aka DesignCrowd Customer SupportClients play a bigger role than they often think in ensuring the success of a design project. Check out these recommendations from our support team, use them and get a great design outcome!Ensur
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DesignCrowd,
10/11/2012 6:14:44 PM
How To Optimise Designs For PrintBy Nathan - aka 'Flash Gordon' aka 'The Answer'Even in our digital world, design for print is one of the most important avenues in the design industry. Becoming an expert takes years of practice but the fundamentals do not. Here are the basics to include in your pr
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DesignCrowd,
10/11/2012 3:19:17 PM
The perfect book cover relies on a few principles to be able to grab the attention of a would-be reader, keep these ideas in mind and you'll be on you way to marketing your book. The first tip to focus on is typography. Choosing the right typeface - be it a serif or sans serif font - will set
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DesignCrowd,
9/27/2012 3:00:22 PM
Author: Joshua BorjaWhat's typography in relation to graphic design? our working definition is taken from "Typography refers to the visual design of language through the selection of type font, size, line, and spacing." from Multimodal Glossary.Part 1 - LetterformsTypography is the easiest way of c
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DesignCrowd,
9/21/2012 8:16:21 PM
8 Secrets to a Killer Startup Event Earlier this month, we attended one of the largest entrepreneur / startup conference in the southern hemisphere - Sydstart - held in Sydney, Australia. There were around 1,000 attendees (including current and aspiring en
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DesignCrowd,
9/21/2012 4:54:18 PM
10 Big Brands Crowdsourcing on DesignCrowd From startups to big brands and big names, many companies are turning to crowdsourcing for new ideas, to engage fans/audience and get social networks buzzing. From indy folk band Bon Iver crowdsoucing tattoo design from
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DesignCrowd,
9/21/2012 2:47:51 PM
'Hire Me' Facebook Design Contest Winners Announced: DesignCrowd BlogA couple of months ago we launched a contest that got our designer community really excited. Designers were invited to submit a design advertising their services for the chance to share in $3,500 cash prizes. 662 designs later and
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DesignCrowd,
9/13/2012 5:48:53 PM
Virgin HealthMiles has launched a $3,500 t-shirt design contest on DesignCrowd! Part of the famed Virgin Group, owned by Sir Richard Branson, designers from around the world are invited to create a t-shirt graphic for Virgin Healthmiles company members. This is a challenging brief. Your t-shirt d
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DesignCrowd,
8/8/2012 4:35:23 PM
Source: 'Cup Phone' by Carglu via DeviantArt Design Brief 101A design brief is a document, completed by an individual or organisation looking to reach outfor creative services. A design brief, in essence, is a not-so-brief document that outlinesthe objectives and expectations of the project and cove
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DesignCrowd,
7/23/2012 1:36:03 PM
Each Olympic Games is represented by a country logo placed on myriad official (and unofficial) branded memorabilia. The ethos behind the logo is to achieve universal appeal by uniting countries whilst reflecting the local cultural identity of the host nation and embodying the Olympic values of Citi
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DesignCrowd,
7/12/2012 1:29:16 PM
As digital consumers, every day we are exposed to skeuomorphic design elements. In it's simplest definition, a digital Skeuomorph (pronounced skew-o-morf) is an element that retains the look, feel and/or functionality of it's real-world counterpart. Skeuomorphism is a major design element present in
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DesignCrowd,
7/11/2012 10:43:23 PM
During some top secret discussions this week it came to light that the DesignCrowd customerservice team all seem to operate under aliases. Whilst going by names such as Nathan, Cherished,Guillermo and Emily, they all have super-secret abilities to help the DC community. We're proud and excited to in
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DesignCrowd,
7/11/2012 9:44:20 PM
Apps have been integrated into our lives. I regularly depend on my apps to get things done; from figuring out when I should leave the house to be somewhere on time to reading a book or article or even just passing time playing a random game. With the appetite for smart phones in western countries gr
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DesignCrowd,
7/4/2012 11:07:48 PM
Portrait of Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833-1896), Chemist, from Flicker CommonsDesignCrowd designer, Joshua Borja, and startup marketer / DC insider Jo Sabin, take a look at the phenomenon and recommend some steps to get you on the path to creating your own app.So you've got an idea for a (really cool
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DesignCrowd,
7/2/2012 1:25:56 PM
Happy 'Canada Day' to our Canadian customers and designers! July 1st marks the official date in which Canada's colonies were united as a single federation in 1867. While there will be lots of flag-waving and national pride on display, for some provinces such as the French-speaking province of Quebec
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DesignCrowd,
7/2/2012 12:15:14 PM
As a designer, you know the tools of your trade: you've got apps like Photoshop and Illustrator and specialty tools like FontLab installed and ready to go. But what about the business and administration apps? What do you use to deal with tasks involved with bookkeeping and client collaboration? Try
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DesignCrowd,
6/21/2012 1:22:30 PM
We're super-excited to announce the launch of DesignCrowd's $3,000 Facebook Design Contest!We're inviting DesignCrowd designers to create an enticing/compelling/luscious/cool/awesome graphic promoting yourself on DesignCrowd - hence the theme 'Hire Me on DesignCrowd.com!' We want you to upload your
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DesignCrowd,
6/13/2012 2:13:48 PM
Dear Dexter Fans,The international hit TV show Dexter featuring America's favorite fictional serial killer, Dexter Morgan, has launched a 'killer' Dexter-themed t-shirt design contest on DesignCrowd! Channel your inner 'dark angel' and express your passion for the TV show character Dexter for you
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DesignCrowd,
6/8/2012 6:14:50 PM
We were delighted to receive the news that DesignCrowd was selected as a finalist in the CeBIT.AU Business Award for Innovation. We were in fine company. Amongst the finalists was Australia's world renowned national science agency, CSIRO plus mobile advertising startup Tapit.Check out the team being
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DesignCrowd,
6/8/2012 5:07:00 PM
We're excited to announce 16 new products on DesignCowd! Our marketplace is a one-stop shop for all your design needs. Got a Facebook page that needs a 'face-lift' launch a Facebook page design project. Want a cool-looking app button design? If your brand is dipping its toe into custom publishing,
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DesignCrowd,
6/8/2012 2:01:56 PM
In May DesignCrowd exhibited at CeBIT - Australia's biggest technology exhibition. Over three days we exhibited alongside 500+ exhibitors including Dell, Lenova, Panasonic, and spoke to hundreds of visitors (more than 30,000 visitors attend the event). We were invited to join the NSW government's
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DesignCrowd,
6/6/2012 9:25:03 PM
To celebrate the launch of DesignCrowd.ca, DesignCrowd is offering Canadian entrepreneurs and businesses a free posting on ANY logo, website, or graphic design project for the months of June and July!Just use the discount code CA-LAUNCH-OFFER when placing an order on DesignCrowd.ca and you'll save u
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DesignCrowd,
6/6/2012 9:12:02 PM
Dear Canada / Canadian designers / Canadian Entrepreneurs / Canadian DesignCrowd Users,DesignCrowd is very happy to announce we have launched a new Canadian crowdsourcing website - DesignCrowd.ca! Canada, this is your one-stop shop for custom design that is better, faster, cheaper and more creative!
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DesignCrowd,
6/6/2012 6:53:05 PM
DesignCrowd Canada has launched and in this post we're highlighting a few of the best Canadian designers. Between the following 12 designers below, they have submitted over 9325 designs to 3912 briefs, on average submitting 2.4 designs per contest. Out of tho
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DesignCrowd,
5/21/2012 4:47:28 PM
Attention designers! TimesSquare.com - a news and entertainment guide website focused on the Times Square district in New York City - has launched a $10,000 logo contest on DesignCrowd! It's time to fire up your imagination and start designing! From neon-lit billboards featuring pop star Justin Bieb
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DesignCrowd,
5/12/2012 7:00:52 PM
Introducing the Logos Quiz Game app - the 'logo game' for the iPhone and iPad that is taking the world by storm.If you haven't seen people playing the game, you soon will. The free logo game (which can be downloaded from the App Store) is currently listed by Apple as a Top 10 App in 8 countries aro
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DesignCrowd,
3/15/2012 4:50:20 PM
The first graphical user interfaces were modeled on the metaphor of a desktop, with folders and windows that worked like papers scattered across a desk - not to mention the tidy bin by the desk for all that trash. The metaphor is still alive and well in today's operating systems, and it makes sense
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DesignCrowd,
3/15/2012 1:10:16 PM
You may know Mark by his moniker, BigBlueCurrant on DesignCrowd and our sister site, BrandCrowd. Mark Curran is one of DesignCrowd's most in-demand designers so we've asked him to share with the community some insights into his design practice and the influences that shape his work. Today the spotli
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DesignCrowd,
3/14/2012 7:44:01 PM
The UK startup scene is booming with many interesting startups creating new market opportunities around crowdsourced models to the rise of the tech-savvy urban locavore to social music services and more! Successful startups are cropping up all over the place. One example is the British startup, Song
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DesignCrowd,
3/10/2012 6:26:21 PM
To celebrate International Women's Day 2012, DesignCrowd is celebrating and acknowledging top female designers from around the world!Support women in the design industry by hiring one of DesignCrowd's top female designers (and get 25% off) or share this email with your friends!
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DesignCrowd,
2/23/2012 10:00:42 PM
In early December, Twitter rolled out a new design - known as 'new new Twitter' having followed so soon on the heels of the previous major redesign. One of the less loudly touted features introduced at the time was Twitter brand pages - an equivalent to the page feature offered for use by companies
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DesignCrowd,
2/23/2012 8:29:50 PM
Sometimes a business needs a logo fast. Sometimes getting a custom logo design might not yield the right result. Sometimes a designer submits a design to a client that doesn't get used. This is where BrandCrowd comes in!BrandCrowd.com is our new stock logo site that offers thousands of stock logo
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DesignCrowd,
2/23/2012 7:12:00 PM
DesignCrowd recently launched in the UK! So we thought we'd do a blog post highlighting DesignCrowd's best UK designers! As background, we at DesignCrowd have noticed that the UK is a great source of creative talent and graphic designers. For example, Our current #1 ranked / best designer 'PB' sp
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DesignCrowd,
2/16/2012 3:24:59 PM
UK businesses and designers can now use DesignCrowd to work directly/exclusively with eachother via a new feature on DesignCrowd.co.uk. UK business customers now have the ability to crowdsource logo,website, print and other graphic designs from their favourite local UK designers.This will allow loca
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DesignCrowd,
2/16/2012 2:39:56 PM
Dear "Mother Country" / UK entrepreneurs / UK designers / UK DesignCrowd Users, DesignCrowd is delighted to announce that we've launched a new UK website for DesignCrowd - DesignCrowd.co.uk. The new site will give UK businesses and designers the opportunity to work together directly or with clients
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DesignCrowd,
2/15/2012 4:47:24 PM
To celebrate the launch of DesignCrowd.co.uk - DesignCrowd is offeringUK businesses and entrepreneurs a free posting on ANY logo, website or graphic design project to for the months of February and March!Just use the discount code UK-LAUNCH-OFFER on when placing an order on DesignCrowd.co.uk and yo
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DesignCrowd,
2/10/2012 6:40:56 PM
Social media is the best thing to happen to small business owners since the personal computer. Social apps like Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare enable small businesses to compete with big brands by giving small and big brands alike the opportunity to connect directly with prospects and customers. T
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DesignCrowd,
2/10/2012 4:59:52 PM
St Valentine, love and the heart are great sources of inspiration, not only for lovers and poets but also designers, bloggers and business owners around the world. We've noticed love-themed (in particular heart-themed) logos are popping up all over the web - from dating websites to pet loving blogs
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DesignCrowd,
2/10/2012 4:43:40 PM
Logo design trends start with niche groups of visual designers creating a particular visual style. Often these concepts are inspired from adjacent creative practices (think music, literature, fashion, art etc) or the broader society and culture. The visual references/style/metaphor is used by an i
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DesignCrowd,
1/27/2012 9:43:38 PM
To continue the Australia Day celebrations this weekend, we've created some shareable little Aussie icons you can send to your mates. To shout your mate a virtual beer or a lamb chop your item just click the icon and "like" or "send" the icon to a mate.
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DesignCrowd,
1/27/2012 9:39:39 PM
A really cool new feature available to Australian customers is the ability to crowdsource logo, website, print and other graphic designs from their favourite local Aussie designers. There are lots of benefits for both businesses and designers, including working in the sam
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DesignCrowd,
1/27/2012 9:31:03 PM
We're excited to announce that we've launched Australia's first only country-specific crowdsourcing service. Our new site - www.designcrowd.com.au - allows Australian businesses to crowdsource designs exclusively from Aussie designers or reach out to the entire world. This means businesses can engag
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DesignCrowd,
1/16/2012 3:07:58 PM
DesignCrowd logo designers can now sell unused logo designs (i.e. logo designs that were not selected / purchased / used by clients) via BrandCrowd.com. This will help you make money from every logo uploaded to DesignCrowd (and potentially become a billionaire*).*term 'billionaire' used looselyAs b
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DesignCrowd,
1/11/2012 3:07:53 PM
Dear Designers and Customers,We're pleased to announce that our recent acquisition of Brandstack has grown our design community to more than 50,000 designers (you heard me).To celebrate this and the end of 2011, we've created a list of the 40 Best Logo Designers from 2011 on DesignCrowd.com.But befo
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DesignCrowd,
1/11/2012 12:19:10 PM
We'd like to introduce some of the top logo designers on BrandCrowd.com (which was previously known as Brandstack) to the DesignCrowd user base (and to simply show some love to some of our fav designers on BrandCrowd) - so we've pulled together a list of the Top 40 Brandstack Designers of 2011 for y
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DesignCrowd,
1/9/2012 5:34:57 PM
The startup / tech-scene boomed in 2011, wavered somewhat and then soldiered on. Tech businesses weathered natural disasters, GFC "2" and, sadly, the passing of Steve Jobs. Despite this, Groupon and LinkedIn IPO'd, Quora got popular, Google launched Google+ and people developed "Group Buying Fatig
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DesignCrowd,
12/30/2011 1:49:00 PM
To celebrate the launch of BrandCrowd.com, we are offering a $20 discount on any logo on BrandCrowd that you purchase! Browse the logos now and make sure you use the following discount code:Discount / Promo Code NY2012*Offer valid until 7 January 2012 31 January 2012!Can't find a logo on BrandCrowd?
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DesignCrowd,
12/30/2011 1:00:44 PM
We are pleased to announce the launch of BrandCrowd (www.brandcrowd.com).BrandCrowd is a marketplace for premium, ready-made logos and brands. You can use BrandCrowd to browse thousands of beautiful pre-made logos (from Dentist Logos to Dating Logos) and either either buy the logo for the price ava
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DesignCrowd,
12/30/2011 12:41:21 PM
DesignCrowd is pleased to announce to its beloved users the acquisition of Brandstack.com, a leading online marketplace of premium, ready-made logo and brand marketplace, where designers can upload their favourite unused designs and buyers can find a premium quality ready-made logo fast and affordab
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DesignCrowd,
11/28/2011 11:49:12 AM
Anyone who has the Internet has used Google and anyone that's used the Google more than once has probably noticed that Google's logo changes from time to time. This is part of Google's Doodle4Google program which aims to make searching on the Internet more fun.In 2011, Google has already had 231 di
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DesignCrowd,
11/25/2011 4:22:03 PM
Bright logos that use a number of colors are great. They're eye-catching in a sea of drab logos, which works well for businesses, and they have that playful, light-hearted feeling that makes viewers feel good. But design sensibility says limiting color choice is an important part of the process, and
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DesignCrowd,
11/25/2011 3:07:18 PM
DesignCrowd is on a recruitment rampage! We're looking to hire some talented, motivated, brilliant, noble, hard working and creative people into the DesignCrowd team. We've got loads of positions available and we're accepting applications for people around the world. In this blog we're going to o
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DesignCrowd,
11/7/2011 4:51:45 PM
Dear designers / entrepreneurs / friends,We're very happy to announce that DesignCrowd has received a $3 million venture capital investment from Starfish Ventures.Starfish Ventures is an Australian (Melbourne-based) venture capital firm that invests in information technology, life sciences and clean
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DesignCrowd,
10/12/2011 11:19:58 AM
Excellent news for New Zealanders - we have just launched DesignCrowd.co.nz. That's right, New Zealand now has a site dedicated to helping NZ businesses "crowdsource" creative projects to designers around the world.Built on top of our existing DesignCrowd crowdsourcing engine, the New Zealand crowds
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DesignCrowd,
10/11/2011 1:21:33 PM
Silicon Valley is the place most people think of when talking about startups, while Israel, India, China and more recently Australia are receiving honorable mentions as foreign investors are developing an interest and making prominent investments in these geographies. New Zealand often gets short s
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DesignCrowd,
10/11/2011 1:18:33 PM
With the Rugby Union World Cup currently underway in New Zealand, we thought there is no better time to look back at some of the top Rugby World Cup poster designs from over the years. We take a look at some of the most famous posters, from the historic 1987 rugby world cup wallcharts to some of the
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DesignCrowd,
10/11/2011 1:06:03 PM
New Zealand is a place that puts a huge amount of value in national symbols. The silver fern is the most prominent among these - as you'll see in this roundup, Kiwis find many ways to work the fern into their logographs, from the straight-up implementation in the All Blacks logo to the clever integr
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DesignCrowd,
9/12/2011 11:29:54 AM
Universities, colleges and tutorial bloggers are brilliant at teaching designers how to use Photoshop, Illustrator and other design software. But they rarely introduce designers about other useful career or business-building tools. Below are 5 useful tools (some of which are free) that most freela
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DesignCrowd,
9/12/2011 11:16:22 AM
Our top logo designers are constantly churning out creative logos (via our crowdsourcing process). Here are some of the best from August 2011:Raw Studio by GohdezignShakr by HellorexIsland Power by Big Blue CurrantRecipes by Clément NicolleGlider Systems by BluejetANNIEE by HellorexHound Habit by J
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DesignCrowd,
8/30/2011 2:59:37 PM
Every man, woman, friend and cousin has had a business idea. Seeking to pursue their dream (or perhaps inspired by Rich Dad, Poor Dad, Tony Robbins or The Social Network) we have countless friends who approach us with their own "million dollar" business idea. The thing is, we're often amazed by t
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DesignCrowd,
8/30/2011 12:39:28 PM
If you're starting a business (or considering starting a business), there are a number of reasons a recession or downturn (e.g. the current economic downturn) is a good time to start. For example, during downturns, many talented people are looking for work; interest rates are lower; B2B service pro
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DesignCrowd,
8/29/2011 11:35:25 PM
They say that starting a business during a recession is, contrary to what many would say is common sense, the best time to do so. But some businesses do better during recessions than others - it's hardly a great time to start an auto dealership or real estate company. Making your entry into the righ
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DesignCrowd,
8/5/2011 6:49:13 PM
DesignCrowd visited Zappos offices in Las Vegas last month and, in addition to taking a few happy snaps, we took away some ideas and learnings about an important topic: happiness.Zappos.com is a crazily successful online retailer but what emerged after spendi
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DesignCrowd,
8/5/2011 1:32:56 PM
We've just launched some new affiliate tools (from banner ads to videos) to help you (affiliate marketers, customers, designers or secret admirers) promote DesignCrowd with their friends, families, blog readers and pets.Here are some of the tools we've launched (you can view all 6 tools here): Tw
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DesignCrowd,
8/5/2011 12:41:35 PM
This blog post was written by Angela Farrell (Sydney based graphic designer and art director). Angela was a member of Australia's 2008 Beijing Olympic Sailing team. You can hire Angela via Angela's portfolio on DesignCrowd.For creatives, our ideas are our business. A question we often need to addr
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DesignCrowd,
7/27/2011 2:45:03 PM
Need a metallic graphic design? Check out the tutorial below, download the free Adobe Illustrator file below or hire James Turner (the designer) on DesignCrowd. See how James Turner made this in Illustrator via the button below:You can also download the above vector free in I
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DesignCrowd,
7/13/2011 6:07:10 PM
In this article, we speak to one of our designers, Aart Tanner from Netbloom in California (USA). Check out Aart's Netbloom designer portfolio on DesignCrowd today.About Aart TannerAre you male or female?I am just a simple man.Describe the city that you live in.Goleta is a small university beach to
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DesignCrowd,
7/13/2011 5:17:58 PM
Last week DesignCrowd visited Google's "Campus" headquarters in Mountain View California. In a nutshell, Google's Campus is Disneyland for the computer geek. Upon arrival we were immediately struck by how fun the campus was and after 4 hours we were ready to get a Google tattoo. Google's Campus i
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DesignCrowd,
7/12/2011 3:24:48 PM
"Deal of the day" or "Group Buying" websites are popping up all over the world. They're the new startup trend and the valuations and capital they're attracting are creating waves in the online world while the discounts they're providing are creating waves for bricks and mortar retailers. With so m
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DesignCrowd,
6/29/2011 5:24:32 PM
While browsing projects in DesignCrowd's list of graphic design jobs, you'll see an avatar wearing a green shirt () and you might wonder what that is all about! This icon () indicates that the project is a traditional 'freelance job' and not a 'design contest'. For these jobs, you will need to send
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DesignCrowd,
6/17/2011 4:09:49 PM
Like the rest of the design industry, DesignCrowd has a range of designers with varying levels of experience. This is reflected in the diversity of the design bids that clients receive. Want to attract the very best designers to your project? It can be done. In this article, we outline three ways
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DesignCrowd,
6/6/2011 4:20:10 PM
In this article, we speak to one of our DesignCrowd designers, Stuart Burns, who has become one of the top ranked logo and business card designers - check out Stuart's designer portfolio here.Burns' Design BackgroundTell us about yourself:I live in Adelaide (Australia) and started freelancing in 200
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DesignCrowd,
5/30/2011 2:48:54 PM
DesignCrowd is pleased to announce the launch of our affiliate program. This program will allow anyone (designers, customers, affiliate marketers, web hosting companies or printing companies) to earn great affiliate commissions by referring clients to DesignCrowd
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DesignCrowd,
5/24/2011 3:15:55 PM
Need to a character design, character illustration or comic book illustrator? Check out the tutorial below, download the free Photoshop file below or hire Michael Patrick on DesignCrowd. See how Michael Patrick made this illustration on Photoshop via the button below:You can
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DesignCrowd,
5/23/2011 11:25:29 AM
Advertising in the digital age is more ubiquitous than ever. With increasingly interactive and unconventional advertising formats, it is sometimes easy to forgot about one of the fundamental classic mediums for delivering advertising: print. In one form or another, print ads have been around since t
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DesignCrowd,
5/21/2011 3:18:21 PM
When you're creating a brief for a graphic designer, it's tempting to stick to the bare minimum: "Auto shop with older customers driving mid-range cars" is a good start, and it may do you some good. But if you know the target market you're aiming for, you can give your designer more to work with - s
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DesignCrowd,
5/17/2011 3:19:59 PM
When it comes to increasing conversions in any web-based sales funnel, much of the focus is usually on the copy - and rightly so, as that's where most of the heavy-lifting is done. But the design elements in your sales funnel play an important role as well, and small changes - such as the color of a
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DesignCrowd,
4/26/2011 7:43:17 PM
DesignCrowd recently reached a big milestone - as of April, we have now paid out $1 million to graphic designers from 72 countries around the world. This is fantastic for our designer community that has recently grown to 30,000 (another milestone reached in April).While businesses have now spent $1
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DesignCrowd,
4/26/2011 6:23:21 PM
Everyone in the world is aware of what happened in Japan in early 2011. The tsunami, the earthquake and the resulting catastrophe with the Fukushima Nuclear power plant has captured the world's attention and sympathy. It has also triggered a wave of fund raising initiatives from various communitie
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DesignCrowd,
4/25/2011 5:55:43 PM
The adoption of the CSS3 media queries specification by most major browsers has been a great thing for the web. More designers are paying attention to mobile design than ever before, and not only that: they're figuring out how to make the most of large screens while still catering to smaller resolut
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DesignCrowd,
4/13/2011 3:43:12 PM
Arun Bhattacharya (a Kolkata based Indian web designer) has earnt an amazing $10,000 his first 4 weeks on DesignCrowd in what can only be described as a design contest rampage. Arun who operates James Brown Design Studio and who joined DesignCrowd in January of t
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DesignCrowd,
4/11/2011 8:40:53 PM
This blog post was written by Elisha Leo - the #1 logo designer on DesignCrowd and winner of '2010 Logo Designer' award on DesignCrowd. DesignCrowd is a design marketplace that offers designers both design contests (with participation payments) and one-on-one freelance jobs.Designers who bid on de
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DesignCrowd,
4/9/2011 12:58:52 PM
Hi everyone!Velaro.com has just posted an $8000 SaaS website design contest on DesignCrowd (that's right $8,000 - well actually ... $7,960 ... but still, massive). It is for a fully coded website (so ideally you will have mad website coding skills but if not maybe you can just submit your front-end
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DesignCrowd,
3/25/2011 10:58:41 AM
Steve Jobs is the CEO (and a co-founder) of Apple. He's a co-founder of Pixar and Time magazine's person of the year 2010. Through his career and through Apple Steve Jobs has had a huge impact on the computer, music and design industries. Steve Jobs' achievements, speeches and views make him one
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DesignCrowd,
3/21/2011 3:18:22 PM
Need to use some symbol fonts? Not sure if you need webdings, windings, carta or dingbests? Check out this free font symbol wall chart provided by DesignCrowd's James Turner.Need a graphic design with symbols in it? Need a designer who knows symbol fonts backwards? Hire James Turner (Darthv2000)
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DesignCrowd,
2/24/2011 4:12:58 AM
In this blog we interview Kim Heras (Aussie tech startup guru and former writer at Technation and TheNextWeb) about his latest venture: the Australian Startup Accelerator PushStart (see also PushStart Logo Design Contest and 10 startup accelerators). What is a startup accelerator?Generally speaking
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DesignCrowd,
2/24/2011 3:32:58 AM
Brilliant business ideas are generated daily by budding entrepeneurs. Unfortunately bubbles can be burst and business sometimes fail (illustrated by low % of businesses that last more than a year). A great idea is not enough to ensure success, there are many more factors that contribute to a profita
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DesignCrowd,
2/11/2011 4:38:41 PM
In this article, DesignCrowd designer Crystal Bernia reveals the Top 100 Design Blogs ranked by traffic and categorized by topic.The world wide web is constantly sprouting new design blogs. Amazingly, some of the biggest websites in the world are now graphic design blogs. For example, the largest g
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DesignCrowd,
2/1/2011 5:29:01 PM
We are pleased to announce we have added a Voting/Polling tool to help customers get opinions and votes designs they receive on DesignCrowd. This allows project owners to create their own online voting poll of their favourite designs from their contest and get feedback a
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DesignCrowd,
2/1/2011 2:16:32 PM
5 Unusual Crowdsourcing Projects When you think of graphic design crowdsourcing (and projects suited to design crowdsourcing) you probably think of logo design and web design and online design contests. However, there is so much more you can do with design crowdsourcing
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DesignCrowd,
1/23/2011 9:58:40 PM
Need to design a web 2.0 logo? Want to get a slick wordmark logo? Hire Clément Nicolle, read his tutorial below or download the vector file Tutorial by Clément Nicolle Clément Nicolle is a freelance logo designer from France. Clément has
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DesignCrowd,
1/11/2011 6:00:30 PM
Web design is a fast evolving industry and as such the trends in the web industry are ever changing. In today's modern market it has become a rich,
mature medium which balances aesthetics and functionality. We have so many powerful tools at our disposal, (such
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DesignCrowd,
1/11/2011 3:55:15 PM
Having so many amazing designers on DesignCrowd.com gives us a chance to really learn a thing or two about design, the design industry and what drives a good designer. The following interview with Chomp too place via email after being awarded runner up in our best logo designers of 2010.
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DesignCrowd,
1/10/2011 4:43:31 PM
50 Australian Startup Logos Despite the recent economic downturn, start-up companies are still proving to be at the forefront of economic growth. There have been some fantastic success stories in 2010 especially from the following list of 50 (whether their logos are
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DesignCrowd,
1/10/2011 3:26:41 PM
We have decided to inverview some of our intrepid designers on what they do, how they do it and what makes them tick in terms of design! (We also threw in a few questions about DesignCrowd so we could find out what drives the amazing designers on our site!) The following interview was
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DesignCrowd,
12/27/2010 3:11:11 PM
2010 Logo Designer Award Winners!It's time for our annual logo design awards and this year we would like to congratulate Elisha Leo as the winner of "Best Logo Designer of 2010." Our "Best New Logo Designer Award" goes to Chomp from the UK. Logo design has such a high competition rate that these t
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DesignCrowd,
12/24/2010 4:49:20 PM
2010 Web Designer Awards
2010 Web Designer Award Winners!
It's time for our annual web design awards and this year we would like to congratulate Xpiderz as the winner of "Best Web Designer of 2010"! DesignCrowd would also like to present Net Bloom as "
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DesignCrowd,
12/17/2010 12:43:49 PM
Startups have flourished in 2010. The last 12 months have yielded some fantastic success stories. Groupon is a standout and is currently receiving a lot of attention, buzz and press. Some believe the latest wave of start-ups are driving a dot-com recovery. Either way, as designers, it is interest
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DesignCrowd,
12/16/2010 4:23:09 PM
Need to design a fruit logo? Check out Clément Nicolle's tutorial below or hire Clément through his portfolio.You can also download the above free strawberry logo vector below!Tutorial by Clément Nicolle Clément Nicolle is a fre
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DesignCrowd,
11/29/2010 6:30:50 PM
Origami logos are in vogue. Learn how to make an origami logo design (like the one below) via this premium tutorial written by DesignCrowd's own Elisha Leo and published on BlueBlots!
You can also download the origami logo vector for free below!
Tutorial by Elisha
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DesignCrowd,
11/26/2010 6:52:32 PM
Businesses and designers can now use Facebook and Twitter to promote themselves via DesignCrowd!
We've integrated Facebook and Twitter features throughout DesignCrowd allowing project owners (businesses) and designers to share stuff on Facebook and Twitter with a click of a button!
Proje
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DesignCrowd,
11/26/2010 5:13:00 PM
Witkey is the Chinese word for crowdsourcing and (thanks to sites like TaskCN.com, Zhubajie.com and Witkey.com) Witkey might be (already) bigger business in China than crowdsourcing is in the US, UK, Australia or anywhere else in the world.
DesignCrowd CEO Alec Lynch recently gave a presentation at
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DesignCrowd,
11/19/2010 5:52:10 PM
Logo contests might be the best option for startup company looking for a new logo on a tight budget but a number of the world's most famous logos and big brands have benefited from the value and creativity that a good contest can generate. A logo contest or competition places an open call to design
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DesignCrowd,
11/19/2010 5:06:40 PM
Web design contests involve posting a brief and getting 20, 30, 50 (or sometimes 100-plus!) web design concepts from designers around the world. Clients all request different things - but one thing we often see requested by clients is "Creativity required!" so in this blog we will highlight wh
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DesignCrowd,
11/3/2010 12:45:21 PM
If you did a quick internet search to find the list of the largest employers in the world, you would get the following well-known organizations: Peoples Liberation Army, China, 2,300,000 employees Wal-Mart Stores, United States, 1,800,000 employees Indian State Railways, India, 1,400,000 employ
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DesignCrowd,
10/28/2010 11:28:15 PM
Dirt.com recently posted a logo contest on DesignCrowd ("Kick Ass Logo That Will Make You Famous") and in response received a whopping 630 playful logo designs. After recently selecting a winner (see below), Dirt.com founder Andrew Jacob agreed to share how he got 630 logo designs for $400!
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DesignCrowd,
10/28/2010 8:44:11 PM
Crowdsourcing (the process of using an open call contest or a 'crowd' of people to get something done) is a buzz word that was coined in Wired Magazine by author Jeff Howe in 2006, but the process of crowdsourcing was invented as early as 1714. Since then, crowdsourcing has helped create some
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DesignCrowd,
10/7/2010 3:59:27 PM
Poster design often provides great scope for creativity. Events, DJs and festivals all need posters and the nature of these clients allow for more creative graphic design. Below are 14 beautiful poster designs from our very talented community of poster designers.
You might also wish t
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DesignCrowd,
10/7/2010 3:09:31 PM
We're pleased to announce the winner of our designer widget
contest as Harry Jay (of HarryJay.org)!
Harry's widget received over 500 views in September and as the most viewed widget he'll receive "200 large" (i.e.
$200)!
1st Place $200 Widget Contest: Harry Jay
We'd love to see
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DesignCrowd,
10/7/2010 12:19:57 AM
In addition to the stellar growth of our graphic designer community, we're very pleased to announce that the DesignCrowd business is going gangbusters too! In the last 12 months we've grown the number of projects on our website by a whoping 797%!
Check out our excellent / exponential growth
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DesignCrowd,
10/7/2010 12:16:38 AM
DesignCrowd is proud to announce that in early October we signed up graphic designer number 20,000 (as of today we have 20,311 graphic designers - see our graphic designer directory)! Even more amazing is that these 20,000 designers come from 140 different countries! Most of our designer
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DesignCrowd,
10/7/2010 12:11:05 AM
We wanted to celebrate reaching 20,000 graphic designers on DesignCrowd and we thought "what celebration is complete without a collage or montage?" The answer: none. So, here is a collage of 2,000 or so random designers from our 20,000 (yes we cheated - it is not exactly 20,000)! Click th
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DesignCrowd,
10/5/2010 11:03:03 PM
Design contests can help you get creative designs and ideas from around the world but a design contest can also help you promote your product or service; generate positive
PR; engage with consumers or other businesses (i.e. potential
customers); generate buzz; and/or build a following on
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DesignCrowd,
9/14/2010 4:52:24 PM
If you are a new designer (perhaps with no designs in your portfolio and no customer feedback) you can create a basic 'Hire me' widget. Here's what a basic 'Hire me' widget looks like: Powered by DesignCrowd - Graphic Design Services Powered by DesignCrowd - Logo Design These widgets do
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DesignCrowd,
9/10/2010 6:32:19 PM
Print design encompasses flyer design, poster design and brochure design. The skills to produce all of these design types are similar but the techniques, software and skills used are quite different from those required for logo design or web page design.
Check out the 10 beautiful examples of
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DesignCrowd,
9/10/2010 1:29:22 PM
The other week I attended a series of expert round tables for small businesses and technology companies hosted by The Insight Exchange (topics included search marketing, content curration, iPhone app development etc). Each round table had about 10 people allowing for small, up-close interactio
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DesignCrowd,
9/1/2010 6:18:14 PM
Over the past few weeks we have been actively been asking designers what they would like to see in their my profile page. As such, we have been busy implementing as many of these feature requests as possible and we wanted to put a quick blog post detailing some of the changes (there are still more t
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DesignCrowd,
9/1/2010 5:16:28 PM
Have you ever submitted a bunch of designs to DesignCrowd and wished they automatically showed up on your personal website? Or maybe you are jumping up our designer rankings and would like to advertise this outside of DesignCrowd? Well we've heard you! Here at the DesignCrowd labs we have bee
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DesignCrowd,
8/5/2010 1:08:14 AM
DesignCrowd has (finally) launched a facebook group! http://facebook.com/DesignCrowd
Our DesignCrowd fan page is intended for both designers and businesses and their friends. We do not want this to be another boring coporat
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DesignCrowd,
8/3/2010 12:43:23 PM
Udaya Kumar (designer of the Indian rupee) has joined the DesignCrowd community as a designer (view Udaya's profile page here). Udaya (who we interviewed last week) specialises in graphic design, typography, type design and design research. Customers, businesses and design studios from a
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DesignCrowd,
7/28/2010 8:22:20 PM
Last week, the Indian Government completed one of the most successful, high-profile crowdsourcing projects ever when it revealed its new symbol for the Rupee () which was created through a public design contest (a fantastic example of crowdsourcing!).UdayaKumar, the winner of the contest (and now "d
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DesignCrowd,
7/15/2010 4:25:22 PM
Meet Crowdrise (www.crowdrise.com) an online fundraising service that is essentially a charitable crowdfunding site (based on the principles of crowdsourcing).
Crowdrise is genius and, at some level, a very pure form of crowdsourcing. Here's how it works:
If you need to fundraise for som
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DesignCrowd,
7/8/2010 3:51:49 PM
Wine Logo Designs and Wine Labels - Here are 6 famous wine logos (shown on the actual wine labels) for some of the most expensive wines and champagnes in the world ...
#1 - Grange Hermitage Label and Logo
A classic by the Australian brand Penfolds (a great wordmark logo).
#2 - Chateau M
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DesignCrowd,
7/1/2010 2:25:01 PM
About 4 years ago I was in New Zealand and I walked past a church with a clever, funny and striking billboard:I didn't take a photo at the time but, thank iGod, after 4 years of inaction someone did the hard work for me! Parking any comment of the copyright issues of this billboard, the point of th
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DesignCrowd,
6/29/2010 5:36:51 PM
Negative space logos are a particular type of logo that makes use of background colour (often white) to create something (such as a shape, icon or character). Negative space logo designs make for some of the most creative and striking logos you will find! Check out these 16 great examples of negativ
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DesignCrowd,
6/29/2010 1:29:22 PM
Crowdfunding websites are a new way to get money from the community / other people for your project, charity or business and they are an exciting new application of crowdsourcing!
Here's a definition of crowdfunding from Wikipedia:
Crowd funding (sometimes called crowd financing or crowd sourced
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DesignCrowd,
6/29/2010 12:06:29 PM
Crowdsourcing can take many forms - for example, you can crowdsource feedback, you can crowdsource t-shirts, you can crowdsource funding and (of course) you can crowdsource design (DesignCrowd is a crowdsourcing design website). Each crowdsourcing application uses a different process some us
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DesignCrowd,
6/9/2010 11:44:33 PM
To celebrate the release of the invite system (in addition to the new and improved designer portfolios), I thought I would spend some time looking through the designer directories and pick out some designers who may not be at the top of the designer lists (yet) but have some eye-catching designs wor
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DesignCrowd,
6/7/2010 6:11:13 PM
Recently, we came across TinEye (www.tineye.com) which is a brilliant, and currently free, resource for checking the originality of images online in seconds.
This is an incredibly useful tool for customers buying designs to help ensure the designs they purchase aren't infringing copyright
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DesignCrowd,
6/5/2010 8:41:37 PM
Dear designers,
As of yesterday (with the introduction of new paid invite system and new designer portfolios) participation payments now work differently. While each design contest is open to everyone, participation payments are essentially invite on
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DesignCrowd,
6/5/2010 8:32:14 PM
*Drum roll* ... the DC team is extremely proud to unveil brand new graphic designer directory!
We have launched directories for each of our product categories. Here are some examples:
Graphic designers
Logo designers
Web page designers
etc etc etc ...
We also h
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DesignCrowd,
6/5/2010 8:00:36 PM
Yesterday, DesignCrowd launched a new form of crowdsourcing - hybrid crowdsourcing. Its key feature is this: customers can invite specific designers to work on their design projects via paid invites and AT THE SAME TIME open their design contest up to any designer around the world who wants to subm
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DesignCrowd,
6/1/2010 5:13:49 PM
Congratulations to Zubin Kutar a pro blogger from WebTrafficROI in Canada for taking out DesignCrowd's $1,000 award for the blog with the most tweets (Zubin's blog received a wopping 205 tweets!). Yoiu
Our viral blog contest received 23 awesome entries from bloggers, designers and customer
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DesignCrowd,
5/24/2010 5:12:05 PM
Online forums are useful resources for small businesses. They can help you solve a problem; provide a means of business networking; and/or help you advertise your goods / services (particularly if you are offering a B2B product / service).
Here are 7 of the top online, free small business /
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DesignCrowd,
5/20/2010 4:39:10 PM
Customers are always asking "What happens if I don't like any of the designs?"
Well, now we have a good answer: We offer a 100% money back guarantee.
... but there's a catch to protect designers! :)
Here's how it works ...
Customers can now choose
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DesignCrowd,
5/18/2010 6:41:16 PM
We like to think that you (the users of DesignCrowd) drive the car; we just make sure the motor runs. On a regular basis, we receive hundreds of requests and updates to DesignCrowd. In fact, I can almost guarantee that whilst in the process of writing this blog, my inbox has already been filled with
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DesignCrowd,
5/5/2010 4:20:16 PM
If you didn't already know, we've just launched a DesignCrowd blog contest for $1,000! This page is to help you with any questions you have about the contest or DesignCrowd itself ...
(If you want to enter the contest go to: http://www.designcrowd.com/blog-contest)
Questions or C
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DesignCrowd,
5/5/2010 4:20:03 PM
Yo! We've just launched a DesignCrowd blog contest. Check it out here: http://www.designcrowd.com/blog-contest! Got questions? Visit this page to have all your questions answered!
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DesignCrowd,
4/30/2010 6:01:32 PM
Logo bids, in general, come in two forms:
1) Logos - actual, custom (sometimes finished) logo design concepts
2) Proposals - quotes or pitches to engage in future logo design work
The term "logo bids" is often used by businesses who use services like DesignCrowd's (but not really design
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DesignCrowd,
4/26/2010 11:28:21 PM
Almost every business needs a website and, more and more, businesses need websites with strong design (to stand-out from their competitors) and websites that convert (to ensure their advertising leads to sales). This year, DesignCrowd has seen an unprecedented demand for web design - in partic
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DesignCrowd,
4/26/2010 10:03:47 PM
DesignCrowd is fortunate to have a constant influx of new design talent. As at Monday 26 April 2010 9:53PM Sydney time we had 14,605 graphic designers on DesignCrowd.com. While we welcome all new talent to DesigngCrowd, here's 20 logo designers that have caught the eye of customers and t
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DesignCrowd,
4/26/2010 9:14:15 PM
DesignCrowd has now launched RSS feeds! These feeds are perfect for keeping up-to-date with our latest blogs (useful for business owners AND designers) as well as the latest design jobs as they're posted. These feeds will give you updates faster than our email notifications (as there c
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DesignCrowd,
4/19/2010 10:54:26 AM
Free logo design is tempting for businesses on a shoestring budget - but they can be a big mistake. Free logos are often cliche, cheap and impossible to trademark. Here are 5 free logos that are popular with businesses (and that use concepts most designers have toyed with at some point)
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DesignCrowd,
4/9/2010 1:21:43 PM
Simple logos are the best kind of logos - if you want proof of this, all you need do is look through the top 100 brands of the world.
In the universe of logos there are 5 main types: wordmark, lettermark, pictorial, abstract and emblem. By far and away, wordmark and lettermark logos
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DesignCrowd,
3/26/2010 4:56:49 PM
Designer-to-designer outsourcing (or D2D outsourcing) occurs when one designer or design related business (a company, studio or freelancer) uses another designer (such as another studio or freelance designer) to complete part or all of a client design project
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DesignCrowd,
3/26/2010 3:47:48 PM
Post any project on DesignCrowd in March and receive 50% off posting fees and any project upgrades! Remember to enter the code march-madness on step 5 of the order process to receive your discount!
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DesignCrowd,
3/26/2010 2:40:08 PM
Logo
redesigns are unavoidable as businesses naturally change and
design/marketing techniques improve over time. High profile logo
redesigns (good or bad) always garner publicity. However, bad
redesigns can get a lot more publicity than successful redesigns as A)
designers will jump
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DesignCrowd,
3/24/2010 5:01:35 PM
DesignCrowd is pleased to announce a number of changes to our site and our design brief / order system. These changes affect both customers buying designs as well as our designers. Changes to DesignCrowd include minimum budgets on Design Contests as well as the introduction of fixed pric
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DesignCrowd,
3/12/2010 12:53:41 PM
DesignCrowd has added some super cool features to our graphic design jobs page to make finding projects on DesignCrowd easier!
New Filtering
You can now:
Sort by the size of the job - to find graphic design jobs that are paying better!
Sort by when the job is closing - to su
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DesignCrowd,
3/10/2010 4:58:33 PM
Dear designers and readers of this blog,
DesignCrowd is growing fast (think Yao Ming as a teenager) and, as a result, we're looking to hire talented and smart designers, programmers and tech-savvy recruits.
We're looking for:
ASP.NET C#
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DesignCrowd,
3/4/2010 10:20:11 AM
To date on DesignCrowd, we've allowed customers to set any budget on projects with "no minimum". We wanted to let the size of the budget dictate the response and we wanted to keep the site as open as possible ('free market radical' style). Unfortunately, the open / market forces approa
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DesignCrowd,
2/23/2010 10:09:54 PM
Design contests put an army
of designers (sometimes tens of thousands) at your
disposal - harnessing this many people, naturally, requires thought and effort. Whether you're a small business with a small budget and a big idea (think 'the new drive-t
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DesignCrowd,
2/16/2010 2:58:15 PM
Today we officially launched our new graphic design outsourcing platform to help design related businesses outsource their client design projects! The platform allows you to discretely outsource a client design project (such as logo design) and then re-
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DesignCrowd,
1/27/2010 5:49:03 PM
Most regular DesignCrowd users would agree, we have come a long way. It's taken time but we are now in a position where we can confidently say: not only do we have a brilliant product but we also have a brilliant platform to support it. We rarely focus on the technology side of the site but in today
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DesignCrowd,
1/25/2010 1:35:41 PM
09 Lab has won the "Best Web Designer of 2009" award on DesignCrowd while Urban Ad from Australia has taken out the "Best New Web Designer of 2009" award.
Australians dominated DesignCrowd's 2009 Web Design Awards with three of the top five designers (Urba
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DesignCrowd,
1/25/2010 1:34:08 PM
Jason Shaw from Jace Design Canada has won DesignCrowd's inaugural "Best Logo Designer of 2009" award while DustinC (also from Canada) took out best newcomer.
Canadian designers dominated DesignCrowd's first ever Annual Logo Design Awards - three of the top five logo designers were from Ca
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DesignCrowd,
11/27/2009 10:00:04 AM
We received a fantastic response to the Brand Australia logo contest. 362 logos designs, 110 designers, 19 countries. A great example of the power of crowdsourcing. The winners (who are announced below) received an ice cold $2500 in cash.
B&T magazine's cover story today announced
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DesignCrowd,
11/24/2009 11:36:58 AM
What is DesignCrowd?
DesignCrowd is a marketplace for any type of graphic design from logo design, stationery design and web design to illustration, poster and t-shirt design.
Who is it for?
Designers: talented freelancers, studios and professionals
Businesses: start-ups, big
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DesignCrowd,
11/23/2009 9:25:18 PM
Dear DesignBay User,
DesignBay has been growing rapidly and to build on this I'm please to announce that we recently acquired and have now merged with another large freelance graphic design community. While we have kept everything that was great about DesignBay, our new name is "DesignCrowd"
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DesignCrowd,
10/13/2009 3:57:57 PM
G'day,
DesignBay with the help of our friends at B&T (yes, you heard me, B&T magazine the leading ad mag down-under) have launched a contest to get logo and tagline ideas for the Australian Government's new Brand Australia campaign! This campaign has been big news in Australia a
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DesignCrowd,
9/17/2009 2:09:36 PM
We are proud to unveil the greatest waratah logo ever made* and announce Dustin Crawford (of DustinC Canada) as the winner of our NSW Logo Contest. Unfortunately, but perhaps not surprisingly, the government has yet responded to our offers to donate any of the excellent (and improved) design
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DesignCrowd,
7/17/2009 8:08:36 PM
Designers!
The NSW Government has botched their new logo so we're going out on a limb and running a contest to give them a better one! We've just launched an in-house $1,000 contest to improve the New South Wales (NSW) government's new logo. Twitter about it, blog about it and (most i
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DesignCrowd,
7/8/2009 11:21:53 AM
Dear designers / anonymous blog-readers,
We've done a bunch of updates to DesignBay including improving your profile, improving how everyone views designs as well as more information on job brief pages. Get this - you can now post public reviews of other designs as well as report designs
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DesignCrowd,
6/5/2009 2:12:23 PM
Dear Customers and Designers,
DesignBay now requires that
customers prepay design contests. This means, for all new design contests,
customers must now deposit their full budget with DesignBay at the beginning
of the project. This will help protect designer rights, attract high
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DesignCrowd,
5/26/2009 2:40:26 PM
Firstly, thanks to everybody who came down
to CeBIT Webciety to visit us at the DesignBay stall. We met so many great
people, including other web start-ups, entrepreneurs, programmers,
designers and businesses of every size imaginable. It was an awesome
experience and it was great to hear ever
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DesignCrowd,
5/26/2009 1:39:25 PM
Hi all!
Non-Logo Contests (Website, Flyer, T-shirt, Brochure etc... Contests) Check them out!
Some astute designers may have noticed that
recently we have been getting more non-logo contests like website design jobs and contests, poster design jobs and t-shirt design jobs. These projects
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DesignCrowd,
5/10/2009 8:41:47 PM
DesignBay is proud to announce we will be running a crowdsourcing experiment as part of Webciety 2009 Sydney and we want you (designers, our customers and the public) to participate!
The Experiment
Task: Inv
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DesignCrowd,
4/30/2009 12:54:36 PM
Yo, we have news!
DesignBay is exhibiting at CeBIT Webciety Australia 2009 (which is a part of the broader CeBIT 2009 ICT tradeshow - a down-under, spin-off of CeBIT's massive European tradeshow). CeBIT is a brilliant IT, e-commerce and general geek/gadget tradeshow. There
will be m
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DesignCrowd,
4/29/2009 2:32:28 PM
DesignBay users needing design work done can now run private contests through DesignBay!
Private contests are only visible to logged in designers and keeps project brief hidden from the prying eyes of
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DesignCrowd,
4/4/2009 6:30:19 PM
Well done to the winners of the HI-TEC shoes icon design contests!
HI-TEC is a major international brand. This is great for your portfolio and should help you win over future clients! Keep your eye out for their work on the HI-TEC website and HI-TEC shoes in shoe stores ar
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DesignCrowd,
4/2/2009 5:10:49 PM
Yo!
You have been regular in submitting great designs, so you deserve this regular, metamucil-like blog! You might be interested in the new designer rankings just out for March 09 (published on our design jobs home page) and some improvements we've made recently to DesignBay marketplace!
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DesignCrowd,
3/12/2009 5:08:08 PM
HI-TEC have just posted their 3rd contest for icon design on DesignBay after getting an amazing number and quality of icon designs on their 1st contest submitted to their first project from a truly international design pool including designers from Mongolia, Texas, the UK, Canada and Australia.
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DesignCrowd,
3/9/2009 4:34:38 PM
Hola!
It has been a long time since I last blogged and it has been a long time since Michael Jackson toured. Fortunately (and unlike MJ) this will not be 'our last time' - I promise to make blogs more regular! The focus of this blog is 1) HI-TEC congratulations 2) welcome to some new
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DesignCrowd,
1/22/2009 7:47:54 PM
Dear Designers,
You may have noticed DesignBay has had some technical problems in the last 5 days. On Sunday 18th January our server experienced a problem and our system was dramatically affected. Customer logins stopped working and many of the brief pages were temporarily damaged and, unfo
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DesignCrowd,
12/20/2008 12:30:43 PM
DesignBay, 20/12/2008 Hi everyone, Jenny Witte or 'NiteOwl Designs' is a work-from-home mother and a great graphic designer who has sold a number of designs on DesignBay (she was #2 in our November graphic designer rankings)!
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DesignCrowd,
12/15/2008 1:49:53 PM
DesignBay, 15/12/2008 You might have seen our new offer to refer designers and get 1% of their earnings. This post is an explanation of what it's all about and why you should try it out! Help DesignBay, Help Yourself
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DesignCrowd,
12/8/2008 1:44:30 PM
Designers & DesignBay aficionado,
We have added 6 hot new features to DesignBay and you guys have added over 1000 designs in the last month. Our
customers love it! We have set the table and some of you are cooking
up Michelin star designs. Here is a recent testimonial from Aquatica (a
recen
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DesignCrowd,
11/20/2008 3:44:38 PM
DesignBay, 20/11/2008 Designers, friends & anonymous blog observers You can now communicate better with customers and get expect more detailed feedback from customers! We've just added some hot new features to the DesignBay w
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DesignCrowd,
10/29/2008 12:20:59 AM
Attn Designers. You can now review quotes and designs you have submitted through the Submissions section of your My Profile. You can also add an 'About' section to your public profile explaining about yourself or your business. We are working on some other improvements for designers that we'll l
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DesignCrowd,
10/13/2008 1:36:37 AM
DesignBay, 13/10/2008 Designers now have the opportunity to enter open brief design contests for web design - but some designers seem unsure whether or not to enter them. The question is:
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DesignCrowd,
9/29/2008 7:21:51 PM
DesignBay, 29/09/2008 Creative peoples and DesignBay contributors! During September we've had over $4000 of projects on DesignBay and we currently have around $2500 of open briefs still running!
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DesignCrowd,
9/8/2008 10:00:44 PM
DesignBay, 8/09/2008 Hey all! We've had lots of new projects lately! We're keen to hear what you think. There's currently over US$3000 of design contests up for grabs of DesignBay. We have small jobs, big jobs and fun jobs
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DesignCrowd,
8/19/2008 9:12:49 PM
DesignBay, 19/08/2008 We have been churning out improvements on DesignBay (and finding new projects) during August. Recent DesignBay.com improvements: You have a new login page (as of tod
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DesignCrowd,
7/20/2008 4:33:27 PM
Authorities on design publish articles on logo design trends every year but a closer look shows a common vein of 7 logo design styles that have been with us for at least 5 years. , These 'trends' appear to be withstanding the test of time, the question is: should we use them or should we avoid t
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DesignCrowd,
7/14/2008 1:23:07 PM
Our customers are clamoring
for more quotes and (incredibly) some projects are going without any
quotes. , If customers are not offering enough money for a logo design
or a web design - let's tell them!
A few designers have said "they're not offering enough money". , Well you
are
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DesignCrowd,
6/25/2008 7:05:03 PM
DesignBay, 25/06/2008 We've got some new customers who are requesting quotes on DesignBay. To clear up confusion there are two types of briefs on DesignBay Request for Quotes and Open briefs. Request for quotes is a project
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DesignCrowd,
6/25/2008 5:42:22 PM
DesignBay, 25/06/2008 We have a number of customers taking a very long time in deciding which design they want and sometimes not replying to emails. We think we've got the solution but we'd like to know what you think about it.
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DesignCrowd,
6/25/2008 5:22:14 PM
DesignBay, 25/06/2008 Lincoln Hotels & Suites have decided to close their brief 1 week early as they have already selected the logo they want to use. This is good news and bad news. It means the customer liked a
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DesignCrowd,
6/25/2008 5:20:10 PM
DesignBay, 25/06/2008 April has been a good month for DesignBay - we've had some fantastic submissions, new briefs and have added some new technology (like the automatic watermark). We have 4 briefs still open. Th
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DesignCrowd,
6/25/2008 5:20:10 PM
DesignBay, 25/06/2008 Web2.0 logos have a distinctive look and feel and often use techniques that break with accepted
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DesignCrowd,
6/25/2008 5:18:29 PM
DesignBay, 8/09/2008 Hey all! We've had lots of new projects lately! We're keen to hear what you think. There's currently over US$3000 of design contests up for grabs of DesignBay. We have small jobs, big jobs and fun jobs
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DesignCrowd,
6/25/2008 5:17:54 PM
DesignBay, 25/06/2008 The winners of the DesignBay logo brief have been released! We've selected joint winners (and the results did not go with voting). Congratulations to: Illumin8 Design
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DesignCrowd,
6/25/2008 5:17:26 PM
DesignBay, 25/06/2008 56 logo submissions, 25 designers, 5 place payments and 1 winner to choose. We have a tough decision to make in selecting the best logo for DesignBay and we'd really like your help in picking a good one.
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DesignCrowd,
6/25/2008 5:17:04 PM
DesignBay, 25/06/2008 The DesignBay website is not finished yet - it is ... yes, beta. However, rather than being a 'beta release' I like to think of it as a 'Subway cookie' release - half cooked, but still really good. We r
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DesignCrowd,
6/25/2008 5:16:38 PM
DesignBay, 25/06/2008 A (completed) connect-the-dots flyer Today we marketed DesignBay to creative talent at leading Australian design schools with our Connect-the-dots ad campaign. We canvas
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DesignCrowd,
2/28/2008 5:16:08 PM
DesignBay, 25/06/2008 Congratulations to Fiona Johnston for being our first designer to win a brief! Fiona earned US$300 for her winning design in the DesignBay Connect-the-dots Promo Ad Brief and then US$100 for making some
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DesignCrowd,
1/10/2008 5:15:25 PM
In 2007, the London Olympic Games Committee paid the Wolff Olins brand agency £400,000 for a logo that sparked a public backlash and was famously condemned as "a puerile mess, an artistic flop and a commercial scandal". I looked at that logo and thought "I know 10 people that could do better than t
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