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10 of the Best Productivity Apps for Designers

10 of the Best Productivity Apps for Designers

Divya Abe - Monday, August 17, 2015

Being a freelance designer can be a pretty daunting task, not least when needing to organize your workflow and manage deadlines. Thankfully technology has much to offer in terms of apps and programs to simplify your life. Here's our picks for the top 10 apps that'll help you streamline your design business! Read more

8 Simple Steps to Convert Hand Drawings into Vectors

8 Simple Steps to Convert Hand Drawings into Vectors

Divya Abe - Monday, August 17, 2015

Illustrator and Co are great tools for designers of course, but sometimes no amount of digital innovation can substitute good, old-fashioned pen and paper. Of course, with the majority of design work and team collaboration happening online these days, those beautiful hand drawing will need to go digital sooner or later. Here's a tutorial on how to turn your hand-drawn sketch into a fully functional digital vector. Read more

UI/UX Tips for Mobile App Design

UI/UX Tips for Mobile App Design

Divya Abe - Friday, August 14, 2015

App design revolves around simplicity for user interaction but the visual design doesn't have to be. Will your audience have an immersive experience if your app has a minimal interface or elaborate animations? In this article we share a few basic guidelines based on our experience that will drive the optimal user experience in your app design. Read more

15 Sophisticated Black and White Logos from Famous Brands

15 Sophisticated Black and White Logos from Famous Brands

Hanna Schenkel - Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Ever heard the phrase "x is the new black"? Here's a secret: That's never true. Nothing will ever be the new black, because black is timeless, versatile, and stunning – when used correctly, that is. Black can be paired with just about any other color to stunning success, but there's a certain magic to the good, old-fashioned winning combination of black and white. In this installment of our series on colorful logos, we take a look at our favorite black and white designs. Read more

Top 25 Free Fonts of 2015

Top 25 Free Fonts of 2015

Divya Abe - Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Any designer knows a great font can make or break a design. Graphic and digital designers love free fonts. To make our designers' jobs a little easier in this article we've curated 25 must-have 100% free fonts including Aileron, Bauru and more hot fonts from 2015 you can put to good use in your design projects.  Read more

Shabani (the Handsome Gorilla) in Nike, Nespresso, Calvin Klein and Other Big Brand Ads (FUNNY)

Shabani (the Handsome Gorilla) in Nike, Nespresso, Calvin Klein and Other Big Brand Ads (FUNNY)

Hanna Schenkel - Wednesday, July 29, 2015

While marketers still ponder what makes a piece of content 'go viral', the world took notice when Shabani the strangely handsome Gorilla from Japan became an overnight internet animal celebrity sensation. We thought it would be fun to see Shabani endorsing big brands like Nike, Nespresso or Calvin Klein - brands known for their celebrity endorsements - and invited our designers to photoshop Shabani into the ads of the world's top brands. Check out the results! Read more

10 Rainbow Designs to Celebrate US Marriage Equality

10 Rainbow Designs to Celebrate US Marriage Equality

Hanna Schenkel - Wednesday, July 29, 2015

When the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of legalizing gay marriage across all states, and immediately rainbow-colored celebrations started sprouting everywhere. Some of the world's most recognizable brands took to rainbow logos in support of the ruling. Here we selected some of our favorites, and also snuck in a few DesignCrowd logos that rock the rainbow all year round! Read more

Best of DesignCrowd Contests: Top Sports Logos Get a New Look

Best of DesignCrowd Contests: Top Sports Logos Get a New Look

Hanna Schenkel - Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Merchandise and branding are hugely important for sports teams in the big leagues. And what could be more important to a successful brand than the perfect logo? DesignCrowd's logo designers have proven time and again that they have what it takes to create winning logo designs, so we thought we'd challenge them with the ultimate test: redesign the logos of some of the world's most recognizable and competitive sports teams. So who is the winner of this ultra-competitive round-up? We'll let you decide! Read more

Design Contest: Imagine Donald Trump as US President

Design Contest: Imagine Donald Trump as US President

Hanna Schenkel - Monday, July 27, 2015

In June, Donald Trump announced his intention to run for POTUS 2016, but since then his media coverage has been rather unfortunate. We've decided to lend him a helping hand and allow Americans to picture the orange mogul in the oval office, as well as give him some expert ideas on a logo that will surely bring his campaign to victory. Check out the designs now! Read more

Music to Our Ears: 10 Designs from Album Covers to Band Logos

Music to Our Ears: 10 Designs from Album Covers to Band Logos

Hanna Schenkel - Monday, July 27, 2015

For music fans, the posters, album covers and logos of a band or performer often become just as popular and iconic as their music. Here we've put together some of our favorite entries to musical DesignCrowd competitions, from re-designed album covers, original band logos and fan t-shirts to a visual representation of what music feels like for Spotify's #NowFeeling campaign. Enjoy! Read more

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