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Hipster Santa Claus, Hipster Elfs and Other Famous Christmas Characters as Hipsters

Hipster Santa Claus, Hipster Elfs and Other Famous Christmas Characters as Hipsters

Jo Sabin - Thursday, December 18, 2014

Christmas is approaching, and although Santa has a great beard, and the season is filled with sweaters, fairy lights, locally sourced produce, and possibly some gingerbread moustache cookies, DesignCrowd just didn't think there was enough 'hipster' at Christmas time. We launched a design contest and invited our designer community to makeover traditional Christmas characters as hipsters. Enjoy the results! Read more

Microsoft, Apple, Google Embrace Flat Design

Microsoft, Apple, Google Embrace Flat Design

Jo Sabin - Wednesday, December 17, 2014

The most popular operating systems in the world, Windows, iOS and Android, have slowly been shifting their design language to a more minimalistic and cleaner look that characterised by presenting data in grids, larger title headers, extensive use of whitespace, adoption of solid color palettes and condensed flatter font-types. Let’s take a look at how these 3 companies approach and implement flat design on their own OS and related services. Read more

How To Hire a Designer: Contractors, Agencies, Freelancers and Crowdsourcing

How To Hire a Designer: Contractors, Agencies, Freelancers and Crowdsourcing

Jo Sabin - Thursday, December 11, 2014

Dear business owner, do you need to get some marketing materials designed or perhaps you are considering a re-brand and now you're on the hunt for a designer. Choosing a designer doesn't have to be time-consuming or difficult. This post is about the different ways you can work with creatives. Should I hire a freelancer, outsource or crowdsource the design I need? Let's find out! Read more

Bling it on: 19 Disney Famous Disney Characters with Grills

Bling it on: 19 Disney Famous Disney Characters with Grills

Jo Sabin - Wednesday, December 10, 2014

A-list celebs like Beyonce, Rihanna, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, and Justin Bieber have all appeared in public sporting gold or platinum, often diamond studded, grills. With this fad taking off, we thought it would be great to see what unlikely candidates would look like if they let their hair down and wore some killer mouth bling. To kick it off, we started out with Disney. See the hilarious results now! Read more

Industry Spotlight: 20 Beautiful Hospitality, Restaurant and Cafe Logos

Industry Spotlight: 20 Beautiful Hospitality, Restaurant and Cafe Logos

Jo Sabin - Monday, December 1, 2014

In this industry logo design round up, we look at 20 eye-catching restaurant and cafe logos from the hospitality industry. In this group of designs, there were some clear trends budding logo designers and entrepreneurs should pay attention to - from illustration to typography, hospitality entrepreneurs and small business owners are investing in quality design. Read more

Four Reasons Your Company Letterhead Design Should Pop!

Four Reasons Your Company Letterhead Design Should Pop!

Jo Sabin - Monday, December 1, 2014

You might not realize it, but a letterhead is more than just a blurb at the top of a page. It contains everything your customers need to know about your business, conveyed in combination of your company name, logo and contact information. Having so little space to establish the message of your business means that a coherent design approach to your company's stationery is invaluable. Here are four important reasons your company letterhead should pop. Read more

Movember Special: Australian Politicians with Moustaches

Movember Special: Australian Politicians with Moustaches

Jo Sabin - Sunday, November 30, 2014

As the Australian public embraced Movember this year, we noticed that Australian politicians weren't getting into the spirit of things. To help them along, we launched a contest inviting our designers to photoshop realistic looking moustaches onto well-known Australian male politicians like Tony Abbott, Joe Hockey, Clive Palmer and Bill Shorten. The results speak for themselves. Read more

DesignCrowd 2014 Cyber Monday $1 Design Sale

DesignCrowd 2014 Cyber Monday $1 Design Sale

DesignCrowd - Sunday, November 30, 2014

DesignCrowd's 2014 Cyber Monday $1 Design Sale is on now. Pay just $1 to post your project to DesignCrowd's community of 400,000 designers. Start your logo design project now and watch as designs pour in over a few days. Provide feedback, eliminate designs you don't like and choose your favorite logo. Boom! You've just crowdsourced your dream logo. Read more

See Obama and other US politicians as tattooed camera-toting hipsters

See Obama and other US politicians as tattooed camera-toting hipsters

Jo Sabin - Friday, November 28, 2014

After months of campaigning, the US midterm elections have finally come to an end. Here at DesignCrowd we love to hipsterize pop culture icons like Disney characters, so we decided to lighten up the mood a little and see what politicians would look like as tattooed, camera-toting hipsters.  Read more

Why Small Business Should Start Crowdsourcing Branding and Graphic Design

Why Small Business Should Start Crowdsourcing Branding and Graphic Design

Jo Sabin - Friday, November 28, 2014

This article provides four compelling reasons for startups, small businesses and entrepreneurs to crowdsource creativity, specifically graphic design and branding assets.  Read more

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