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How To Write a Design Brief in 10 Steps

How To Write a Design Brief in 10 Steps

DesignCrowd - Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Learn how to set a budget, deadline, and clear requirements for your design project. A detailed brief ensures smooth collaboration with designers. Read more

Where To Use Handwritten Fonts

Where To Use Handwritten Fonts

Divya Abe - Monday, March 7, 2016

We don't see too much handwritten design around anymore, mainly because it can be tricky to use for responsive design (which nowadays is just about all digital design). But a good handwritten font totally still has its time and place, be it fancy calligraphy or messy block letters. You can even make your own! Take a look here to find out where handwriting can still be a winning design choice. Read more

25 Winning Sports Logos Crowdsourced Online

25 Winning Sports Logos Crowdsourced Online

Jane Murray - Saturday, March 5, 2016

Designing logos for sports teams is its own special kind of magic, as the design does not seek to sell products, but teamwork, commitment and inspiration. A well-designed sports logo communicates all of these values and more through careful choices of color, shapes and imagery. Take a look here at some of our favorite sports designs coming out of DesignCrowd and BrandCrowd. Read more

20 Movie Posters Redesigned With One Letter Changed In The Original Title

20 Movie Posters Redesigned With One Letter Changed In The Original Title

Kevin Bradford - Friday, March 4, 2016

Movie posters have remained an iconic way for promoting a new film, despite the digital age. But what if there was an error in the printing, and the movie title was one letter off? Our design community here at DesignCrowd took well known movies and changed the artwork to show how the context changed if one letter was altered. Read more

Top Central and South American Designers Who Have Earned $10k+ On DesignCrowd

Top Central and South American Designers Who Have Earned $10k+ On DesignCrowd

Kevin Bradford - Thursday, March 3, 2016

With cultures stretching back thousands of years, the history of Hispanic artworks around the world is rich and varied. The stunning design influences are visible not only across Europe, but across many parts of Central and South America, as well as right here on DesignCrowd. Read more

DesignCrowd’s Creative Community Grows To More Than 500k Designers

DesignCrowd’s Creative Community Grows To More Than 500k Designers

Kevin Bradford - Wednesday, March 2, 2016

With our ever expanding reach, we were recently able to celebrate the half-a-millionth designer joining DesignCrowd. It means we now have 500,000+ designers registered on the site, from 124 countries around the world, all ready to start offering quality creative ideas to our customers. Read more

Four Famous Brands That Should Rebrand To Stay Relevant

Four Famous Brands That Should Rebrand To Stay Relevant

Jane Murray - Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Rebranding is not just for companies left in the midst of scandal. Sometimes the progression of time makes for branding that feels seriously outdated. Sometimes just sprucing up the color scheme and polishing the webpage, isn't enough. Here's how we think 4 famous brands could fight the current of time. Read more

10 Famous Sports Teams' Logos That Were Rebranded In The Past Year

10 Famous Sports Teams' Logos That Were Rebranded In The Past Year

Divya Abe - Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Maintaining the highest standards and continuously seeking to improve are just as important in branding as they are in sport. If something isn't working, it's important fix it to avoid injury sooner rather than later. Here's how some famous sports teams chose to remedy their logo issues, to ensure a successful future. Read more

29 Unusual Logos To Honor February 29 Leap Day

29 Unusual Logos To Honor February 29 Leap Day

Jane Murray - Monday, February 29, 2016

Everybody loves something a bit out of the ordinary to break up the daily routine, and we at DesignCrowd are definitely no different. Sometimes we're treated to particularly obscure or funny contest briefs or designer interpretations. Sharing unusual and ingenious logo designs is one of our favorite pastimes in the office, and today we'll share some of our favorites with you. Read more

34 Company Logos Inspired by Pantone's Colors Of The Year Since 2000

34 Company Logos Inspired by Pantone's Colors Of The Year Since 2000

Divya Abe - Saturday, February 27, 2016

Pantone colors of the year are used to inspire design trends across many industries, as they perfectly capture contemporary emotions, changing attitudes, and new challenges the world faces. We have rounded-up the colors of the year since 2000, along with some of our favorite crowdsourced logo designs using them. Read more

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