Beyond the Pen Tool: A creative blog by DesignCrowd

Famous Scenes from Romance Movies Get a Food Makeover

Jo Sabin - Tuesday, May 3, 2016

With the world's foodie entrepreneurs regularly dishing up newfangled creations from cronuts, ramen burgers to sushi burritos and more, we decided it high time to combine our twin loves of romance movies with....food! So we launched a Photoshop community contest inviting our designers to give romance film scenes a makeover. Read more

How to Create an App: 6 Steps to Create Your Own Money Making App

Josh Borja - Monday, May 2, 2016

So you've got an idea for a (really cool/awesome/going-change-the-world/pay your rent) app? App design is trending at the moment; people are jumping at the chance to become the next 'app-reneur'. However, there is a lot of planning involved with creating the app; and in my mind it's just as demanding as creating a small business. In this post, we have done the research and set out six easy tips for creating your own app. Read more

Animal Themed Vet Logo Designs To Celebrate World Veterinary Day

Kevin Bradford - Saturday, April 30, 2016

The caring nature of vets is often reflected in their logo designs. There is a prominent use of greens and blues, which suggest health and trust, as well as soft animal shapes to evoke empathetic emotions. So if you're looking to find a pet themed logo design, scroll down for some inspiration, or launch your own logo contest here. Read more

Is Offline Marketing Completely Obsolete? Reasons Why Your Business Still Needs To Be Offline

Jessica Walrack - Friday, April 29, 2016

It goes without saying that online marketing is a must for most businesses today, but is offline marketing completely obsolete? Absolutely not! In fact, there is a significant opportunity your business is missing if you are not taking advantage of offline marketing tactics. Read more

Interview With Anand Thangavel aka PB, our No.1 Ranked Designer!

Jo Sabin - Thursday, April 28, 2016

Here's a special interview with our no. 1 ranked designer, who you know by his moniker - PB. Since joining the community, PB has climbed the DesignCrowd designer rankings, producing winning designs and delighting customers. But this curious, hard-working and self-described 'nocturnal' designer didn't earn his first million through luck. Read more

10 Beautiful Flyer Designs on DesignCrowd

Clancy Clarke - Thursday, April 28, 2016

Print design encompasses flyer design, poster design and brochure design. The skills to produce these design types are similar but the techniques, software and skills used are quite different from those required for logo design or web design.Check out the 10 beautiful examples of flyer and brochure designs below. Read more

How a Blog Can Benefit Your Business: Using Content to Get New Customers

Sam Costa - Wednesday, April 27, 2016

One of the best ways to drive up business is with strong customer engagement. This applies almost universally, across industries and sales methods.The idea is that any business which keeps customers in communication is going to get repeat orders from those customers. This is where the blog comes in. Read more

Ten Startup Logos From The Top Startup Companies In The U.S.

Jessica Walrack - Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Start-up companies are known for their innovation, and a big part of them launching successfully, and remaining recognizable in the competitive marketplace, is having the right company logo. It needs to be immediately memorable, and the brand needs to be prepared to refresh to stay on trend. Read more

15 Plumbing Logo Designs To Mark Hug A Plumber Day

Kevin Bradford - Monday, April 25, 2016

Today is national (maybe international, why not?) Hug a Plumber Day (yes, it exists), gives us all a chance to thank the wrench wielding wonders for their fabulous work. For our show of appreciation, we've round-up some of the best plumbing logo designs created for the plumbing industry by the talented designers at DesignCrowd and BrandCrowd. Read more

US Presidential Candidates Imagined As Game Of Thrones Characters

Kevin Bradford - Sunday, April 24, 2016

With the season premiere of Game of Thrones, the creative community at DesignCrowd used their Photoshop skills to combine characters from the show with the US presidential candidates. Brace yourself, quality design is coming. Click to see Donald Trump et al decked out in fantasy medieval regalia. Read more

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