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Crowdsourcing in Australia ... from the Australian Flag to Australia's Global Crowdsourcing Hub

Crowdsourcing in Australia ... from the Australian Flag to Australia's Global Crowdsourcing Hub

Jo Sabin - Thursday, August 1, 2013

Australians have been crowdsourcing since 1901.  Fact. From the national flag to the Sydney Opera House, Australians have embraced the idea that a good idea can come from anyone, anywhere. Perhaps its our geographic isolation, our outward export-focused economy, small population or our cultural tendency towards egalitarianism and meritocracy. Read more about crowdsourcing national icons! Read more

How Obama Crowdsourced Poster Design: 5 Ways Politicians Are Leveraging Crowdsourcing

How Obama Crowdsourced Poster Design: 5 Ways Politicians Are Leveraging Crowdsourcing

Jo Sabin - Thursday, July 11, 2013

Most political crowdsourcing is being used in one of five ways: to build a political profile, to give citizens a voice, for fundraising, to gather help in times of crisis, and in conjunction with social media. This blog post explores how politicians and governments around the world are using crowdsourcing to canvas views, boost creativity, engage audiences on issues, generate buzz, and raise funds. Read more

Case Study: How I Crowdsourced My Book Cover Design

Case Study: How I Crowdsourced My Book Cover Design

Jo Sabin - Wednesday, May 8, 2013

In this DesignCrowd customer case study, entrepreneur and author, Dane Pymble of Small Business Wizardry shares his experience of crowdsourcing design for his new eBook, 'Start Your Small Business - A Step By Step Guide' published in 2013. Read more

10 Big Brands Crowdsourcing on DesignCrowd

10 Big Brands Crowdsourcing on DesignCrowd

Jo Sabin - Friday, September 21, 2012

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 indie folk band Bon Iver crowdsourcing tattoo design from fans of the band, to artists looking for funding for exhibitions on Indiegogo or entrepreneurs on Kickstarter, getting ideas (and cash) from the crowd is making headlines and helping brands grow. Here are 10 big brands crowdsourcing on DesignCrowd. Read more

Bid on My Design! How to Get the Best Designers Bidding on Your Project

Bid on My Design! How to Get the Best Designers Bidding on Your Project

DesignCrowd - Friday, June 17, 2011

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 bids for logo design that clients receive.  Want to attract the very best designers to your project? It can be done. In this article, we outline three ways to get our top ranked designers bidding. They'll be most effective together, but  Read more

6 Unusual Crowdsourcing Projects

6 Unusual Crowdsourcing Projects

DesignCrowd - Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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 that you may not have even thought of. Crowdsourcing allows you to be creative and inventive with your projects and not just the designs. Wh Read more

DesignCrowd TV: What is Witkey?

DesignCrowd TV: What is Witkey?

DesignCrowd - Friday, November 26, 2010

Witkey is the Chinese word for crowdsourcing and might be (already) bigger business in China than crowdsourcing is anywhere else in the world. DesignCrowd CEO Alec Lynch gave a presentation on crowdsourcing at the 2010 Witkey and Crowdsourcing Conference in China. Read more

5 Famous Logo Contests - Toyota, Google, Wikipedia & More!

5 Famous Logo Contests - Toyota, Google, Wikipedia & More!

DesignCrowd - Friday, November 19, 2010

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 designers to submit designs to suit a brief. Once the call has been placed any designer who can see it is Read more

The biggest employer in the world: a Chinese Crowdsourcing Site?

The biggest employer in the world: a Chinese Crowdsourcing Site?

DesignCrowd - Wednesday, November 3, 2010

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 employees National Health Service, UK, 1,300,000 employees Deutsche Post, Germany, 502,545 employees H Read more

Crowdsourcing Is Not New - The History of Crowdsourcing (1714 to 2010)

Crowdsourcing Is Not New - The History of Crowdsourcing (1714 to 2010)

DesignCrowd - Thursday, October 28, 2010

Crowdsourcing 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 of the world's greatest inventions and biggest brands. Read the blog to find out more about how crowdsourcing competitions have shaped our lives. Read more

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