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Alternative Design Suggestions For The New Zealand Flag

Kevin Bradford - Wednesday, October 28, 2015

With New Zealand moving ever closer to a referendum on whether it should change a key element of its national identity, we thought we'd 'flag' (apologies), some design suggestions our global community of creatives came up with. In case there is no stand-out candidate from the official selection to compete against the current flag, here is our Top 5 from our competition for consideration. Read more

Politicians Past And Present From Around The World Are Given A Man Bun

Kevin Bradford - Monday, October 26, 2015

After a photo went viral of US Presidential candidate Donald Trump sporting a stylish man bun, we thought we’d ask our community of designers to imagine other political personalities with the hipster inspired haircut. Here are our favorite photoshopped images. Read more

Designer Interview: Oregon Based Photoshop Specialist Joel Krebs

Kevin Bradford - Friday, October 23, 2015

What started out as a pastime involving altering photos for social media has now become a fully fledged career for Oregon based designer Joel Krebs. A winner of multiple design competitions on DesignCrowd, jkrebs04, as he goes by, has plenty of helpful advice to offer aspiring designers. Read more

5 Stylish Celebrity Logos

Jane Murray - Friday, October 23, 2015

With Kanye West apparently announcing his bid for POTUS 2020, we thought it'd be a perfect time to create a personal logo for him. But why stop there? Instead of limiting ourselves, we asked our designers to create logos for all their favorite celebrities. Some of our stand-outs are right here! Read more

Justin Bieber Exposed in 5 More Unflattering Photos

Kevin Bradford - Friday, October 16, 2015

After Justin Bieber was photographed in the nude while on holiday recently, we wondered if there were any more unflattering pictures of the pop-superstar out there. And thanks to the combined creative talents of our extensive design community, we were able to dig up this set of beauties. Read more

5 New Facebook Buttons We Want Right Now

Jane Murray - Thursday, October 15, 2015

Whether Mark Zuckerberg actually announced a 'Dislike' button for Facebook last month remains open to conjecture. What is clearer, is a series of icons is being developed for users to better respond to posts on their newsfeeds. So in a bid to predict what the designs might look like, we asked our designers to come up with more iconic buttons social media users could click to express common thoughts and emotions. Read more

The 7 Steps of a Professional Design Process

Divya Abe - Monday, October 12, 2015

The path from an initial client proposal to a successfully implemented design is not always an easy one, and there's lots a designer has to remember along the way. If you're a bit worried about managing your own projects effectively, this article takes you from reading the client brief all the way to sending over your completed file. Read more

5 Screaming T-shirt Designs for Loud Shirt Day

Jane Murray - Sunday, October 11, 2015

DesignCrowd has partnered with Loud Shirt Day to raise funds for First Voice, an organization which provides listening and spoken language therapy services to hearing impaired children and and their families across Australia and New Zealand. To help them raise awareness, we got our designers to come up with some screamingly awesome t-shirt designs. Read more

Interview: UI UX Designer Laurentia Lisa Setiawan

Kevin Bradford - Friday, October 9, 2015

After graduating from university in Singapore with a major in IT, Indonesia based Laurentia Lisa Setiawan realised her real passion lied in web and mobile UI design. She is now one of DesignCrowd's Top 200 designers, and has earned more than $22,000 through entering competitions. Read more

Iconic Movie Stars from the Golden Age of Cinema in Today's High Street Fashion

Kevin Bradford - Friday, October 9, 2015

Movie stars from the golden age of cinema are remembered for their suave style and glamour. But what would these fashion icons look like if they were dressed in modern everyday clothes? DesignCrowd asked its community of designers to Photoshop some fashionable ensembles onto the Hollywood idols of yesteryear. Read more

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