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5 Advantages of Creating a Company Shirt

5 Advantages of Creating a Company Shirt

Jane Murray - Wednesday, October 21, 2015

With design costs such as logos and websites to consider, a new business owner may not want to even think about investing in a company shirt. But branded t-shirts can be a true workhorse for marketing, team spirit and company culture, so maybe it's time to give them some serious thought. Read more

5 Common Free Logos to Avoid

5 Common Free Logos to Avoid

Divya Abe - Tuesday, October 20, 2015

If you're a new business owner and considering using a free logo from the internet, take our advice: "Don't do it" . At the very least, stay well away from any of these five hopelessly overdone designs inexperienced creatives fall back on again and again. Using something free may seem like a good idea in the short term, but we guarantee you – you'll pay for it in the long run. Read more

Justin Bieber Exposed in 5 More Unflattering Photos

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

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

DesignCrowd Hits $30M in Projects

DesignCrowd Hits $30M in Projects

Kevin Bradford - Wednesday, October 14, 2015

We love big numbers at DesignCrowd. Our creative community has expanded to more than 485,000 designers. 7.5 million designs have been submitted to our contests. And now, we’re delighted to announce we have hit $30 million in projects. Read more

5 Charity Logos Making Champion Color Choices

5 Charity Logos Making Champion Color Choices

Jane Murray - Tuesday, October 13, 2015

With the multicolored line-up of awareness charity ribbons in the World today, it's easy for all the brands to become a blur. But there's good reason for charities to align themselves with strong colors, and we're here to show how that's done right. Read more

The 7 Steps of a Professional Design Process

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

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

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

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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