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50 Good, Bad and Ugly Australian Startup Company Logos!

DesignCrowd - Monday, January 10, 2011

Despite the recent economic downturn, start-up companies are still proving to be at the forefront of economic growth. There have been some fantastic success stories in 2010 especially from the following list of 50 (whether their logos are good or not). Start up business 99Dresses (From Sydney Australia), for instance, allows people to exchange clothing using a purely online c Read more

50 Startup Logos from 2010

DesignCrowd - Friday, December 17, 2010

Startups have flourished in 2010. The last 12 months have yielded some fantastic success stories. Groupon is a standout and is currently receiving a lot of attention, buzz and press. Some believe the latest wave of start-ups are driving a dot-com recovery. Either way, as designers, it is interesting to reflect and see what design trends and styles are used by some of the world's newest and most Read 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

14 Beautiful Poster Design Examples

DesignCrowd - Thursday, October 7, 2010

Poster design often provides great scope for creativity. Events, DJs and festivals all need posters and the nature of these clients allow for more creative graphic design. Below are 14 beautiful poster designs from our very talented community of poster designers.           Read more

5 Famous Wine Logos and Labels

DesignCrowd - Thursday, July 8, 2010

Wine Logo Designs and Wine Labels - Here are 6 famous wine logos (shown on the actual wine labels) for some of the most expensive wines and champagnes in the world ...#1 - Grange Hermitage Label and LogoA classic by the Australian brand Penfolds (a great wordmark logo).#2 - Chateau Mouton Rothschild Label and LogoChanges the design on their label with every year.  Here are  Read more

Creative church billboard design example: iGod

DesignCrowd - Thursday, July 1, 2010

About 4 years ago I was in New Zealand and I walked past a church with a clever, funny and striking billboard:I didn't take a photo at the time but, thank iGod, after 4 years of inaction someone did the hard work for me!  Parking any comment of the copyright issues of this billboard, the point of this post is to highlight a creative way a non-profit organization can modernize its image through mar  Read more

Famous Logos - Top 100 Brands Keep it Simple

DesignCrowd - Friday, April 9, 2010

Check out these famous logo designs and why they've been so successful - Top 100 Brands Keep their logo design simple. Read more

7 Logo Design Trends

DesignCrowd - Sunday, July 20, 2008

Discover 7 logo design trends doing the rounds. From transparency to loops and a few in-between. Launch a logo contest to get a logo using one of these trends today! Read more

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