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Remember when, say, five years ago when “social media” was just a buzz-phrase tossed around by the kind of people who camped out in front of Apple stores the night before the release of the very first iPhone? (Yep, that was June 29, 2007!) Nobody predicted that sites like Facebook and Twitter would ultimately revolutionize …

Allison, 99designs’ Community Content Coordinator, works on a post for our Designer Blog using WordPress. (Read the first part of our “Getting your business online.” series) Once you have your awesome website design in hand – you can launch a website design contest here – your next step is to choose a Content Management System (CMS, for short). …

If you’re reading this, you’ve obviously heard of 99designs – but do you know how we got our start in Australia back in 2008, or how we’ve been able to secure our spot as the #1 online global marketplace for graphic design services? Who is the fearless leader helming the international 99designs ship (and what …

With Father’s Day just around the corner, 99designs would like to give a big shout-out to all the fabulous dads who have nurtured us, made us laugh, and taught us many of life’s important lessons.  And, of course, to recognize some of our favorite dad-worthy designs (and the entrepreneurs and designers behind them!): #1 - Not …

Chances are you’ve heard of the book “The Purpose Drive Life” by Rick Warren, an influential Christian pastor who founded Saddleback Valley Community Church in Southern California, a megachurch attended by 20,000 people weekly. The tome has sold well over 30 million copies in more than 50 languages worldwide since its publication in 1992. With …

A great logo quivers on the page. Its component parts at once complement and contrast, creating a slight tension that makes the whole look as though it is about to leap right off the screen. The key to achieving this effect is good composition, and as with all things that appeal to our senses, this …

We hear a lot from business and technology pundits that design is becoming an increasingly important factor in the success of companies, but does that sentiment trickle down to the people actually running small businesses and deciding how much emphasis to place on design work? To find out, 99designs polled 1,500 small business owners, start-ups, …

Today marks the final day of Britain’s Diamond Jubilee hailing the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s crowning, and it occurred to us that quite a few “royal” customers have passed through the gates at 99designs. While most of the designs we’ve selected to highlight below are aristocratic in name only, we’re pleased to reveal that …

Creating a business website from scratch is a little daunting for novices who don’t know the first thing about how the process works. (If that sounds like you, trust us, you’re far from alone!) But getting up and running online is not only vital to marketing your business or selling your product,  it’s not nearly …

Online shopping can be a hassle and a pretty significant time-suck – and if anyone sympathizes, it’s 99designs customer Kassie Rempel, founder of Kassie’s Closet. Kassie’s Closet (or “The Closet,” as Kassie refers to it) is dedicated to making women’s experience shopping online for clothes and accessories easier and more fun. 99designs spoke to Kassie …