Designer Blog

Aloha, designers! Please meet Community Director, Jason Aiken’s sweet and totally-cute dogs, Job and Lily. Job and Lily have a love for professional swimming and we are going to use one of Illustrator’s brilliant design tools to show off their skills — the clipping mask. What is a Clipping Mask? A clipping mask is a shape (called …

If the number of typefaces out there seems overwhelmingly gigantic, even infinite, that’s because it is. Digital technologies have made the creation, distribution and use of fonts amazingly easy. As a result, brilliant type designers are constantly at work on new, interesting ways to shape our alphabets. You can rest assured that there will be …

At 99designs, we cherish relationships and are proud to have a platform that connects designers and clients, even past a contest win. We regularly hear from designers who have built their business’ foundation solely from the clients they’ve met through our site, and these stories are what we love to honor and share. When 99designer Caryn Garabette created the …

As a designer, you utilize artistic elements and principles to help create beautiful and effective designs. This series will make you more aware of what those design principles are and how you can employ them to make your designs even better! This is part II of a three-part series: Back to basics, part I: the elements …

In the previous Words for Winners, we uncovered marketing tips to ensure you build lasting relationships with your clients. So you’ve built your clientele, now what? To become a truly respected and noteworthy designer, you have to constantly push your skills and practice design. In this final part, you will learn how to do just that …

April’s Top Designer, and winner of the iPod Nano with a watchband case is DooShan. DooShan created a modern, bold and professional logo that effectively communicates Event Butler’s mission in one quick glance. He combined the company’s name and graphic into one solid emblem, making it easy for the client to incorporate into any layout: posters, banners, stickers, etc. And the icing on …

Typography is a designer’s secret weapon. It may not be as pronounced as a graphic component, but master the art of choosing the right type — something fresh and gripping — and you’ll have a distinct edge over your less enlightened peers. Among the designers who do know how to use type, there are two …

We ran across TinBacicDesign during March’s Top 9 at 99 and instantly noticed the pride he puts into his work. He not only creates designs of high quality but pairs those designs with eye-catching presentations. Tin Bačić – Croatia 99designs handle: TinBacicDesign. Projects won: 24 How did you get started in design? When I was young, I used to draw on wallpaper …

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It’s April! We have chosen the top 9 designers that we thought had exceptional April wins from the following categories: Logo Design Web Design All other categories combined Now it’s your turn to vote for the designer you believe deserves Top Designer honors. The designer voted Top Designer will win an iPod Nano with a watchband case. Here are the Top 9 for March: lunaris247 …