Designer Blog

We talk a lot about what type of design work we value on our site — functional, memorable and above all, original. A few months ago we decided to put our money where our mouth is and began a $9,999 contest in search of the prized Platypus, a designer whose work exemplifies the qualities we …

Fahmi Fadly – Jabar, Indonesia 99designs handle: Simolio Projects won: 58 The industries of music and art are often intertwined and music is, in fact, how designer Fahmi Fadly (aka Simolio) got his foot in the door of graphic design. Fahmi played in a punk rock band throughout high school and designed the logo for his group, …

Arnesia Yada – Perth, Australia 99designs handle: Meadow Contests Won: 13 What Arnesia Yada cherishes most about being a freelance graphic designer is being able to enjoying the simple moments in life (such as having an early cup of Joe before prepping her young son for school). As a full-time designer with her husband, who is simolio on 99designs, …

Dmitry Grigorev – Russia 99designs handle: D! Projects won: 29 Attending Magnitogorsk University in the rugged Ural Mountains region of Central Russia, Dmitry Grigorev was all set to earn a degree in Linguistics when his other passion, graphic design, fatefully interfered. He impulsively switched departments to pursue his artistic inclinations and, 6 years of study later, …

David MVC Sumanti – Indonesia 99designs handle: GiaKenza Projects won: 120 How did you get started in design? When I was a child, I was always intrigued with printed materials, like boxes of cigarettes and bottle caps. All cigarette boxes are same in shape but their branding makes them different. I started painting cigarette boxes and bottle …

Design, as many of us well know, is never a one-step process (if it is, we suggest you consult our originality policy). baspixels, one of our star designers, was sporting enough to chat with us about the particular method to his madness — or, at least a few of his key pivots in getting from …

Elena Dodevska – Macedonia 99designs handle: TwinkleBee Projects won: 49 What is your background in design? How did you first get started? Well, lets see… it was a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away… no wait, that’s another story :D I first got started when I was a little girl. I was always in …

James Clark – Bromley, England, U.K. 99designs handle: fatboyjim Contests Won: 54 With an educational background in Design Marketing, James Clark has led a successful career in the field of graphic design for many years. Some of James’ experiences have even led him afar – a design competition that he won gave him a once-in-a-lifetime journey across the United …

Stephanie Lok – Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 99designs handle: stephanielok Projects won: 8 Originally from Malaysia, Stephanie Lok moved to Australia as a teenager. Since then, Stephanie has happily called Melbourne her creative home – a place where design inspiration and talented individuals are plentiful and creative opportunities are easily found. Last year, Stephanie completed her degree in Design at RMIT. …

Kim Hubball – England, United Kingdom 99designs handle: kimvc Projects won: 117 Designer Kim Hubball, known as kimvc in our design community, is all about learning and gaining from experience. To Kim, losing a contest isn’t necessarily something bad – it can be viewed as an experience that helps maintain her skills and also a way that one …