Top 9 at 99 results: April 2013
The winner of April’s Top 9 at 99 proved the impossible — designer Gideon6k3 fit a HUGE elephant into a small square box! This is not magic, it’s just good design. We love everything, from the layout to the texture to the 3D shading of the ear. And we double appreciate the details in that …
Create 99designs’ next iconic Community T-shirt!
It’s been a fantastic year so far at 99designs — we had our 5 year anniversary, hosted our 200,000th design contest and have now paid out more than $50 million to designers all over the world! To celebrate, we’re running a contest for another 99designs Community T-shirt to join the ranks of the iconic fist …
Typefaces of the world: snapshots from the community
In our last Type Around Town post, we called upon the community to photograph awesome typeface implementations from their own neighborhoods. The point of this series is to appreciate the effect of good typography in the real world — in signs, ads, books, etc. — and not just on the web. Of course, artful typeface …
Create a sleek Photoshop button in 15 minutes
Buttons, buttons, buttons! You see these little fellas nearly everywhere you look on the web — on menus, contact forms and product pages (just to name a few). Since buttons are an integral part of the user experience, I’m going to show you how to create your own sleek button in Photoshop. It’s a fairly simple …
Designer profile: Stefaaan
Logo and illustration designer Stefan Petrov (aka Stefaaan) is a great role model for any fine artist looking to learn graphic design. With support from his friends, and an introduction to 99designs, he self-taught his way into a remarkable design style. Just look at his portfolio, and you’ll see designs full of unique details and concepts; not to …
Vote for Top 9 at 99: April 2013
Skunks, foxes, elephants and bears — oh my! April’s Top 9 at 99 seems to be the month of creatures, umbrellas AND so much more. Get up close and personal and check out the details in each of these designs. Vote for the designer you believe deserves the Top Designer Honor for April. The Top Designer will win a BustedTees year-subscription. …
Experts answer: what makes websites great
How many times have you bookmarked a beautifully crafted website? Not because the visual design was great, not because the interface was amazing, but because there was something special about it — everything worked. Great web design work is definitely a result of great skill, expertise and experience. You can read a lot of great …
50 brilliant book publisher logos
Harvard University Press re-designed its old seal (left) for a sleek new look (right) The world of book publisher logos caught our attention a few months ago with the celebrated re-design of Harvard University Press’s logo, which went from a stodgy seal to a minimal grid built to last on paper and digital pages alike. …
Check out the winner and runners-up of the Daft Punk poster contest!
With the upcoming release of Daft Punk’s new album Random Access Memories (May 21st to be exact!), we thought we’d have some fun and launch an unofficial poster contest in honor of the duo and their highly anticipated tunage. As per usual, we were BLOWN AWAY by the illustrations submitted by over 250 designers from around …
30 beautifully designed and functional mobile apps
There are an unimaginable number of apps available for smartphone users now, so it takes a lot to stand out in the crowd — both in functionality and design. We sloshed through hundreds of these apps to pick out some of the most beautiful mobile apps specifically for designers. So, turn your phone into your …
