Designers’ New Year’s resolution for 2012
It’s the morning of January 1st and “Happy New Years” is still ringing in your ears from the previous night. Today is the day you will start your new year’s resolutions. Sure… last year you didn’t quite hit the gym weekly or, if you’re like me, finish “that big project” you’re so passionate about. Luckily… 99designs …
99designs free holiday card designs!
99designs recently ran two contests for Christmas and Holiday Cards that we are now offering for FREE download! Click here if you’d like a Christmas card. Click here if you’d like a Holiday card. All you have to do is print them out (or get them professionally printed through our partner, Printing for Less) and write a personal message for all …
What not to do: overdone and overused logos
Can you have too much of a good thing? Eat too much cake and you might get sick. Exercise too much and you might hurt yourself. Listen to the same hit song over and over – you’ll never want to hear it again. The same goes for graphic design. The following article illustrates what NOT …
1-to-1 invoicing update: shortlisted and readymade
Have you heard of our 1-to-1 invoicing, the system that helps designers and CH continue their relationship after the end of a contest? It lets the designer bill the contest holder for FUTURE work, so if you want to continue your relationship with a CH after the end of a contest it can be done …
The color black in print design
There are several colors of black in the digital world and you want to avoid choosing the wrong black, so it doesn’t smudge or look blurry when printed. In this tutorial, I will talk about the different colors of black that you should use, and not use, in Print design. RGB vs. CMYK RGB (Red, …
Let the games begin: Cut&Paste design tournament revs up worldwide
Too often, the modern graphic designer becomes a lone ranger, laboring in the presence of her tools but not her peers. Ideas flow better, though, with the addition of face-to-face interaction. We get this – that’s why we encourage our designers to meet up. Cut&Paste, the worldwide digital design tournament, takes it a step further, …
Save 50-90% off SitePoint’s design books in December
For the last ten years, our good friends at SitePoint have been helping web developers and designers get their hands on better resources for their profession that include books, ebooks and articles across a range of subjects. Each year as the holiday season approaches, SitePoint get’s into the spirit of things – this December, they …
Designer profile: stephanielok
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. …
Earthy and artsy alternatives for professional web design
Web design for a professional business doesn’t have to be boring! Here are a couple of guidelines to drag your web design out of the doldrums, along with some great earthy and artsy examples: Healthcare Redbrick Health adds a little texture, which is a great way to mix up your design and bring a website down …
Staged contests and a new $9,999 promotion
BIG NEWS! For the past two months we have been testing a new Staged Contest model on gold contests. The test has been a BIG success and we are now rolling out Staged Contests across the site with a special $9,999 promotion to boot! What’s Different? Contests will now be broken up into 3 distinct stages*. …
