5 tips on how to prepare a design presentation
You lost. The work was on brief, you spent hours getting it ready and the client generally loved it. So what happened? All things being equal, I’d say someone else had a better presentation. Your work was good but the way you tried selling it wasn’t. The client simply went for something more convincing, tangible …
10³x.01 nerd-tastic designs
Calling all nerds! It’s common knowledge that nerds rule, and by transitivity, designs that incorporate nerds also rule. The brilliance of nerdy designs lies in the fact that they convey a sense of approachability and expert knowledge. So without further ado, lets talk nerdy. Nerd Auction logo by CrankyBear Glasses, check. Pocket protector, check. Handsome smile, …
Let’s celebrate! 99designs hits 200,000 contests [video included]
It’s time to celebrate! Remember a couple of months ago when we reached 200,000 designers? Today, 99designs has reached another MAJOR milestone: we’ve hit 200,000 contests! That means we’ve paid out almost $50 million dollars to our designers, and we’re so excited to be able to share this success with our community. Without your help, …
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with these lucky designs
St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner and no matter what corner of the world you live in, whether in Ireland herself or somewhere abroad, St. Patty’s has become a celebration of Irish culture for the entire globe. The celebration features, in addition to massive beer drinking, a number of visual signifiers. The color green …
12 successful examples of cinemagraphs
For the past 2 years, the humble animated GIF has soared to new artistic heights, receiving a classy makeover in the form of cinemagraphs. Cinemagraphs are loosely defined as still photographs in which a minor and repeated movement occurs. They’re neither a photo nor a video but technically are very classy-looking GIFs. The term itself …
Top 9 at 99 results: February 2013
Da da da daa… have no fear, Super Rabbit is here! Gane Design, and his creative Super Rabbit, are the winners of February’s Top 9 at 99. Designer Gane not only created an impressive illustration that is bold and clean, but his concept of using a rabbit as a superhero is brilliantly creative (and amusing). And …
The best and worst of the world’s tourism logos
Last week, the Economic Development Board of South Australia introduced a new brand identity to more or less unanimous mockery and derision. “A folded milk carton. A monopoly hotel. Hideously disappointing. Conservative and boring” declared one reporter. When your neighbor has a logo as smashing as Melbourne’s, we suppose it’s tough to compare. South Australia’s …
99designs speaks español! Let’s celebrate our Spanish-speaking designers
99designs has done it again! We speak español, and have launched Spanish-language versions of our site in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Spain, as well as a site for Spanish-speakers in the U.S. We wanted to celebrate this occasion with the community and have launched a “99designs Habla Español” T-shirt contest. The brief is in Spanish and the contest is open to all …
99designs celebrates International Women’s Day
March 8th is International Women’s Day, the perfect day to celebrate the wonderful women at 99designs. Each year, the United Nations sets a theme in celebration of Women’s Day, and each company, organization and institution is encouraged to focus on the women in their fields. Our focus is, of course, women in graphic design. :) To …
Mike Kirby: how I quit my day job and designed a top-tier mobile game
A few weeks ago, we got an email from our friend Mike Kirby, one of 99designs’ top app icon designers, with some exciting news. The Ories: Super Space Monsters!, a mobile game for Apple devices that Mike visually designed from top to bottom for the past 2 years, was finalized and scheduled for release. Since then a …
