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Evolution of a Design: Google

Evolution of a Design: Google

Divya Abe - Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Earlier this month Google revealed its new identity, and as a result offered aspiring designers a great opportunity to get insights into how and why brands change over time. Check out this article for a detailed exploration of Google's logo evolution since 1996. Read more

Beautifully Designed Apps: Color

Beautifully Designed Apps: Color

Divya Abe - Tuesday, September 15, 2015

In app design, color does not only play a huge role in aesthetics, it also is an important UX tool. And just like in any other type of design, trends affect the choice and application of colors in apps as well. Here we've collected 10 beautiful apps which make particularly good color choices. Read more

Levelling the Playing Field - Quick Tips For How to Compete With Big Business

Levelling the Playing Field - Quick Tips For How to Compete With Big Business

Jane Murray - Sunday, September 13, 2015

The Internet age has taken away the monopoly on customer engagement from industry giants who can afford huge campaigns. With a little bit of creativity and effort, any small business owner can make sure they set themselves apart from the crowd and build a loyal customer base that'll see them thrive. Read more

10 Creative Movie Poster Designs That Will Make You Grab the Popcorn

10 Creative Movie Poster Designs That Will Make You Grab the Popcorn

Jane Murray - Friday, September 11, 2015

A successful movie poster has to strike a fine balance between creating interest for the story without giving away too much. Here we've listed 10 DesignCrowd movie posters that totally hit the mark. Read more

Getting More From Your Digital Marketing Campaigns

Getting More From Your Digital Marketing Campaigns

Jane Murray - Thursday, September 10, 2015

Digital marketing has revolutionized the world of business, with the key to success now being the ability to engage. Whether your business sells t-shirts, cleaning products or IT solutions, your digital marketing efforts can make or break your business – so be sure that your campaigns are going viral for all the right reasons. Here's a few tips to get you on the road of a flawless digital marketing campaign. Read more

20 Innovative Science & Technology Logos (Crowdsourced on DesignCrowd)

20 Innovative Science & Technology Logos (Crowdsourced on DesignCrowd)

Jane Murray - Wednesday, September 9, 2015

For companies dealing with problems their customers may want solved, but don’t necessarily actually understand, it’s important to present a friendly face. Thankfully DesignCrowd’s logo designers are experts at creating clever and inviting company logos. Here’s what they came up with for 20 scientific businesses and products. Read more

6 Photoshop and Illustrator Tutorials for Eye-Catching Book Cover Designs

6 Photoshop and Illustrator Tutorials for Eye-Catching Book Cover Designs

Divya Abe - Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Book cover design can be a fun and rewarding job for a designer, if they know how to go about it. If you're interested in expanding your skills and learning more about a unique niche of design work, have a look at these tutorials we've reviewed to give you the best start possible. Read more

Famous Brand Logos As You've Never Seen Them Before

Famous Brand Logos As You've Never Seen Them Before

Jane Murray - Monday, September 7, 2015

A company logo might just be the most important design a business has to settle on. They're supposed to be the public face of the company, and represent its values, purpose and personality. That's why we're so in love with playing around with company logos. This post takes some of our favorite entries to company logo contests and puts them into one convenient list of amazing designs. Read more

Step by Step Guide To Setting Up Digital Illustrations

Step by Step Guide To Setting Up Digital Illustrations

Divya Abe - Wednesday, September 2, 2015

We recently showed you how to take your hand-drawn masterpieces to fully functioning vectors for digital finishing and implementation. Here, we share five steps to create a stunning digital illustration in Photoshop and Illustrator. Don't worry, once you know the process it's really straightforward, so if you get nervous at the thought of flawless digital artworks, read this tutorial, get practicing, and fear no more! Read more

4 Reasons Why Research Will Make You A Better Designer

4 Reasons Why Research Will Make You A Better Designer

Divya Abe - Friday, August 28, 2015

Being a designer is about more than just talent. Research is an essential part of the design process, as it refines your vision, informs decisions and helps you better translate your client's ideas into reality. Without research your horizons would never expand and you'd never know about the latest tools at your disposal. It's pretty simple, really: research makes for better designers. Find out why and how to do it now! Read more

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