Beyond the Pen Tool: A creative blog by DesignCrowd

Typographic Terms Every Designer Should Know

Divya Abe - Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Fonts and typography may not appear like the most complicated design challenges out there, but they're a lot more technical than you think. Having a rudimentary understanding of the elements of typography, as well as knowing their names, can help you be more precise in your application and evaluation of typography, and give you some neat dinner table trivia. Read more

Rival Brands Nike, Adidas, Apple, Android and Google Combine Logos

Jane Murray - Monday, November 2, 2015

We wondered what might happen if some of the world's most ubiquitous brands joined forces with their competitors. Would they become the ultimate in brand awareness, or would they form something altogether new? To answer these questions, we asked our designers to come up with the logos of these new superpowers. Read more

How Iconic Landmarks Might Look After A Zombie Apocalypse

Kevin Bradford - Friday, October 30, 2015

With the launch of Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, and talk of a 28 Months Later movie, we asked our design community to imagine how the Earth would look if the living dead were to roam free. So as a Halloween tick-and-treat of the eye, here are our top Photoshopped images of iconic World landmarks after a zombie apocalypse.  Read more

5 Scarily Good Classic Horror Movie Posters For Halloween

Jane Murray - Thursday, October 29, 2015

Another Halloween is upon us, and just as some of our favorite iconic horror films continue to scare new audiences every year, their posters continue to stand out as exemplars of on-point design. Check out these amazing classic posters and our explanation of why they work so well. Read more

Designer Interview: Logo Specialist Sonya Popova From Sofia

Kevin Bradford - Thursday, October 29, 2015

Creative to the core, Sonya Popova has spent her career in the design industry. Her expertise in logo design has seen her win dozens of competitions on DesignCrowd, which has elevated her to one of the Top 100 designers on the site. Read more

9 Feline-tastic Designs for National Cat Day

Jane Murray - Thursday, October 29, 2015

October 29 marks the day to celebrate the internet's favorite creature – it's national cat day! We're big fans of our feline overlords, and even bigger fans of outstanding catty designs. Check out these amazing images to celebrate each of our furry friends' nine lives. Read more

Alternative Design Suggestions For The New Zealand Flag

Kevin Bradford - Wednesday, October 28, 2015

With New Zealand moving ever closer to a referendum on whether it should change a key element of its national identity, we thought we'd 'flag' (apologies), some design suggestions our global community of creatives came up with. In case there is no stand-out candidate from the official selection to compete against the current flag, here is our Top 5 from our competition for consideration. Read more

Does Your Business Need a Style Guide? Four Questions To Ask Yourself

Jane Murray - Tuesday, October 27, 2015

People tend to think of style guides as long, intimidating documents making everybody's life hard. In fact they should be viewed as just the opposite. A comprehensive style guide should leave you free to develop creative content and maintain brand consistency. If you're still not convinced you need one, ask yourself these questions. Read more

Politicians Past And Present From Around The World Are Given A Man Bun

Kevin Bradford - Monday, October 26, 2015

After a photo went viral of US Presidential candidate Donald Trump sporting a stylish man bun, we thought we’d ask our community of designers to imagine other political personalities with the hipster inspired haircut. Here are our favorite photoshopped images. Read more

Designer Interview: Oregon Based Photoshop Specialist Joel Krebs

Kevin Bradford - Friday, October 23, 2015

What started out as a pastime involving altering photos for social media has now become a fully fledged career for Oregon based designer Joel Krebs. A winner of multiple design competitions on DesignCrowd, jkrebs04, as he goes by, has plenty of helpful advice to offer aspiring designers. Read more

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