Beyond the Pen Tool: A creative blog by DesignCrowd

30 Inspiring Entrepreneur Startup And Small Business Logos

Kevin Bradford - Tuesday, November 15, 2016

As an entrepreneur, it's important your brand looks professional, approachable, and qualified, whatever industry you're in, and a unique logo, website, and business card can go a long way to achieving that. Read more

How Crowdsourcing Can Help You Discover More About Your Business Brand

Jessica Walrack - Monday, November 14, 2016

Here are some of the things you may well discover about your business when crowdsourcing your creative work through DesignCrowd. Read more

Fabulous Photography Logos And Camera Designs

Kevin Bradford - Saturday, November 12, 2016

It makes sense that creativity breeds creativity. And that is seen no more clearly than in logos for camera and photography brands. Given their business is beautiful and engaging imagery, it's no surprise the designs they choose to use for their branding maintain a similar focus. Read more

Business Color Palettes - How to Create a Color Palette That Reflects Your Business

DesignCrowd - Thursday, November 10, 2016

By combining this color chart and your understanding of your target market, you can provide designers with a good starting point - but always remember to leave it to them to find combinations that are visually appealing. Read more

DesignCrowd launches Payoneer!

Jo Sabin - Thursday, November 10, 2016

We're excited to announce that Payoneer is now available to designers on DesignCrowd. At the same time we've introduced new features in MyAccount to assist you in managing your payout preferences. The article outlines the key benefits to switching to Payoneer and how to use the new Payouts feature in MyAccount. Read more

Politicians Pose For Hilarious Snapchat Photos

Kevin Bradford - Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Check out US Presidential hopefuls Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as well as other world politicians through Snapchat lenses, crazy face effects, and Geofilters. Read more

5 Reasons Why You Need To Crowdsource Your Design

Jessica Walrack - Monday, November 7, 2016

One of the newest and increasingly popular routes for finding a designer is opting to use crowdsourcing. Here are 5 reasons you may need to crowdsource your design. Read more

20 Watertight Law Firm And Attorney Logo Designs

Kevin Bradford - Saturday, November 5, 2016

Given this almost reluctant need for legal services, it's essential lawyers appear as approachable as possible to keep clients coming. One of the key ways they achieve that is by representing themselves through quality and clinical design. Read more

Celebrities, Politicians, And Royals With Some Dodgy Hair Don'ts

Kevin Bradford - Friday, November 4, 2016

The creative community at DesignCrowd (and formerly Worth1000.com) have given celebrities, politicians and royals some horrendous hair makeovers. Read more

How to Come Up with Creative Ideas (5 Step Creative Process)

DesignCrowd - Thursday, November 3, 2016

In this blog post I'll explore a 5 Step Process to Producing Creative Ideas (with examples) that is intended for use by designers and other creatives (but I hope there are some insights for business people also!). Read more

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