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10 Cool, Quirky Facts You Didn't Know About Crowdsourcing

10 Cool, Quirky Facts You Didn't Know About Crowdsourcing

Jo Sabin - Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Crowdsourcing has become wildly popular in recent years, but it has actually been around for quite a while. Used to design the Australian flag, the Sydney Opera House, and even the Icelandic constitution, there is a lot about crowdsourcing you may be surprised to learn. In this article Jo Sabin from DesignCrowd shares 10 cool quirky facts about crowdsourcing. Read more

5 Big Mistakes Startups Make and How to Avoid Them

5 Big Mistakes Startups Make and How to Avoid Them

Jo Sabin - Friday, January 30, 2015

In this guest post from entrepreneur James Pollard, he shares five mistakes from marketing to hiring talent that can trip up early stage startups as they try to turn their idea into a viable business.  Read more

How To Create a Company Culture With Only 3 People

How To Create a Company Culture With Only 3 People

Jo Sabin - Monday, January 19, 2015

In a recent article for Venture Beat, DesignCrowd's community manager Jo Sabin shared her top tips for creating a company culture with only 3 people. These tips could also be applied to fast-growing startups who want to proactively manage and enhance team happiness. Even with only a few people, you can begin modeling and managing your culture at the stage when it matters most. Read more

Is Marketing Losing Its Magic with Big Data?

Is Marketing Losing Its Magic with Big Data?

DesignCrowd - Monday, January 19, 2015

Big Data has the power to degrade our creative capacity, the “big ideas” and even the beauty and design that has been a tool of the trade since the Mad Men ’60s. In a recent article for Venture Beat, DesignCrowd's Chief Marketing Officer, Dan Ferguson asked the question '"with Big Data, is marketing losing it's Magic?'  Read more

9 of the World's Top 10 Brands Are Crowdsourcing so What Are You Waiting For?

9 of the World's Top 10 Brands Are Crowdsourcing so What Are You Waiting For?

Jo Sabin - Monday, December 22, 2014

The world’s top 10 brands may come as no surprise - Coca Cola, Apple, IBM, Google, Microsoft, GE, McDonald’s, Intel, Samsung, Toyota. Each iconic brand has carved its own distinctive path to brand differentiation. But did you know that 9 out of 10 of these top brands have used crowdsourcing to help them get there? Find out why. Read more

3 Easy Ways to Get a Standout Homepage

3 Easy Ways to Get a Standout Homepage

Jo Sabin - Monday, December 22, 2014

In the past, the shop window was critical in capturing the attention of consumers walking by. Now, that job falls to your home page. Before mass adoption of the internet, stores would present their current sales, top-selling products, and their logo and store name in the display window to help draw passers-by in the door. Today, the homepage of a website works in just the same way.  Read more

Forget the Mining Boom, Let's Create a Tech Boom!

Forget the Mining Boom, Let's Create a Tech Boom!

Jo Sabin - Friday, December 19, 2014

Technology Down Under is on fire! DesignCrowd CEO and co-founder tells us it's time Australia started planning for its future. He says it's time to create a technology boom and offers seven reasons Australia should create, support and foster a technology boom (and stop worrying about the mining boom). Read more

DesignCrowd's Alec Lynch: Why Co-Founders Are the Secret to Startup Success

DesignCrowd's Alec Lynch: Why Co-Founders Are the Secret to Startup Success

Jo Sabin - Thursday, December 18, 2014

Most successful start-ups or tech businesses have multiple founders. Google, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Groupon, Uber, Square, Instagram, to name a few. But does it make sense for you? In this article, DesignCrowd chief executive and co-founder of DesignCrowd will look at six questions that will help you determine if getting a co-founder is right for you and, if so, what to look for in a co-founder. Read more

Microsoft, Apple, Google Embrace Flat Design

Microsoft, Apple, Google Embrace Flat Design

Jo Sabin - Wednesday, December 17, 2014

The most popular operating systems in the world, Windows, iOS and Android, have slowly been shifting their design language to a more minimalistic and cleaner look that characterised by presenting data in grids, larger title headers, extensive use of whitespace, adoption of solid color palettes and condensed flatter font-types. Let’s take a look at how these 3 companies approach and implement flat design on their own OS and related services. Read more

How To Hire a Designer: Contractors, Agencies, Freelancers and Crowdsourcing

How To Hire a Designer: Contractors, Agencies, Freelancers and Crowdsourcing

Jo Sabin - Thursday, December 11, 2014

Dear business owner, do you need to get some marketing materials designed or perhaps you are considering a re-brand and now you're on the hunt for a designer. Choosing a designer doesn't have to be time-consuming or difficult. This post is about the different ways you can work with creatives. Should I hire a freelancer, outsource or crowdsource the design I need? Let's find out! Read more

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