6 Unusual Crowdsourcing Projects
When you think of graphic design crowdsourcing (and projects suited to design crowdsourcing) you probably think of logo design and web design and online design contests. However, there is so much more you can do with design crowdsourcing that you may not have even thought of. Crowdsourcing allows you to be creative and inventive with your projects and not just the designs. When your project is on a new creative level you can expect to see unusual and unique designs.

Here are 6 unusual projects that were crowdsourced successfully through DesignCrowd:

1. Your Very Own Beverage Label.

Do you make the best brew out of anyone you know? Have you ever considered labelling it and selling it to your mates? If you want to get serious (or just give a great gift) consider labelling your very own beverage creations like this company did. The results were creative and appealing and you can see for yourself what designers can do with a creative brief!



View the results of the contest here!

You can also check some trending beer packaging ideas for more inspiration before designing your labels.

2. Your own Surfboard.

Recently, on DesignCrowd, a company crowdsourced their logo for a surfboard company and got some amazing submissions. Which got us thinking, if you really wanted a great design on your surfboard or skateboard why not ask a designer to represent you? Give them your particulars and let our database of 25,000+ designers go nuts. You could come up with some truly artistic and amazing answers like the one for Kudu surf.



Check out the other amazing designs here!

3. Your Tattoo.

Got your perfect idea but don't have the design capabilities to carry it out? Why not ask one or all of our designers to design it for you. One gentleman already has, and was pleased enough with the outcome to pay the winner $270. This could be the answer to your tattoo dilemmas on what to get and how to get it!



See the many variations of Milhouse here!

4. Your own personal seal.

Have you ever watched an old movie and wondered if you should have your own seal to put on letters? Or a cygnet ring with your own mark on it. Have you ever wanted to just scrawl a mark on the wall and know that screams "ME"? Get our 25,000+ designers to try to represent you as best you see fit. This person had their own "Empower mark" made and was thrilled with the designs submitted.



The rest of the designs can be viewed here.

5. Poster for action movie.

Are you a budding actor or actress? Have you directed a short film or a movie length feature? Did you know that you could create your very own movie posters and give your movie the full Hollywood style treatment? If your movie is worth the time and effort consider getting your movie posters designed and get thoroughly professional designs like this person did.



The rest of the results are here

6. Your Family Crest

Have you ever wanted to have one of those cool shield type crests with your family name and everything you stand for on it? Well now you can, by crowdsourcing your family crest you can list out your values and let some amazing designers represent your family. The Longgrear family did just that and got these amazing submissions:



To get some ideas for your own family crest click here!



As you can see, you can post a project for almost anything graphic design related on DesignCrowd and get some amazing design submissions. Can you think of something that you have always wanted designed and just never known the place to make it happen? DesignCrowd is the place.

Written by DesignCrowd on Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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