The startup and tech-scene boomed in 2011, wavered somewhat and then soldiered on. Tech businesses weathered natural disasters, GFC "2" and, sadly, Steve Jobs died. Despite this, Groupon and LinkedIn IPO'd, Quora got popular, Google launched Google+ and people developed "Group Buying Fatigue".
While we witnessed some sobering tech developments / news items (delayed IPO's, revenue reporting surprises and stock market jitters), a number of strong startups emerged. Loads of startups got funded. The outlook for 2012 is strong and whether you're in China or the US, it's hip to be an Internet mogul like Pony Ma or Zuckerberg.
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In this blog post, we've rounded up a list of 50 startups that either launched in 2011 or that became prominent in the year. We've categorized them into 3 groups: "The Good", "The Average" and "The Ugly".
Group 1 - 'The Good'
Quora Logo
Quora's logo is simple, memorable and effective.
Instagram
Instagram - a fast / beautiful / polaroid-style photo sharing app. Check out the 2016 Instagram rebrand and alternative logos from our designer community.
Square Logo
Flipboard Logo
Birchbox Logo
Fashionlista Logo
Roamz Logo
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Trello Logo
Coupons.com Logo
Chomp Logo
Myth of Me Logo
Pygg Logo
Locu Logo
Stitcher Logo
HouseFix Logo
Lytro Logo
North Social Logo
wibbitz Logo
Shakr Media Logo
Simple Logo
Zeromail Logo
Snog Logo
Snog.com - a UK startup for social / teenage online dating. Was initially (they claimed) growing as fast as Facebook.
Prescreen Logo
SellStage Logo
Alfred Logo
Wooboard Logo
Wooboard is a 'game' / tool to help you motivate staff.
Task Rabbit Logo
Rethink Books Logo
Cakehealth Logo
Cakehealth - the Mint.com of health insurance.
Sonar Logo
Getaround Logo
Getaround - peer-to-peer car sharing (and winner of Techcrunch Disrupt NYC).
Shaker App Logo
Sphero Logo
Enloop Logo
Group 2 - 'The Average'
Rent the Runway Logo
Kaggle Logo
Note: we love Kaggle (a fellow Australian crowdsourcing startup). Maybe they should crowdsource a new logo on DesignCrowd?
Noosbox Logo
Bill Guard Logo
Fingerprint Logo
Triposo Logo
Kiwi Crate Logo
H.Bloom Logo
Zaarly Logo
Udemy Logo
Group 3 - 'The Ugly'
Scality Logo
Scality - raised $7M in 2011 but (apparently) couldn't find $500 for a new logo.
Order With Me Logo
IRL gaming Logo
Skillshare Logo
Sprouter Logo
Bountyjobs Logo
The Hot Logo Design Trends In 2011?
Here's five patterns/trends we saw in 2011:
1) Dark background logos / branding (think snog, zeromail, Shaker App, fashiolista).
2) An emphasis on typography (over 15 of the logos are typography/wordform only logos (think chomp, roamz).
3) Greys and green - popular colors (fit that in somewhere and you'll get funded)
4) The word "Shake"
5) Loops (see enloop above but also doo.net from Germany, and Recruitloop from Australia).
If you think that we have missed a worthy logo or a trend from 2011 (good, average or ugly)let us know below!
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Written by Jo Sabin on Monday, January 9, 2012
Jo Sabin is Head of Designer Community at DesignCrowd. She's led the company's public relations and social media programs since 2012. With more than ten years' experience working with Australian and international tech startups in the creative industries, Jo has been instrumental in meeting DesignCrowd's objectives in Australia and abroad. Get in touch via Twitter.
