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Website Conversion Tips - 10 Ideas to Increase Conversion Rates

Website Conversion Tips - 10 Ideas to Increase Conversion Rates

DesignCrowd - Tuesday, May 17, 2011

When it comes to increasing conversions in any web-based sales funnel, much of the focus is usually on the copy - and rightly so, as that's where most of the heavy-lifting is done. But the design elements in your sales funnel play an important role as well, and small changes - such as the color of a call to action button - have been known to increase conversions by up to 20%.Here are 10 design twe Read more

10 Creative and Innovative 'Donate to Japan' Website Initiatives

10 Creative and Innovative 'Donate to Japan' Website Initiatives

DesignCrowd - Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Everyone in the world is aware of what happened in Japan in early 2011. The tsunami, the earthquake and the resulting catastrophe with the Fukushima Nuclear power plant has captured the world's attention and sympathy. It has also triggered a wave of fund raising initiatives from various communities (such as the business community) and organizations (such as charities).In this blog we showcase, a Read more

41 Inspirational Responsive Web Designs Using CSS3 Media Queries

41 Inspirational Responsive Web Designs Using CSS3 Media Queries

DesignCrowd - Monday, April 25, 2011

The adoption of the CSS3 media queries specification by most major browsers has been a great thing for the web. More designers are paying attention to mobile design than ever before, and not only that: they're figuring out how to make the most of large screens while still catering to smaller resolutions, freeing themselves from the constraints of 960 pixel design.Before you embark on your own medi Read more

Top 10 Inspirational Steve Jobs Quotes

Top 10 Inspirational Steve Jobs Quotes

DesignCrowd - Friday, March 25, 2011

Steve Jobs is the CEO (and a co-founder) of Apple.  He's a co-founder of Pixar and Time magazine's person of the year 2010.  Through his career and through Apple Steve Jobs has had a huge impact on the computer, music and design industries.  Steve Jobs' achievements, speeches and views make him one of the most inspirational figures in business today.Below are the top 10 inspirational Steve Jobs qu Read more

10 Startup Accelerators (from the USA, Europe and Australia)

10 Startup Accelerators (from the USA, Europe and Australia)

DesignCrowd - Thursday, February 24, 2011

Brilliant business ideas are generated daily by budding entrepeneurs. Unfortunately bubbles can be burst and business sometimes fail (illustrated by low % of businesses that last more than a year). A great idea is not enough to ensure success, there are many more factors that contribute to a profitable startup - startups need to execute, they will need some capital and they will need resources!  T Read more

Design Blogs - Top 100 Design Blogs

Design Blogs - Top 100 Design Blogs

DesignCrowd - Friday, February 11, 2011

In this article, DesignCrowd designer Crystal Bernia reveals the Top 100 Design Blogs ranked by traffic and categorized by topic.The world wide web is constantly sprouting new design blogs.  Amazingly, some of the biggest websites in the world are now graphic design blogs. For example, the largest graphic design blog (Smashing Magazine) is on of the top 500 websites in the wo Read more

6 Unusual Crowdsourcing Projects

6 Unusual Crowdsourcing Projects

DesignCrowd - Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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. Wh Read more

5 ways to promote yourself using Facebook, Twitter and DesignCrowd

5 ways to promote yourself using Facebook, Twitter and DesignCrowd

DesignCrowd - Friday, November 26, 2010

Businesses and designers can now use Facebook and Twitter to promote themselves via DesignCrowd!We've integrated Facebook and Twitter features throughout DesignCrowd allowing project owners (businesses) and designers to share stuff on Facebook and Twitter with a click of a button!Project owners (businesses) will be able promote both their design projects and as a way to promote their Read more

DesignCrowd TV: What is Witkey?

DesignCrowd TV: What is Witkey?

DesignCrowd - Friday, November 26, 2010

Witkey is the Chinese word for crowdsourcing and might be (already) bigger business in China than crowdsourcing is anywhere else in the world. DesignCrowd CEO Alec Lynch gave a presentation on crowdsourcing at the 2010 Witkey and Crowdsourcing Conference in China. Read more

5 Famous Logo Contests - Toyota, Google, Wikipedia & More!

5 Famous Logo Contests - Toyota, Google, Wikipedia & More!

DesignCrowd - Friday, November 19, 2010

Logo contests might be the best option for startup company looking for a new logo on a tight budget but a number of the world's most famous logos and big brands have benefited from the value and creativity that a good contest can generate. A logo contest or competition places an open call to designers to submit designs to suit a brief. Once the call has been placed any designer who can see it is Read more

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