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Four Things to Consider Before Expanding Your Products or Services

Jane Murray - Thursday, September 17, 2015

Knowing how and when to expand your business can be the difference between achieving great success and triggering a financial crisis. To make sure your business expansion doesn't end in disaster, we've rounded up 4 questions to ask yourself before taking the plunge. Read more

Evolution of a Design: Google

Divya Abe - Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Earlier this month Google revealed its new identity, and as a result offered aspiring designers a great opportunity to get insights into how and why brands change over time. Check out this article for a detailed exploration of Google's logo evolution since 1996. Read more

10 Creative Movie Poster Designs that will make you Grab the Popcorn

Jane Murray - Friday, September 11, 2015

A successful movie poster has to strike a fine balance between creating interest for the story without giving away too much. Here we've listed 10 DesignCrowd movie posters that totally hit the mark. Read more

Famous Brand Logos As You've Never Seen Them Before

Jane Murray - Monday, September 7, 2015

A company logo might just be the most important design a business has to settle on. They're supposed to be the public face of the company, and represent its values, purpose and personality. That's why we're so in love with playing around with company logos. This post takes some of our favorite entries to company logo contests and puts them into one convenient list of amazing designs. Read more

If Famous Logos Were Honest

Hanna Schenkel - Friday, August 21, 2015

There's a saying that "beauty is only skin-deep", and that not only applies to people. Companies often spend thousands, if not millions, on branding that reflects an impeccable public face, despite being less than perfect behind the scenes. Inspired by the corruption scandals engulfing FIFA and with tongue in cheek, we asked our designers to give big brands a makeover to reflect their behaviour. Read more

5 Startups Taking the World by Storm

Hanna Schenkel - Thursday, August 20, 2015

In the startup scene, companies often grow so fast that they're industry giants before you even heard of their existence. But keeping an eye on those developments can be valuable – it gives insight into market demands, likely future developments, and ingenious new approaches to solving old problems. Here's 5 startups that are currently killing it on all fronts. Read more

Shabani (the Handsome Gorilla) in Nike, Nespresso, Calvin Klein and Other Big Brand Ads (FUNNY)

Hanna Schenkel - Wednesday, July 29, 2015

While marketers still ponder what makes a piece of content 'go viral', the world took notice when Shabani the strangely handsome Gorilla from Japan became an overnight internet animal celebrity sensation. We thought it would be fun to see Shabani endorsing big brands like Nike, Nespresso or Calvin Klein - brands known for their celebrity endorsements - and invited our designers to photoshop Shabani into the ads of the world's top brands. Check out the results! Read more

Design Contest: Imagine Donald Trump as US President

Hanna Schenkel - Monday, July 27, 2015

In June, Donald Trump announced his intention to run for POTUS 2016, but since then his media coverage has been rather unfortunate. We've decided to lend him a helping hand and allow Americans to picture the orange mogul in the oval office, as well as give him some expert ideas on a logo that will surely bring his campaign to victory. Check out the designs now! Read more

Best of DesignCrowd Contests: Politicians Beyond The Suit

Hanna Schenkel - Thursday, June 18, 2015

Here's a look back on some of our favorite entries from past political design contests. What could have happened at Brisbane's G20... If our world leaders would just agree to go in One Direction. Read more

Common Social Media Mistakes to Avoid

Jo Sabin - Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Social media can do wonders to engage your target audience and significantly boost your brand, but it can also prove disastrous if you aren't careful. The trick is knowing what NOT to do. Start with the following! Read more

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