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DesignCrowd Community Creates Infographic To Support The Act For Peace Ration Challenge

DesignCrowd Community Creates Infographic To Support The Act For Peace Ration Challenge

Kevin Bradford - Monday, June 20, 2016

To raise awareness about the millions of refugees around the world who live on limited daily rations, The Act For Peace Ration Challenge asks people to eat within the same restrictions for a week. To support the cause, DesignCrowd asked its community to create an infographic outlining the food participants will have to live on. Read more

5 Minimalist Designs Achieving Maximum Impact Through Minimalism

5 Minimalist Designs Achieving Maximum Impact Through Minimalism

Jane Murray - Thursday, November 19, 2015

You may never have heard of it, but Use Less Stuff Day definitely has a good point – less is, as we all know, is often more. Undoubtedly this maxim applies to the world of design, with minimalist designs being versatile, classy and impactful. Here are five of our favorite minimalist designs sourced right here on DesignCrowd. Read more

Origins Of Symbols And Patterns - The Japanese Seigaiha Symbol In The Modern Context

Origins Of Symbols And Patterns - The Japanese Seigaiha Symbol In The Modern Context

Rachel Wheatley - Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Rachel Wheatley looks at the origins of symbols and patterns we constantly see in the sphere of design. In this first installment, she looks at how the Japanese seigaiha symbol has become popular in the past few decades in Western design, especially in t-shirts, signs, interiors, fashion and in other facets of design.  Read more

5 Brain-twisting Post Apocalypse Designs to Celebrate Fallout 4

5 Brain-twisting Post Apocalypse Designs to Celebrate Fallout 4

Divya Abe - Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Finally the wait is over for hardcore gamers who can officially get their hands on the long-awaited Fallout 4. If you haven't quite been able to pick up your copy yet, or prefer to wait until the weekend to get sucked into an apocalyptic bubble of awesome, maybe you can while away the time with these amazing apocalypse inspired designs. Read more

10 Previously Overlooked DesignCrowd Entries

10 Previously Overlooked DesignCrowd Entries

Jane Murray - Monday, November 9, 2015

There are a huge number of reasons why an entry may not be picked for first place in a design contest, but quality is rarely one of them. Often, it simply comes down to personal taste. Luckily, a lost contest does not mean lost effort – many designs add to designers' portfolios, and may even be available for purchase and customization by another company. Here are some of our favorite previously overlooked designs. Read more

Typographic Terms Every Designer Should Know

Typographic Terms Every Designer Should Know

Divya Abe - Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Fonts and typography may not appear like the most complicated design challenges out there, but they're a lot more technical than you think. Having a rudimentary understanding of the elements of typography, as well as knowing their names, can help you be more precise in your application and evaluation of typography, and give you some neat dinner table trivia. Read more

9 Feline-tastic Designs for National Cat Day

9 Feline-tastic Designs for National Cat Day

Jane Murray - Thursday, October 29, 2015

October 29 marks the day to celebrate the internet's favorite creature – it's national cat day! We're big fans of our feline overlords, and even bigger fans of outstanding catty designs. Check out these amazing images to celebrate each of our furry friends' nine lives. Read more

Alternative Design Suggestions For The New Zealand Flag

Alternative Design Suggestions For The New Zealand Flag

Kevin Bradford - Wednesday, October 28, 2015

With New Zealand moving ever closer to a referendum on whether it should change a key element of its national identity, we thought we'd 'flag' (apologies), some design suggestions our global community of creatives came up with. In case there is no stand-out candidate from the official selection to compete against the current flag, here is our Top 5 from our competition for consideration. Read more

8 Great Octopus Designs for World Octopus Day

8 Great Octopus Designs for World Octopus Day

Divya Abe - Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Octopuses are incredible to look at, making them a very popular inspiration across all types of designs and artworks. They're also pretty incredible in general, which is why they get their very own international day of appreciation. To join in the fun, we've rounded up our top 8 favorite tentacle designs. Read more

Beautifully Designed Apps: Color

Beautifully Designed Apps: Color

Divya Abe - Tuesday, September 15, 2015

In app design, color does not only play a huge role in aesthetics, it also is an important UX tool. And just like in any other type of design, trends affect the choice and application of colors in apps as well. Here we've collected 10 beautiful apps which make particularly good color choices. Read more

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