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How To Hire a Designer: Contractors, Agencies, Freelancers and Crowdsourcing

How To Hire a Designer: Contractors, Agencies, Freelancers and Crowdsourcing

Jo Sabin - Thursday, December 11, 2014

Dear business owner, do you need to get some marketing materials designed or perhaps you are considering a re-brand and now you're on the hunt for a designer. Choosing a designer doesn't have to be time-consuming or difficult. This post is about the different ways you can work with creatives. Should I hire a freelancer, outsource or crowdsource the design I need? Let's find out! Read more

Why Small Business Should Start Crowdsourcing Branding and Graphic Design

Why Small Business Should Start Crowdsourcing Branding and Graphic Design

Jo Sabin - Friday, November 28, 2014

This article provides four compelling reasons for startups, small businesses and entrepreneurs to crowdsource creativity, specifically graphic design and branding assets.  Read more

3 Simple Ways To Grow Your Small Business

3 Simple Ways To Grow Your Small Business

Jo Sabin - Thursday, October 30, 2014

DesignCrowd's Chief Marketing Officer Dan Ferguson shares three simple ways to grow your small business. In a nutshell, it's all about referrals and social media. Get practical tips and suggestions about how to implement this strategy. Read more!  Read more

20 Hot Startups from New Zealand

20 Hot Startups from New Zealand

DesignCrowd - Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Look out Silicon Valley, there is a buzzing startup scene in New Zealand. Just check out their leading world class incubators CREATIVE HQ and The ICEHOUSE and brilliant startups in NZ like Trade Me!  In this article we've rounded up 20 Top Startups from New Zealand.  Read more

Interview with Kim Heras (founder of PushStart)

Interview with Kim Heras (founder of PushStart)

DesignCrowd - Thursday, February 24, 2011

In this blog we interview Kim Heras (Aussie tech startup guru and former writer at Technation and TheNextWeb) about his latest venture: the Australian Startup Accelerator PushStart (see also PushStart Logo Design Contest and 10 startup accelerators). What is a startup accelerator?Generally speaking a startup accelerator is a structured program that provides seed capital and Read more

50 Good, Bad and Ugly Australian Startup Company Logos!

50 Good, Bad and Ugly Australian Startup Company Logos!

DesignCrowd - Monday, January 10, 2011

Despite the recent economic downturn, start-up companies are still proving to be at the forefront of economic growth. There have been some fantastic success stories in 2010 especially from the following list of 50 (whether their logos are good or not). Start up business 99Dresses (From Sydney Australia), for instance, allows people to exchange clothing using a purely online c Read more

50 Startup Logos from 2010

50 Startup Logos from 2010

DesignCrowd - Friday, December 17, 2010

Startups have flourished in 2010. The last 12 months have yielded some fantastic success stories. Groupon is a standout and is currently receiving a lot of attention, buzz and press. Some believe the latest wave of start-ups are driving a dot-com recovery. Either way, as designers, it is interesting to reflect and see what design trends and styles are used by some of the world's newest and most Read more

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