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20 Best Facebook Brand Pages from 2011

20 Best Facebook Brand Pages from 2011

Jo Sabin - Friday, February 10, 2012

Social media is the best thing to happen to small business owners since the personal computer. Social apps like Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare enable small businesses to compete with big brands by giving small and big brands alike the opportunity to connect directly with prospects and customers. There is minimal cost involved to set up a business brand page, the ongoing cost is just y Read more

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

$8000 contest posted on DesignCrowd

$8000 contest posted on DesignCrowd

DesignCrowd - Saturday, April 9, 2011

Hi everyone!Velaro.com has just posted an $8000 SaaS website design contest on DesignCrowd (that's right $8,000 - well actually ... $7,960 ... but still, massive).  It is for a fully coded website (so ideally you will have mad website coding skills but if not maybe you can just submit your front-end web design ideas and the client can split the budget).Budget wise, this is our largest web design c Read more

50 Web Design Trends of 2010

50 Web Design Trends of 2010

DesignCrowd - Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Web design is a fast evolving industry and as such the trends in the web industry are ever changing. In today's modern market it has become a rich,mature medium which balances aesthetics and functionality. We have so many powerful tools at our disposal, (such as CSS and advanced HTML coding) and areon the verge of being able to utilise the long awaited HTML5 and CSS3 which will bring about a Read more

How to Run a Creative Web Design Contest (5 Tips and 5 Examples)

How to Run a Creative Web Design Contest (5 Tips and 5 Examples)

DesignCrowd - Friday, November 19, 2010

Web design contests involve posting a brief and getting 20, 30, 50 (or sometimes 100-plus!) web design concepts from designers around the world.  Clients all request different things - but one thing we often see requested by clients is "Creativity required!" so in this blog we will highlight what to do to maximize the creativity you receive when running a web design contest.Below are 5 Successful  Read more

Dirt.com: How I got 630 logos (design contest tips)

Dirt.com: How I got 630 logos (design contest tips)

DesignCrowd - Thursday, October 28, 2010

Dirt.com recently posted a logo contest on DesignCrowd ("Kick Ass Logo That Will Make You Famous") and in response received a whopping 630 playful logo designs.   After recently selecting a winner (see below), Dirt.com founder Andrew Jacob agreed to share how he got 630 logo designs for $400!What will Dirt.com do (once it launches)?Dirt.com will be the World Exclusive Celebrity Gossip  Read more

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