Thanks For Voting 99designs.com a Webby Award Winner
May 20, 2010
We want to send out a HUGE thank you to everyone who voted 99designs.com the Best Web Service & Application of the year in the Webby People’s Voice Awards!
As promised – we shot this video of the team celebrating. This video is for the entire 99designs community – the Webby People’s Voice Award is YOUR win!
Cheers!
Thanks for making 99designs.com the #1 marketplace for crowdsourced logo design, web design, and other graphic design projects.
Thank You 99designs Community – We Won a Webby!
WooHoo! We want to send out a huge THANK YOU to the community for voting 99designs.com the Best Web Service & Application of the year in the Webby People’s Voice Awards.
To claim this prestigious honor we had to beat TWO amazing companies – Dropbox & Tumblr – each of which has millions of passionate users!
Thanks to YOU – 99designs has proven to have the most passionate community of all.
Singing in the Streets
As we promised the entire team at 99designs will march down the street signing Queen’s We Are The Champions and post the video to YouTube for your viewing pleasure – Stay Tuned!
One of the most common requests we get from clients at 99designs is the ability to choose multiple winning designs – well now you can.
To choose more than one design simply:
- Identify the designs you want to award
- Go to your contest page
- Follow the procedure for selecting a winner for EACH design separately
The first design will be awarded with the money you already prepaid to set up the project.
Each additional design will require additional payment equal to the full prize plus the 15% handling fee.
There is no limit to how many designs you can award!
Help 99designs.com Win a Prestigious Webby Award
April 16, 2010
We have truly exciting news – 99designs.com has been nominated for a Webby Award!
Help 99designs Win in Two Simple Steps
1. Sign up
2. Vote for 99designs Here
For those of you unfamiliar with the Webby Awards… it’s the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet – hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by the New York Times.
This is testament to the fantastic community here at 99designs and a tremendous opportunity for high profile exposure which leads to:
- More people visiting the site
- Launching projects
- Buying logos
- And therefore – MORE OPPORTUNITY all around!
99designs has been nominated in the Web Services & Applications category and we are up against some companies like Dropbox and Tumblr – but we know we have the best community around!
BIG THANKS to everyone here for making this possible!
Cheers,
The 99designs Team
99designs Trends & Opportunity
April 1, 2010
March was another record month at 99designs.com!
Here are some notable accomplishments:
- 2,445 design projects held this month
- Over $704,987 paid out to the design community
- Over 40,000 design projects completed to date
ALSO – We launched the new Ready-made Logo Store!
The logo store is off and running and the logos are selling like hot cakes! We want to thank everyone who has helped get the logo store off to such a great start – there’s now over 5,000 logos available for sale!
Logo Store Trends
***Designers – want some insight in to what logo store customers are looking for… the word cloud above is the top 50 search terms so far.
Interested in submitting a design for sale? Find out everything you need to know to sell your logo designs here.
So – here’s to another record month and opportunity for all!
Cheers,
The 99designs Team
Logorama – The Logo Design Movie That Won an Oscar
March 31, 2010
Check out Logorama – a cool animated film about a world full of corporate brand logos that won an Oscar for “Best Short Animated Film” in 2009.
This 16-minute movie took 6 years to produce by French production house H5 and was directed by three Frenchmen: François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy and Ludovic Houplain.
The story revolves around two cops, played by Michelin Men, chasing down Ronald McDonald through a logo filled Los Angeles.
Enjoy!
Annual Design Awards: Special Offer
March 24, 2010
A few months ago we told you that 99designs.com is a proud sponsor of the Annual Design Awards.
The awards are now just 1 month away!
- Entries will only be accepted until April 22, 2010
The idea behind the awards is to uncover and celebrate amazing design talent all across the world and that’s what 99designs is all about!
Award winners will be featured in numerous magazines and blogs, reach over 1 million designers, and have their work judged by some of the best designers in the world – pretty cool huh?
It’s a great way to get recognition for your talents. See a list of all the benefits of entering the Annual Design Awards.
**Special offer for the 99designs community**
Use the promotional code: 99DSGNOFF – to get 30% off the entry fee.
Over 4,000 Logo Designs at Your Fingertips
We are very proud to announce the 99designs.com Ready-made Logo Store is now open for business!
http://99designs.com/logo-design/store/
A month ago we invited some of the best designers in the 99designs community to “stock the shelves” of our new logo store and BOY- what a response. We now have over 4,000 high quality logos ready to be purchased and customized for just $99.
Here’s How it Works
- Browse or search our catalogue of logos and choose your favorite
- Go for a non-exclusive license for $99, or purchase the logo exclusively for $298
- The original designer will customize the logo with your business name
- 24 hours later its all YOURS!
It’s a fantastic complement to our popular Design Contest Marketplace – so now there are two great ways to get a high quality, professional logo at an affordable price!
Designers
We are especially happy to make the logo store a reality and bring a whole new world of opportunity to you – it has been #2 most requested addition from the design community on our UserVoice forum for months. Your response has been absolutely fantastic – THANK YOU!
Interested in submitting a design for sale? Find out everything you need to know to sell your logo designs here.
Please let us know what you think?
Cheers,
The 99designs Team
Help 99designs.com Win the SXSW People’s Choice Award
February 24, 2010
99designs.com is a finalist in the 2010 SXSW Web Awards and now we need your help to win the People’s Choice Award!
Each year the People’s Choice Award is given to the public’s favorite finalist from the SXSW Web Awards competition – The finalist with the most votes wins.
Let’s spread the word about our awesome design community…
Vote for 99designs Here
99designs.com Selected as a Finalist in the 2010 SXSW Web Awards
February 17, 2010
We are proud to announce that 99designs.com has been selected as a finalist for the 2010 SXSW Web Awards in the community category!
The SXSW Web Awards uncover the best new websites and celebrates those who are building tomorrow’s online trends.
The winners in each category will be revealed at the SXSW Web Awards Ceremony on Sunday evening, March 14 at the Hilton Austin Downtown.
Wish us luck!
