design

The April cS Award and the March cS Award Winners!

Amanda | April 2nd, 2013

Back in 2011, we announced a monthly cS Award to honor quality work by designers and writers in the crowdSPRING community. The April cS Award No matter your creative endeavor, it’s always a good idea to constantly add dynamic and fresh pieces to your portfolio. You may have noticed that portfolios on crowdSPRING got a [...]

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Email Design Best Practices For Small Businesses and Startups

Ross | April 2nd, 2013

It may seem obvious that consumers prefer better looking websites, but it’s clear that not all business owners appreciate the importance of design. After all, there are too many poorly designed websites (if you’re looking for tips to improve your website, we suggest you read web design best practices and tips and best practices and tips [...]

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12 Questions: Meet Ana Grigoriu (Germany)

Audree | December 11th, 2012

In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build [...]

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PBS Mini Documentary About Typography

Ross | March 13th, 2012

Typography is all around us. It’s on products we buy, in movies we watch, on websites we read, on street signs, and pretty much everywhere we look. Here’s an outstanding 7 minute PBS documentary about typography. I recommend you take the time to watch it if you want to understand why typography is important.

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Hey Designers: Do You Want Your Artwork Visible On Google Earth!?

Amanda | February 29th, 2012

See that round, white, dome in the picture?  Yeah, the one next to the asteroid crater? Picture a mural you designed on top of it.  That’s your potential canvas for the Bikini Lines project. [Photo by Brad Templeton, www.templetons.com, used with permission]. The Bikini Lines project is an awesome combination of art, adventure, documentation, and [...]

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12 Questions: Meet Svetlana (Sofia, Bulgaria)

Audree | November 15th, 2011

In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community – in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build [...]

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