Ask any freelancer what their biggest worry is, and it’s likely to involve money. How do you decide what to charge for your talents when you’re first starting out — or negotiate higher rates once you know what you’re doing? …

Milos Zdrale may not remember exactly how he first found 99designs, but the site has certainly left an impact on him. Clients quickly fell in love with his bold brand work and he’s been working full-time on the platform ever since, supporting himself (and even buying a car) with his earnings. While he may be young (and… The post Milos Zdrale builds a promising career in minimalist branding appeared first on 99designs Blog.

When you’re building a website, where should you place its logo? A quick glance around the most popular sites on the web provides a clear consensus. It needs to go in the top-left corner. Need evidence? Just check out YouTube, Vimeo, Amazon, Instagram, eBay, Adidas, BBC, Wikipedia, Reddit, Dribbble, Netflix…

An awesome DJ logo lets people know what type of music and energy they can expect when they come to your events. It also gives fans a way of keeping track of you so they never miss a beat! To help you find the right style, we’ve created a breakdown…

Creating a design targeted towards children can be hard. If you try too hard to be ‘down with the kids’ you’ll just appear foolish. Perhaps the best way to approach designs for kids is to speak to them on their own terms. That’s the thinking behind these 10 child-friendly fonts…

Whether you’re a queer-minded artist, a business owner hoping to attract LGBT customers or an entrepreneur looking for new ways to connect with your already substantial LGBT audience, it’s hard to know where to start when it comes to graphic design. In relative history, LGBT establishments have only been out of the closet so long. Aside from the… The post LGBT graphic design: the art of logo and print design from a queer perspective appeared first on 99designs Blog.

Web design is a skill that just about anyone can have use for, whether it’s to build your business or just to build a web presence for your hobby. …

It’s one of the first things you’re confronted with when calling a business: hold music. You could say it’s the acoustic business card of your company, so it has to make a good impression. As a design marketplace we know how important seamless branding is. So we were looking for hold music that hit the right note.… The post The sound of 99designs: Our new hold music by Lvis Mejía appeared first on 99designs Blog.

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