Other initiatives include an Advocates Program, comprised of members of the community, that is dedicated to mentoring other designers through peer portfolio reviews and by hosting webinars, and the Top 9 program, which celebrates top designers on 99designs each month and inspires them to challenge themselves. These are just a few of the findings revealed in a recent international survey of entrepreneurs around the world by online graphic design marketplace 99designs.
The survey, which polled more than 1, entrepreneurs from the US, Europe and Australia, identified several ways men and women approach entrepreneurship differently. Men start their entrepreneurial ventures younger than women.
Men tend to work more hours a day on their venture while women still spend more time with family. Men say they are more likely to read books to improve their skills, while women are more likely to take a course. In , that friendly competition grew into a design marketplace that has now become the world leader in online graphic design. Our unique combination of education and competition has accelerated the careers of designers all over the world," said Patrick Llewellyn, CEO and President of 99designs.
The design community is an integral part of the 99designs story and one out of every four employees of 99designs works in a role that engages directly with them, including a team dedicated to curating, educating and nurturing its members. Educational resources are available to all designers via several avenues including the blog , forum and community based educational programs. Other initiatives include an Advocates Program, comprised of members of the community, that is dedicated to mentoring other designers through peer portfolio reviews and by hosting webinars , and the Top 9 program, which celebrates top designers on 99designs each month and inspires them to challenge and push themselves.
Recently, 99designs launched its inaugural 99awards where top designers from the past year were recognized by their favorite customers, 99designs employees, and by other designers on the platform. All designers are encouraged to participate in a one-week curriculum curated by the design experts at 99designs to learn new design techniques and challenge their skills.
Designers can learn more about this offer at this page. Headquartered in Oakland, Calif. The 99designs platform facilitates over 10, design contests every month, and in total, customers have launched over , design contests over the life of the company. This will fuel our growth in and beyond. The rebrand keeps the focus on the customers, the designers, and the way they collaborate to make a difference.
It is one part of the look and feel of the new rebrand that celebrates the connection between the designer, the customer and 99designs. Today, global players such as Etsy, Eventbrite, Stripe and Xero are choosing Melbourne as a home base for the Australian market. Melbourne has also begun to see the growth in startup incubators and local VCs like Inspire9 and local VCs like SquarePeg Capital helping to fuel early stage startups. Founded in Melbourne by Mark Harbottle and Matt Mickiewicz in , 99designs pioneered the idea of a design contest, where multiple designers compete to deliver the perfect design, rather than being limited to the creativity of a single designer.
Stroud narrowed the selection down to several top favorite designs to make the final selection. Headquartered out of Oakland, Calif. He has written all the theme songs for his TV series and scored several independent films. He has won numerous regional music festivals, recorded five CDs one in collaboration with the Canadian hit makers the Northern Pikes.
He is currently recording his sixth album. Stroud will be kicking off his touring season by heading to Muskoka in October to record another live Barn Sessions album. All of these gorgeous Hollywood A-listers bring star power and arguably cool products to the table with these business ventures. But we at 99designs wondered, who has the strongest brand based purely on the design quality of logo and website alone? I find your choice of topic and charts chosen on any particular to be more powerful for the very reason they are your choice of topic and charts chosen for that particular day.
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