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My Profile updates to help designers

DesignBay, 29/10/2008 12:20:59 AM
Designers!  You can now review quotes and designs you have submitted through the Submissions section of your My Profile.   You can also add an 'A ... Read more

Are web design contests good for designers?

DesignBay, 13/10/2008 1:36:37 AM
Designers now have the opportunity to enter open brief design contests for web design - but some designers seem unsure whether or not to enter them.  The question is: should you participate?  And the ... Read more

September Update!

DesignBay, 29/09/2008 7:21:51 PM
Creative peoples and DesignBay contributors! During September we've had over $4000 of projects on DesignBay and we currently have around $2500 of open briefs still running! ... Read more

Small jobs, big jobs and fun jobs

DesignBay, 8/09/2008 10:00:44 PM
Hey all!We've had lots of new projects lately!  We're keen to hear what you think.   There's currently over US$3000 of design contests up for grabs of DesignBay.  We have small job ... Read more

DesignBay website updates August

DesignBay, 19/08/2008 9:12:49 PM
We have been churning out improvements on DesignBay (and finding new projects) during August. Recent DesignBay.com improvements: You have a new login page (as of today!) which includes a ' ... Read more

The Success of Rush Comic & Studio Q

DesignBay, 13/08/2008 9:18:40 AM
Congratulations to the success of one of our clients Rush (an online comic that is doing very well) and our designer Studio Q Branding Solutions for their very creative web design.  ... Read more

7 Logo Design Trends that have Withstood the Test of Time

DesignBay, 20/07/2008 4:33:27 PM
Authorities on design publish articles on logo design trends every year but a closer look shows a common vein of 7 logo design styles that have been with us for at least 5 years.  These 'trends' appea ... Read more

Quote what it's worth!

DesignBay, 14/07/2008 1:23:07 PM
Our customers are clamoring for more quotes and (incredibly) some projects are going without any quotes.  If customers are not offering enough money for a logo design or a web design - let's tell ... Read more

Quoting - getting a customer the old school way

DesignBay, 25/06/2008 7:05:03 PM
We've got some new customers who are requesting quotes on DesignBay.  To clear up confusion there are two types of briefs on DesignBay Request for Quotes and Open briefs.  Request for quotes is a ... Read more

Split decision

DesignBay, 25/06/2008 5:42:22 PM
We have a number of customers taking a very long time in deciding which design they want and sometimes not replying to emails.  We think we've got the solution but we'd like to know what you think abo ... Read more

DesignBay General Update May

DesignBay, 25/06/2008 5:22:48 PM
Yes - DesignBay is alive.  Unfortunately DesignBay was like a library during May - not many people visited and our briefs were becoming old and dusty.  But there is a reason for this madness: we've ... Read more

Lincoln Hotels logo brief closed early

DesignBay, 25/06/2008 5:22:14 PM
Lincoln Hotels & Suites have decided to close their brief 1 week early as they have already selected the logo they want to use.   This is good news and bad news.  It means the customer liked ... Read more

DesignBay General Update April

DesignBay, 25/06/2008 5:21:50 PM
April has been a good month for DesignBay - we've had some fantastic submissions, new briefs and have added some new technology (like the automatic watermark). We have 4 briefs still open.  The T ... Read more

How to make a Web 2.0 logo

DesignBay, 25/06/2008 5:20:10 PM
Web2.0 logos have a distinctive look and feel and often use techniques that break with accepted logo design conventions.  Web2.0 logos often use orange, grey and lime green.   They use reflection, g ... Read more

The Open Brief vs Quoting + Tips

DesignBay, 25/06/2008 5:18:29 PM
DesignBay is currently offering two products to potential clients: 1) The open brief and 2) The ability to request quotes. This blog explains the difference between the two from the perspective o ... Read more

DesignBay logo brief results

DesignBay, 25/06/2008 5:17:54 PM
The winners of the DesignBay logo brief have been released! We've selected joint winners (and the results did not go with voting). Congratulations to: Illumin8 Design (Equal 1st) for their ... Read more

Collectively we decide

DesignBay, 25/06/2008 5:17:26 PM
56 logo submissions, 25 designers, 5 place payments and 1 winner to choose.  We have a tough decision to make in selecting the best logo for DesignBay and we'd really like your help in picking a goo ... Read more

What would you like next?

DesignBay, 25/06/2008 5:17:04 PM
The DesignBay website is not finished yet - it is ... yes, beta.  However, rather than being a 'beta release' I like to think of it as a 'Subway cookie' release - half cooked, but still really good. ... Read more

Better than a Push-pop

DesignBay, 25/06/2008 5:16:38 PM
A (completed) connect-the-dots flyer Today we marketed DesignBay to creative talent at leading Australian design schools with our Connect-the-dots ad campaign.  We canvassed ~300 design stude ... Read more

Our first winner

DesignBay, 25/06/2008 5:16:08 PM
Congratulations to Fiona Johnston for being our first designer to win a brief!  Fiona earned US$300 for her winning design in the DesignBay Connect-the-dots Promo Ad Brief and then US$100 for maki ... Read more

Fire Up and Disrupt the Market

DesignBay, 25/06/2008 5:15:25 PM
In 2007, the London Olympic Games Committee paid the Wolff Olins brand agency £400,000 for a logo that sparked a public backlash and was famously condemned as "a puerile mess, an artistic flop and a c ... Read more


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