How DesignCrowd Works

How DesignCrowd Works

Buyers of design services can use DesignCrowd in one of two of ways:

Get Multiple Designers working for you: Running a Design Contest Project Learn More
Get a Single Designer working for you: Running a Freelance Job Project Learn More

How Design Contests Work

Post a Project		Get 25+ Designs		Provide Feedback		Download Files
Post your requirements by filling in a brief, set your budget and set your deadline. We will publish your project requirements and invite designers from around the world to respond.		Watch as 25 to 100+ creative designs are submitted from designers around the world. View these designs online and share these designs with your friends and clients via email!		Send feedback and private messages to designers who have sent designs. Work with designers until you get the right result!	Select the best design and download your files immediately. If you have any problems with the files or the designer just let DesignCrowd know!

Unlimited Designs

Get 10, 20 or 50+ designs. We average 49.2 designs per project and do not cap how many designs you'll get.

Set Any Budget

Extract the most out of any budget. Get maximum number of designs and creativity and control your costs.

Creativity & Value

Use a contest if you want to get creativity ideas. Get designs and ideas from 700 competing designers.

Minimum
Risk

Don't commit to 1 designer - use a design contest. If you don't like any of the designs extend the deadline, invite new designers to respond and get more designs!

What if I don't like the designs submitted to my Design Contest?
Easy! Just extend the deadline to and invite more of our 1,300+ designers to respond. This is one of the main benefits of using DesignCrowd over a traditional graphic design firm - you are not committed to a single designer and you minimise your risk.

Who owns the designs?
DesignCrowd designers have agreed to hand-over copyright of their design work to you when you select their design and budget. You do not own all the designs submitted to a Design Contest, only the design that you eventually select, purchase and download. Before you select a design, the copyright of the designs is held by the respective designers.

Can I keep my project private?
You can run a private project to hide your project brief from. Select the 'Private Project' option when placing your order.

What budget should I set?
It's up to you! The more you pay, the more designs and better designers you will attract!

$30 Posting Fee
Contests have a US$30 posting fee and you get to set your own budget!

Budget Calculator
Select or enter a budget to see the power of a design contest!

Step 1. Select the design you require:

How Freelance Jobs Work

Post a Project		Get 5+ Interested Designers		Select Designer		Receive Designs		Approve Payment
Post your requirements by filling in a brief, providing your budget and setting a deadline. We will publish your project requirements and invite designers from around the world to respond.		Watch as 5 to 10 freelance designers and design studios around the world apply to work on your project. View designer applications online, assess designer portfoilos and ask designers questions.		Select your favourite designer and deposit your budget with DesignCrowd. The designer starts work immediately.	Receive designs from the designer via the site. Manage the project and provide feedback to the designers.		Approve the designer's work and download their files. We then send your payment to the designer via their PayPal account

Work with 1 designer

Find a good designer and work closely with them to get what you want. Get to know them, build a relationship and use them for further projects.

You control
your budget

You set the budget you want to work with and recieved interest from studios as well as freelancers, offshore designers and students.

Payment Protection

Deposit your budget safely with DesignCrowd's free escrow service. Release the funds only when your requirements are met.

Complex Projects

Complex projects that (such as those that require days and days of work) suit working with 1 designer better.

What happens if I don't like any of the designers that apply for the job?
You can either extend the deadline for applications or just walk away without paying them anything!

When I select a designer, how many designs will I get?
Designers will send you varying offers depending on what you request in your project requirements.

How do I pay the designer?
Easy! When you deposit your budget, you pay DesignCrowd using your credit card or PayPal. We then pay the designer and pass your budget on to them once they complete the work and you approve what they've done.

What if the designer doesn't do the work?
If the designer doesn't do the work you can get a refund immediately or try and use an alternative designer. You will also have the right to provide feedback about the designer that will be published on DesignCrowd for future customers to view.

How DesignCrowd Works

Designers and creatives can use DesignCrowd in the following ways:

Submitting designs to Design Contests Learn More
Submitting applications to work on Freelance Jobs Learn More

How Design Contests Work (for designers)

Find a Contest		Reserve a Payment		Submit Designs		Receive Payment
Search our freelance design jobs page for a contest. Search for logo design jobs, web design jobs or many other graphic design jobs. Read the project brief; view the budget and deadline; and ask the client questions.		Reserve a participatation ('base') payment to guarantee yourself payment even if your design is not selected. Begin working on your designs and submit them as soon as possible.		Create design(s) for the client on your own computer and upload them to DesignCrowd. Receive feedback from the client and submit revised designs.	Client makes a decision on the design they wish to buy. DesignCrowd pays you any earnings via PayPal less a 15% commission fee.

Maximum Utilisation

Use your spare time in the most efficient way possible - to make money from doing designs!

Guaranteed Payments

Reserve participation payments so you can be sure you'll get payment regardless of client choice.

Copyright Protection

Your designs are automaticall watermarked and are hidden from other designers until the cost closes.

Open to Everyone

Design contests are completely open. They give everyone a chance based on merit, not past experience.

How Freelance Jobs Work (for designers)

Find a Project		Apply for Job		Get Selected		Submit Designs		Receive Payment
Search our freelance design jobs page for a Freelance job project. Find logo design, web design or other graphic design Freelance jobs. Read the project brief; view the client's budget and deadline; and ask the client questions.		Submit your interest to clients. Send them your pitch and share your portfolio to get selected. The client may send you feedback or ask you questions which you can respond to.		Client selects you and deposits the budget (the project amount) with DesignCrowd in escrow. You receive client contact details and begin working on their project immediately.	Upload designs to DesignCrowd to share them with the client or email them directly to the client. Receive feedback from the client and complete revisions if required.		Client approves your work on DesignCrowd and then receives the files. You receive payment from DesignCrowd (less our 15% commission fee) via PayPal.

Submit for FREE

Submit your interest to jobs for free.

Market yourself to clients around the world who need design work completed.

Payment Protection

Once you are selected, payment for your work is guaranteed.

Protect yourself by getting client payment via DesignCrowd escrow.

Build Client Relationships

Work with a customer and try to build a long-term relationship.

Try to keep in touch with clients and sell them other services.

Build a Reputation

Build your portfolio and get client feedback.

Build a positive reputation to help you win more work.

How much will I get paid?
Your payment depends on the budget set by the customer you submit.

Why cant I respond with a quote?
We previously allowed designers the ability to submit quotes for these jobs, however we found a number of customers chose the lowest quote and received less than impressive results. By giving the customer control over the budget we are looking to get customers the result they pay for.

How do I send clients designs?
You can send them designs through DesignCrowd (to ensure protection) or send them designs via email.

Why can't I submit a designs?
Freelance Job projects are not contests. You only start designing if the client selects you.

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