CrowdSpring.com - a crowdsourcing website dedicated to website graphic design
crowdSPRING
crowdSPRING is a privately held online marketplace for buyers and sellers of creative services, including logo design, website design, print design, illustration, product design, and other types of graphic and industrial design services. crowdSPRING was co-founded in May 2007 by Ross Kimbarovsky and Michael Samson. crowdSPRING launched its online marketplace publicly in May 2008. crowdSPRING is based in Chicago.
More than 40,000 graphic designers from over 170 countries work on crowdSPRING, helping thousands of small and medium size businesses from around the world with logo design, websites, marketing materials, and other graphic design services. Unlike traditional marketplaces, where buyers select from among bids and proposals, crowdSPRING uses an innovative business model - buyers choose from actual designs, from multiple designers, to the buyer's specification. Buyers average more than 80 designs per project. The types of projects that can be posted to crowdSPRING are limited only by the imagination. See for example, 99 Designs You Can Crowdsource on crowdSPRING.
crowdSPRING handles full project management, file transfer, payment, legal contracts, and communication (public and private). Designers can create profiles and create portfolios on the site. The crowdSPRING marketplace offers comprehensive feedback, statistics, ratings, and community forums. crowdSPRING offers all buyers a money back-guarantee that they will receive at least 25 entries to : their projects, or a full refund.
The crowdSPRING community is an active and growing community. The community has collaborated on numerous helpful resources for buyers and has made such resources freely available. For example, the community has put together 10 Logo Design Tips For Buyers and 10 Tips For Buyers To Effectively Manage Design Projects. One of the founders, Ross Kimbarovsky (an experienced intellectual property attorney), has created two helpful and free e-books about legal contracts (each includes an excellent free contract template): Contracts For Graphic Designers Who Hate Contracts and Contracts For Software and Website Developers Who Hate Contracts. The community has also created some very valuable resources for graphic designers, including Logo Design Proofs and Stationery Design Proofs.
crowdSPRING has received numerous awards since its launch in May 2008. It was a 2008 finalist for the Chicago Innovation Award, Wired (magazine) Small Biz of 2008, Business.com best people solution, the Illinois Technology Association 2009 Newcomer, one of five companies in the world nominated for a 2009 Webby Awards for Community, named an Official Honoree for the Services and Applications Category in the 13th Annual Webby Awards, and 2009 Stevie Awards for best product/service.
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- 1200 W. Lake St
- Chicago, IL 60607
