Newsletter: Top 50 Designers in 2016 + We Reveal What Drives Designers at Work and Play + more!

Tips to help you become a better designer [DesignCrowd] December Designer Newsletter [View in web browser] [DesignCrowd Yearbook 2016] DesignCrowd yearbook 'top 50' 2016 has been a massive year for the marketplace. We hit 550,000 designers and $38M in project payments to designers. Boom! To honour our talented designers, we round up the top 50 designers. [MEET THE CLASS OF 2016] [Lessons from top designers on DesignCrowd] What's behind the freelancing boom? Online freelancing has proved to be more than just a flash in the pan work trend. We asked 1,000 designers about their habits, motivations, and lifestyles and summarised the data into a handy infographic. [GET THE LOWDOWN] [Qualities of Good Design] Master of very good design Inspired by design heroes, Eric Carle (of 'The Very Hungry Catapiller' fame) and Paul Rand (legendary US designer), our design consultant, Carmela Rodriga, outlines 16 elements and principles that drive good design. [DESIGN 101] [Find out how exclusive job invites work] How to present your designs to clients Do you want to communicate your design entries to customers as efficiently as possible? It's time to be strategic about how you frame your ideas and boost your chances of winning a design contest. [14 WINNING TIPS] [Find out how exclusive job invites work] Ageing stars in their original movie roles In this fun photoshop contest, we invited our designers to imagine older famous faces in original scenes from their classic movies. Think Drew Barrymore in E.T. or Tom Hanks in Forest Gump. Check out the submissions! [REWIND FAST FORWARD] [Find new design jobs] Read our favorite design articles this month [How to come up with creative ideas in five steps] [10 top productivity apps for designers] [How to optimise designs for print][Design theft: inspiration versus plagarism] [Top Latin and South American designers on DesignCrowd] [Free skills based photography + Photoshop contests] [Online Design Marketplace] [Visit Us On] [Twitter] [Facebook] [Pinterest] [Manage your email preferences] or [unsubscribe from this newsletter]. Copyright 2016 DesignCrowd. Level 4, 2 Hill St Surry Hills NSW Australia 2010.