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5 pieces of good news for freelance designers in 2022

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With a diverse community of more than 150,000 freelance designers, 99designs by Vista matches clients with creatives across brand and logo design, packaging, web design and more. And so nowadays, clients don't really care where you're located, as long as you have a web connection and know how to use Zoom.

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Vanderbrand: The Toronto studio crafting identities rooted in place and purpose

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The Canadian agency is all about smart, strategic branding that breathes life into real estate, cultural, and hospitality spaces. Collaboration plays out through an "inclusive" internal approach and by encouraging "open communication, including feedback" when working with clients and external partners. "At

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Hotlist 2025: the 25 most popular design studios, as voted for by their peers

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Others, meanwhile, would love to shout about what they've created, but their clients frustratingly forbid it. We just feel it's nice to give praise where praise is due and highlight some top agencies doing outstanding work and inspiring their peers. Hopefully, their work will inspire you too. Studio DBD 13.

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Defy's anniversary ads for Boyds strike the perfect balance between past and future

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To celebrate its 85th anniversary, it approached Defy , an independent Philadelphia-based marketing company that's been quietly churning out unique angles for powerhouse global clients such as Nike, Ricoh, Comcast, Ritz Carlton, Wilson Sporting Goods and AmeriGas. They loved the tagline, and it just made sense," said Greenblatt.

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Amy Pastre and Courtney Rowson on 13 years of running a studio and where they believe design is heading next

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Did the global economic crisis spur you to start your agency? Courtney: We started the business for reasons unrelated to the 2008 downturn. We'd had great experiences working for agencies in Charleston and other cities. Did the lessons of 2008/09 prepare you for the shock? The timing was right for both of us.

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Franklyn's redesign for WeWork marks a new chapter for the co-working platform

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Designers and agency heads often like to talk about the "challenge" of taking on a new client, but most of the time, the stakes are not, in all honesty, that high. Founded in New York in 2008, it was a startup that pioneered the idea of renting flexible co-working spaces to freelancers and other startups.

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James Hurst on his new role at Google, Big Tech's bad press and why he's hopeful for the future

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Next, he went on to work for Emak Mafu in 2008 when the global recession hit. James left and started his own design studio (Cure Studio), an illustration agency (HigginsonHurst) and a Type Foundry (The Type Foundry). So if ever you wanted insight about where the world of agencies and tech is heading, he's a good person to talk to.

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