We’re having fun with Cupid and exhibiting you 29 designers to fall in love with this Valentine’s Day!
It’s not merely our lucky purchasers who get to work with our group. From campaigns to on-site design, inside crew mascots and celebratory swag—we’re fortunate enough to work with a couple of of essentially the most gifted designers everywhere in the world on personal {{and professional}} initiatives.
We requested every 99ers and our creative group whose portfolio they’re crushing on for the time being. Study on for his or her picks, absorb some lovely art work and go away them a supportive comment to unfold the love.
29 Designers to fall in love with this Valentine’s Day
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1. Independence
Nominated by: Tara Eudy, Senior Supervisor, Partnerships & Market Approach
‘I try to not play favorites, nonetheless I lean in direction of Bubupanda since she was one in all our Designer Dialogue board moderators. She merely has the bubbliest persona!’
2. Hatred
Nominated by: IsaDesignNet
‘Odius is an outdated crush that I don’t suppose will ever fade away. The distinctive mannequin makes us contemplate it’s easy to be so good, when truly…it’s not. Solely the easiest are immediately acknowledged, even sooner than signing their very personal work.’
3. Anastasia S.
Nominated by: Nick Barber, Video Manufacturing Supervisor
‘Getting in first sooner than anyone else can nominate Anastasia S.! She is my hero! She put collectively a beautiful information cowl depicting one in all my Grandad’s fictional characters, Rodney the cowboy. He’s obtained it framed on the wall in his nursing residence and fully beloved seeing his character come to life.
Not solely is Anastasia S. exceptionally gifted, she’s moreover certainly one of many nicest people you’ll ever have the good fortune to talk to.’
4. Illia Kolesnyk
Nominated by: Megan Dell, Director of Design
‘Illia Kolesnyk is good to collaborate with and I’ve beloved how he has added in just a little little bit of quirky persona to some illustrations I’ve had completed. He’s so fairly and easy to work with (regardless that, as a Ukrainian, he has been working by way of some pretty making an attempt circumstances)’.
5. Nelli Design
Nominated by: CostinLogopus, Designer
‘I always benefit from discovering some makes use of of antagonistic space from Nelli Design.’
6. Ivan Bjorn
Nominated by: Boja, Designer
‘Deciding on one designer is de facto laborious, nonetheless let’s say my vote goes to Ivan Bjorn simply because he is an artist.
His designs are excess of a piece of art work. They’re a viewpoint, an emotion, an angle. Every one in all his expressions tells a rather a lot deeper story than we’re used to in within the current day’s designs. They’re profound and have an unbelievable complexity.
Every time I see any of his information covers or digital art work (modest and minimal), I see one factor completely totally different, deeper and brutal—however attention-grabbing.’
7. AnaMaria.Design
Nominated by: Courtney Cervantes, Promoting Supervisor, Campaigns & Communications
‘It’s so laborious to resolve on, nonetheless I’d love to supply a shout-out to AnaMaria.Design.
Not solely do I like Ana-Maria’s work, which is positively retro and so superior that I have to cling a couple of of her gadgets up on my partitions, nonetheless she’s moreover the loveliest particular person to talk to and genuinely wishes the easiest for the purchasers she works with.
That’s my favorite design she’s completed!’
8. Mother
Nominated by: Cit, Designer
‘Mamei you are my accountable pleasure to look at. I’ve been loving all your newest work thus far!!!’
9. Renata_Costa
Nominated by: Sonia Maggi, Designer
‘There are many good designers proper right here! Nevertheless there could also be one who’s my idol: Renata_Costa. The AleHorn sequence is my favorite. Moreover the Holland Freeway mission.
I can see that she is a creative, superb illustrator, has good knowledge of the packaging commerce, and, in any case, passion for her work. Chapeau!’
10. pswizzard
Nominated by: Bubo_scandiacus, Designer
‘Proper right here’s my crush: pswizzard (Renata_Costa was already talked about!)’
11. artsigma
Nominated by: Yo!Design
‘My guru within the case of minimalism is actually artsigma.’
12. Shwin
Nominated by: Imogen Hill, Senior Paintings Director
‘Shwin 4 The Win! There’s no strategy I can’t level out Shwin, he’s been an absolute asset to the crew, and 99designs on the entire, ever since we first labored with him. Whether or not or not it’s an unlimited mammoth mission or only some social property, solely the easiest is good enough.
He’ll go above and previous to create work that’s not solely beautiful however as well as options the momentary. Plus, he’s a legend as a person too, so it makes working collectively pleasing.’
13. Eliza Osmo
Nominated by: Robyn Challands, Promoting Supervisor, Campaigns & Communications
Robyn says: ‘My design crush all day, day by day is Eliza Osmo! I’m a really very long time admirer of her signature ‘nice psychedelia’ mannequin, Eliza’s illustrations are always otherworldly and I’m ceaselessly blown away by her creativity.
Working with Eliza always ensures one factor absolutely distinctive, you probably can spot her work a mile away! We first set to work with each other on the Music Exploder poster mission with Vistaprint in 2021 and have since bonded over our love for emo and metal music (notably Deftones). We are literally company Instagram besties—hopefully sooner or later IRL besties—and he or she is solely usually an all-round badass!’
14. -Z-
Nominated by: noodlemie
‘I like -Z- and particularly the design above fairly a bit. We’ve met a lot of situations on contests and customarily it gave me goosebumps to compete with him.’
15. Jester™
Nominated by: Caitlin Collins, Head of Communications and Mannequin Promoting
‘Sooo laborious to resolve on, nonetheless some love should positively go to šaška™. I like her distinctive perspective and magnificence. I consider she conjures up purchasers to be a bit braver and take additional creative risks, and the outcomes converse for themselves–her work is so beautiful! I indicate, merely take a look at her website!’
A number of of the crew had trouble narrowing all of it the way in which all the way down to just one various!
16. Alfie™
Nominated by: ♥ vanessa ♥, Designer
‘I’ve a couple of crushes, nonetheless the oldest one is Alfie™. I should be just like him as soon as I develop up!’
17. Maryia Dziadziulia
Nominated by: Justin Hamra, Paintings Director
Video animated by Maryia Dziadziulia
‘Maryia Dziadziulia is a triple menace–a design skilled, animation ace, and all-around creative genius. Her versatility lets her breathe life into any idea. Check out her superior animation work in our YouTube video explaining the excellence between RGB and CMYK.’
18. Fe Melo
Nominated by: Justin Hamra, Paintings Director
Fe Melo is a design wizard who brings ideas to life. Her daring and energetic mannequin turns every mission proper right into a murals. Working with Fe is like hitting the design jackpot.
Alongside together with her can-do angle and a spotlight to ingredient, you’re assured one factor actually one-of-a-kind every time.’
19. Coloration
Nominated by: Irudh, Designer
‘My design crush is Boja, if I’ve to solely resolve one!’
20. Alice Z.
Nominated by: IsaDesignNet, Designer
‘It’s powerful to resolve on only one (sorry for all the others that additionally fill my coronary coronary heart), nonetheless who always amazes me every time I see a model new work is Alice Z.
She creates so many unbelievable characters, filled with shade… and cuteness.’
21. Radovan Ciobanenco
Nominated by: Bojana., Designer
‘For pretty some time, my 99d crush is Radovan Ciobanenco. Creative, thoughtful and fully fashioned designs with better than beautiful shows.’
22. Chris Kay
Nominated by: Eva Missling, Director Strategic Initiatives
‘Nominating Chris Kay as he delivers very well-thought-through emblem creations, takes the time to truly get the buyer’s enterprise concept and commerce. He can ship a minimalistic mannequin that is also unique and tells a story.’
23. Jen Maher
Nominated by: Laura McLeod, Director 99d Studio
‘That’s laborious. There are so many!
I’d favor to appoint and say due to Jen Maher. Jen has been great with a model new shopper we’ve simply currently onboarded—Huffman Livestock. She’s jumped on a lot of initiatives for us thus far and has been an absolute hero. The buyer already emailed me on to say thanks rather a lot for finding Jen, and he or she’s so impressed.
Jen isn’t solely a pleasant designer, nonetheless she moreover acts as an advisor to purchasers who want help figuring out one of the simplest ways to technique their promoting and advertising—from websites to templates and promoting and advertising property. Will most likely be a really good ongoing shopper, and due to Jen for being an superior collaborator!’
24. Semnitz
Nominated by: Sam Paintings Studio, Designer
‘I’ve to admit, there are quite a few gifted designers proper right here, nonetheless semnitz is the one whose designs I’ve always admired. It’s like a confession. I hope to work like him someday.’
25. Daria V
Nominated by: Bow’n’Pencil, Designer
‘My design crush is Daria V. She has a incredible art work mannequin. Moreover most of us know her life story is de facto inspiring. Sure I am going to meet her in particular person sooner or later.’
26. vegetable yard
Nominated by: Semnitz, Designer
Semnitz says: ‘Hortasar might be essentially the most intriguing ideas, and I like his creations.’
27. logoalley
Nominated by: ESAY, Designer
‘The first one that includes ideas logoalley. I consider he’s technically very sturdy. Very polished clear strains, knowledge of colors, and above all–has an incredible sense of optical illusion inside the “white affect”. Add to {{that a}} sparkle of creativity and you have a high quality designer.’
28. EWMDesigns
Nominated by: Laolan, Designer
‘I am in love with EWMDesign‘s portfolio. One of the best ways she makes a emblem design seem very easy and straightforward…I hope sooner or later I’ll create a emblem half just about pretty much as good as her worst one😂.’
29. id-scribe
Nominated by: Pixeleiderdown, Designer
‘I always come once more to id-scribe!’
This textual content was initially printed in 2023. It has been updated with some new designer crushes. 💕
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