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Do what you love, and get paid for it on 99designs. Find awesome clients and become a part of our global community of talented designers—all in a safe, secure workspace.
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Arthean
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cross the Lime
Germany
Dave Roach
United States
DSKY
Ukraine
Giulio Rossi
Italy
Llywellyn
United States
MegaOptimus
Serbia
Terry Bogard
The design community you've always wanted
99designs gives you everything you need to grow your clientele and expand your skills.
Find opportunity
Work on what you want, when you want, where you want. All with great projects from reliable clients all over the world.
Be inspired
Push your creative limits by competing in Design Contests with other designers in our community who challenge you.
Feel supported
Your work matters. From Designer Support to regular platform updates, we make sure 99designs is the best place for you to do work.
You choose the industries, styles and design categories you want to work in. The more you participate on 99designs, the better we can start matching you with clients looking for exactly what you offer.
99designs is free to sign-up and start freelancing. Rates and rewards vary depending on the type of design work. You’ll be paid in three business days (or less once you become a Top Level designer).
Yes. When you start working with a new client, we charge a USD$100 introduction fee (spread out over the client’s first USD$500 charges) to cover our cost of matching you with clients. We also charge a platform fee on every project to provide you with support, secure payments, fraud protection and more. The platform fee is based on your designer level:
- Top Level: 5% platform fee
- Mid Level: 10% platform fee
- Entry Level: 15% platform fee
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We believe everyone deserves success, which is why we curate our community based on our quality standards. Our Curation Team reviews all designers when they sign up and regularly to determine their Designer Level. Learn more.
Absolutely! Presentation is key to any professional activity and if there's one place to make yourself shine, it's on your profile page. We'll walk you through all the features and offer tips on how to present yourself in the most professional manner possible. Learn more.
Two ways to work
Clients are waiting just for you. And we’ve got multiple options for you to collaborate and get creative.
Work directly with clients
Get hired by businesses and individuals with a 1-to-1 Project.
nevergohungry
Top Level
4.9
- Set your own prices
- Match with clients who fit your style
- Get paid up-front
- Simple file management & communication tools
- Secure payment
You can negotiate follow-up work after winning a Contest, create a portfolio of your best work so clients can match with you, and bring in existing clients to easily manage invoicing and file storage.
We know how tough it can be to chase down invoices. We keep payment simple by securing the full payment from your client upfront. When the project is finished, we’ll release the funds to you.
We save all of your activity, revisions, feedback and communications in one place. Your finished design files are always accessible and stored indefinitely at no additional fee.
Compete with the community
Submit your concepts to a Design Contest and earn big bucks.
sandro90
Ukraine
GT Designs.
Italy
Winner
S A V
Sri Lanka
- Choose work that inspires you
- Work with global businesses
- Build your professional design portfolio
- Explore new design categories & build skills
- Win a contest and build your client base
Designers participate in Design Contests to challenge themselves with interesting projects, sharpen their design skills and grow their client network.
Every day, there are more than 1,500 open Contests in a variety of categories. You can browse by industry, keyword, prize amounts and schedule to find the perfect fit.
You retain full copyright of all unsold work, which you’re free to use any way you see fit. We encourage you to add your winning and non-winning entries to your portfolio to increase visibility and connect with prospective clients.
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99designs enables me to work on what I love…
with a creative freedom that I never had while working for agencies."
Bella"
Brazil
Participating in contests provides an excellent opportunity…
for me to sharpen my skills and broaden my range of experience."
Studio Ubique
Netherlands
I only need my laptop and an internet connection…
to interact with my clients. It’s a privilege to work from anywhere."
malzi.
Germany
With 99designs, I work with amazing clients…
doing what I love most: illustration and design."
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