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| CrowdSpring | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Design |
| Founded | March 4, 2008 |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Key people | Mike Samson, Co-Founder; Ross Kimbarovsky, Co-Founder; Pete Burgeson, Director of Marketing |
| Products | Custom Logo, Website, Marketing Materials, Illustration, General Design Work |
| Number of employees | 7 |
| Website | www.crowdspring.com |
Crowdspring (which spells its name as "crowdSPRING") operates an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of creative services. It offers designers, illustrators, writers, or photographers to work on logos, websites, marketing materials, or other creative content needed by the buyers. The company also provides community tools, such as public profiles with feedback, ratings and stats, private messaging, portfolios, and community forums on its website.
It offers legal protection for buyers and sellers. It serves the crowdsourced graphic design service market.
Crowdspring, LLC was founded in 2008 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Criticism
References
- Creative designs, ideas get chance to stand out at CrowdSpring http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-mon-crowd-sourcing-crowdsprisep01,0,7478496.story
- crowdSPRING, LLC http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=45244460
- Crowdsourced Design: Is crowdSPRING the next iStockPhoto? http://cs.condenet.com/smallbizprogram/wordpress/?p=54