Hundreds of design opportunities at your fingertips
Earn money, build client relationships, learn new skills and have fun!
99designs is the largest design contest site in the world, connecting you to hundreds of new design opportunities every week.
- Reach new clients
- Polish your skills
- Build your portfolio
- Earn money
- Build your business
- Spend your time designing
- Get feedback
- Have fun
How design contests work
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1) Find a contest
Tell me more- 500+ new contests every week
- Logo design, web design, print & packaging, t-shirt design and many more!
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2) Create a design
Tell me more- Work on real projects
- Spend your time designing
- Improve your skills
- $700,000+ paid to designers monthly
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3) Submit your design
Tell me more- Engage with clients & receive feedback
- Build relationships & your business
- 50% of projects lead to follow on work
Design students, we've created a $99,999 fund for you!
To celebrate reaching 99,999 contests launched, we're giving all eligible students an extra $99 on top of every contest prize won on 99designs. Register as a designer and then complete our enrollment form to get your share.
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Who is eligible?
Design students enrolled in a design program at a college or university,
anywhere in the world. You will need a valid email .edu or .ac email address. -
How many $99 bonus payments will be made?
99designs will award 1,010 x $99 bonus payments.
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Do i need to be a full time college student?
No, but you do need to be currently registered and participating in a college level design program.
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What if I don’t have a .edu or .ac email address?
You may not be eligible. Fill out our enrollment form with the email address provided by your design school, upload a scan of your student ID card and we'll determine if it qualifies.
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Where can i get more information?
Visit our terms and conditions, or you can email us at designer_rewards@99designs.com.
What our designers say
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With no real qualifications or previous clients, I had no way of gaining any income through design work previously. With 99designs, you don’t need a CV, just your work!
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Over time, this community became more and more valuable, and with respect I can say that 99designs gave me the opportunity to define my future. I mean it, really!
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My primary motivation was to learn and I never thought that I would actually win a contest. 99designs has helped me improve my skills, my relationships with clients and I've made some great friends.
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I loved it [99designs] immediately, the challenge and “game” of it all is a new element to work I already love doing. I also love the community of designers – getting inspired by those around you and their work.
More stories from our top designers
- Najla Mansour (RotRed) - Talented designer and architect - Read story
- Scott Gladd (:: scott ::) - A designer who loves building brands - Read story
- Jürgen Heiss (Jurgen) - Print, web and digital art specialist - Read story
- Dsgn-BT - Awarded an internship based on his 99designs portfolio - Read story
- Serbanescu Gabriel (_Trickster_) - T-Shirt design expert - Read story
The numbers speak for themselves:
- 108 designs
per contest - 1,528 open
contests - 139,503 contests
to date - £300,870 currently
on offer - £911,139 designer payouts
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