December 20th, 2011

Brandstack Pulled From The Deadpool, Acquired By DesignCrowd

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When design marketplace Brandstack was shuttered last month (with the founder blaming credit card fraud), we figured that was the end of the story. Little did I know things were about to go all M. Night Shyamalan with a last minute plot twist.

DesignCrowd, an Australian design crowdsourcing platform that raised $3 million last month, has just announced that they’ve acquired Brandstack and will… → Read More

November 10th, 2011

Brandstack Heads For The Deadpool, Blames Credit Card Fraud

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Brandstack. Pitched as some sort of haven for designers, it was a marketplace in which creative types could sell off their logo concepts as they came to mind, rather than on “spec work” conjured up by a client. The goal? Less unpaid work (and fewer “amateur submissions”) than contest-based crowdsourcing sites like 99designs.

Alas, Brandstack is now officially destined for the deadpool — and… → Read More