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It’s that time again … MycroBurst’s Designer Spotlight!  This week’s featured designer is Marcelo Da Silva.  Marcelo was kind enough to participate in this interview and it’s enabled us to see how he has evolved into such a successful designer.  Be sure to take note of a few of his designs that we’ve included!

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MycroBurst (MB):  How did you get interested in designing?

Marcelo (M): Since I was about 8, I watched my uncle do freehand drawings and like my uncle, I too had the talent to draw free hand.  When I was 15 I did 2 weeks [of] work experience at a graphic design company and got the design bug.

MB: If you remember, what was the first thing you ever designed?

M: The first thing I designed was the logo for my own DJ company when I was 17.  It was a simple logo containing square gold fonts on a black background.

MB: Where do you get your inspiration and ideas for your designs?

M: My ideas and inspiration come from every day things.  Whether it’s a leaf, flower or a piece of clothing.  But most times [my designs] just pop into my head.  I do photography so I tend to use my camera to capture abstract shapes.

MB: What is your favorite thing to design?

M: My favorite thing to design is clean, modern, iconic logos.

MB: What do you like best about designing?

M: The best thing about designing is being able to be creative.  Having your unique style and providing a brand and identity for a client or company, that’s [a] very rewarding feeling for me, especially seeing your work later on a street billboard, website, t-shirt, etc.

MB: If you could give other designers some advice, what three things would you tell them?

M: My advice to other designers is to stay true to yourself, with your own style.  Keep away from the use of clip art and listen to your clients’ needs.  Also, surround yourself with good people that inspire you in some way, they don’t need to be designers, they can be from any industry, [just] as long as they are professional and give you motivation.

MB: What do you like about working for MycroBurst?

M: What I like about MycroBurst is that it has a community-like feel, yet extremely professional with a relaxed approach.  The MB Support Team has always been there when needed and that gives you a sense of belonging and that you are not just a number.

MB: Other than designing, what do you like to do in your free time?  What are your interests and hobbies?

M: I play sports, walk my dogs, do photography and write music.  Something I like doing, as it relaxes me and clears my head, is gardening.

MB: Thank you for this great interview!  Do you have any parting words you would like to leave our readers?

M: Yes.  As designers, it’s extremely important to listen to your clients’ needs and base your design on your creative style, but keep in mind what the client’s requests and expectations are.

As you can see, Marcelo has done some great work for the project holders at MycroBurst.  We thank him for his time and wish him luck on all future contests. Keep up the great work Marcelo!

Want to see more of Marcelo’s work?  Visit his MycroBurst portfolio!
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The talented design community at MycroBurst continues to wow us every month. They have done it once again! Last two month’s logo designs show tremendous amount of creativity and promise. With today’s post we would not only like to extend our deepest gratitude to our design community but will also like to challenge the international design community!

Yes, that’s right! All you designers out there…

Think you can do better than this? This is a challenge for you!

If you think you have the winning streak and can create better designs than these then come on and start posting your designs for all the active contests on MycroBurst.com.

Given are just a few of our very creative logo designs from our September Winning Collection:

To view more logo designs view our Portfolio.

Do you Accept our Design Challenge? Show us what you got!

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Small and emerging businesses are very cautious about spending and even more so about getting the most out of their investments. Mycorburst.com has always had a keen eye for small business requirements. Many of its packages are designed to be more economical for new startup companies.

Small Business Packages – Cost Effective Solutions that Work
Our small business packages are characterized into four different packages tailor made to fit your budget while accommodating the varying demands of small businesses. Purchasing these packages will save your company more money than buying these services separately. For example, the price of stationary starts of at only $49 for the “Cool Breeze” package as compared to $99 if purchased individually thereby resulting in instant savings of $50.

Furthermore, any upgrade selected is only charged once and is applicable to all the services available in that package. For example, the “MycroBurst” package contains four services, namely Logo, Stationary, Web and Graphics. Should you choose the “Guaranteed” upgrade for that package, the upgrade fee will be charged only once at $15, but will be applicable on all four services hence saving your company $45.

Visitors Ranking – Tell us what you think!
One simply cannot ignore public opinion if they are to succeed in today’s market. At Mycroburst.com, we value your opinion and provide an excellent platform for visitors to get involved and pitch in their thoughts by giving them the opportunity to vote on all design submissions. The voting is conducted in the form of thumbs up and thumbs down. Simply go to the project’s URL and vote on draft submissions.

Portfolio Section – The Hall Of Fame
We are extremely proud of our Portfolio Section as it houses the crème de la crème winning designs created by our fleet of designers. Its purpose is to accurately display the quality designs our design team is producing to the general public. Prospective project holders find this section to be particularly useful as it gives them a good idea about the type of projects Mycroburst.com has successfully worked on.

The Designer Directory – Meet the Designers!
The Designer Directory is quickly becoming one of the hottest links on our website. It provides useful information about the designers such as their participation level, number of contests won and number of design drafts submitted. Many project holders, after going through the portfolio, use this link to contact designers inviting them to participate in upcoming projects. The directory serves as a good way to get to know a little about the creative minds who will be working on your projects beforehand.

Design Contest Upgrades – Feasibility with Flexibility
The features we provide to our clients aren’t simply built around feasibility, but also flexibility. Myroburst.com gives project holders complete freedom to add any feature to their existing projects at any given time. To add an upgrade such as Guaranteed, Featured Listing or even Expedite to an active project running on MycroBurst.com simply go through My Account/My Contest section. Click on the upgrade link provided next to your contest name and select the service(s) you wish to avail. Once approved, the upgrade will be activated on your contest.

Mycroburst.com stands firm in its commitment to provide its customers with the tools they need to establish themselves in the business community and get started on the path to everlasting success – because we believe that a client’s success is our success.