Archive for the ‘Designer Series’ Category

Fourth Design Challenge Winner

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Congratulations to our fourth Homepage Banner Design Challenge winner, Megan Hain of The Stationery Tote! Megan’s design will be featured in the pingg homepage this entire week. This fun beach design is perfect for reminding everyone to get out there and enjoy the final weeks of summer!

Be sure to check out Megan’s pingg collection here or by simply clicking on her banner design.

There are still two more chances to win! Designers who have not yet entered the challenge should send their designs to Laura at ladamo@pingg.com.

Check back next week to see the new winner! One winner will be announced every Monday until September 5th.


Fourth Design Challenge Winner via @pingg  

Homepage Banner Design Challenge!

Monday, July 25th, 2011

The pingg homepage graphic is in need of a makeover! We want to give you the chance to make your mark on the pingg homepage by creating your own summer-themed homepage banner.  Now our “Artist-Designed Banner” will truly be artist-designed!

The first winner will be chosen next week!

Designer Rewards & Promotion:

Each week, the winner will be rewarded with a $50 cash prize.  *You can win multiple top banner designs if you submit multiple designs.

Each winning design will then be featured as the pingg homepage banner for one week.  Plus the banner will link to the winning designer’s pingg collectionn!  We will also be creating an album on our facebook page to showcase all of the winning designs.

What Will Win This Challenge?

Beautiful designs that express your summer creativity and inspire people to want to celebrate this summer!

You can use existing images from your pingg collection, or choose to create a new one.  Designs may feature any fonts and images that you choose but each design must ONLY include the phrase “Artist-Designed Online Invitations & Announcements.” No additional text please.


How Do I Submit?

From now until September 9th, email all of your banners to ladamo@pingg.com with the subject line Design Challenge Entry.

Submit as many banner designs as you would like.  The more designs you enter the more chances you have to win!

What Are the Details?

  • Submissions must be received between NOW and 11:59pm EST on September 2nd to be considered for a prize.
  • All submissions must be .jpeg, .png or .gif format and 698 x 154 pixels at 72 dpi.
  • The background and edges of all submissions must be white and must ONLY include the phrase “Artist-Designed Online Invitations & Announcements.”
  • The pingg design team will select the winning designs.

If you have any questions please email Laura: ladamo@pingg.com

Good Luck!

Terms & Conditions: All submissions will be eligible for viewing on the pingg homepage and on the pingg Facebook page. You, the designer or artist, retain rights and ownership of your banner design. By submitting a design you give pingg the rights to promote your work on pingg.com.

Homepage Banner Design Challenge! via @pingg  

New Summer Designers

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Who can believe that the summer is almost halfway over?! While the warmer months have been moving right along, we have had some great new additions to the pingg design community. Click on each profile below to see their whole collections and all of their fantastic designs! Lots of great fun party invitations, save-the-dates and formal stationery designs.

Blue Lotus Company:

Wood Dolls Save the Date Couple designed by Blue Lotus Company

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New Summer Designers via @pingg  

June’s Top Designers and Staff Picks!

Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Congratulations to the Top Designers & Staff Picks for the month of June!

June’s Top Designers:

Marcia CopelandMarcia Copeland

Raised and educated in St. Louis, Marcia Copeland studied fine art with an emphasis in painting and printmaking. Soon after, she moved to California and expanded into the world of graphic design, where she’s been using pixels and pantones to splash her creativity for over 15 years. more »

Kellie MedivitzKellie Medivitz

As a born and raised East Coast girl, yes, I did sport high hair for many years. My justification was “the higher the hair the skinnier you looked” and “the higher the hair the closer to God”.

As a West Coast girl, aside from taming hair and working 9 to 5. I love working with individuals creating their personalized stationery, announcements, invitations and holiday greeting cards. more »


The Stationery ToteThe Stationery Tote

The Stationery Tote, by designer Megan Hain, is a is fun and fresh stationery boutique with a modern, whimsical design style! Find more Tote on Facebook!

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Barb GrunkleeBarb Grunklee

Located in Brooklyn, Iowa, Grunklee Grafiks is a freelance graphic design studio committed to visually communicating your ideas. Various design services are available including logos, brochures, invitations, flyers, postcards, and much more.

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June’s Top Designers and Staff Picks! via @pingg  

Party With Purpose

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

If you’re looking for a paper invitation that’s convenient and eco-friendly, check out these really cool friends of pingg at Little Lady Studio!  Founded by Jessey Jansen, Little Lady Studio, creates beautiful contemporary invitations made from 100% recycled fibers.  Each card includes a hand drawn illustration and its own healing hands embossed envelope. Their convenient Party with Purpose Invitation Box Sets not only provide a host with invitations for their event, but thank you cards as well!  Little Lady Studio has partnered with CARE so that every written invitation helps other creative women in places such as Uganda, India, Cambodia and Bolivia.


Party With Purpose via @pingg  

Artists Who Inspire: J.M. Barclay

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

Summers Day Dream by J.M. Barclay

This week, the vintage inspired photography of J.M. Barclay caught my eye.  His unique perspective and use of angles helps to turn ordinary things, like balloons and a simple Ferris wheel, into exceptional unique images.  My favorite print is Hometown Days because of his subtle use of color in an otherwise muted palette.  Take a look at some more of his vintage inspired photos on his Etsy shop, jmbarclay.

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Artists Who Inspire: J.M. Barclay via @pingg  

May Top Designers & Staff Picks!

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Congratulations to the Top Designers & Staff Picks for the month of May!

May’s Top Designers:

Marcia CopelandMarcia Copeland

Raised and educated in St. Louis, Marcia Copeland studied fine art with an emphasis in painting and printmaking. Soon after, she moved to California and expanded into the world of graphic design, where she’s been using pixels and pantones to splash her creativity for over 15 years. more »

Kellie MedivitzKellie Medivitz

As a born and raised East Coast girl, yes, I did sport high hair for many years. My justification was “the higher the hair the skinnier you looked” and “the higher the hair the closer to God”.

As a West Coast girl, aside from taming hair and working 9 to 5. I love working with individuals creating their personalized stationery, announcements, invitations and holiday greeting cards. more »


The Stationery ToteThe Stationery Tote

The Stationery Tote, by designer Megan Hain, is a is fun and fresh stationery boutique with a modern, whimsical design style! Find more Tote on Facebook!

more »


Inkberry CardsInkberry Cards

Inkberry Cards was created in 2007 by Jennifer Scholes, a graphic designer for over 14 years, but more importantly, a wife and mom of two beautiful children, who are the true inspirations behind all of her bright, modern and colorful designs!

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April’s Staff Picks:

Graduation Invite designed by Chic Pear

Barbecue designed by Carolyn Keane-Parra

The Glass is Half Full designed by Lori McDonough

Surprise Party designed by Simple te Design


May Top Designers & Staff Picks! via @pingg  

Staff Pick – Graduation Invite

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

With June quickly approaching there will soon be football stadiums filled with commencement speakers, proud parents and, of course, lots of caps and gowns! That means it’s time to invite friends and family to honor the recent hight school or college graduate in your house. For this week’s Staff Pick, I have chosen “Graduation Invite” by Chic Pear Designs as the perfect graduation party or announcement design. Congratulations to the class of 2011!

Graduation Invite designed by Chic Pear

Great work and congrats on being this week’s staff pick! Check out the rest of the awesome designs in the Chic Pear pingg collection.


Staff Pick – Graduation Invite via @pingg