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2 | Lindsay Kramer | Reg. contrib. (+ editing expereince) | lindsaykramer31@gmail.com | various topics | Quick responses; great with revisions; great all-rounder, super responsive | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Matt Ellis | Reg. contrib. (+ editing expereince) | matt.ellis.8@gmail.com | all-rounder | great all-rounder, super responsive | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Johnny Levanier | Reg. contrib. (+ editing expereince) | johnnylevanier@gmail.com | all-rounder | former blog editor in Oakland, great with in-depth articles, beautiful writing style | ||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Aviva M. Cantor | Reg. contrib. | avivamandy@gmail.com | Fashion design, various topics | great writing style and general feel for design, good with inspo pieces, not great with structure | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Jen Bailey | Reg. contrib. | jenniferbailey90@googlemail.com | Illustration, art, trends, inspiration | solid style, needed a bit more support | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Carrie Sownie | (currently taking a break) | csownie@gmail.com | branding, marketing, nonprofits | NOT CURRENTLY WRITING, PAUSE great with anything on non-profits/ethical design/eco-friendly, needed a bit more guidance but eager to learn | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Zeynep Lokmanoglu | Contributor | zlokmanoglu@gmail.com | various topics | quality can be hit or miss, Mid century modern design | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | James Smart | Contributor | james77smart@googlemail.com | graphic novel reviewer, loves telling stories about images and art, exploring what they do and why they work. Writing on the wider culture of design and branding, talking about trends and telling businesses' stories, culture (music, TV, books), travel, publishing, food & drink, sport and the outdoors (consumer) and conferencing, healthcare, tech and tourism (B2B) | first article: "How to find your brand's target audience", did super well 10/10, would work with again | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Ella White | Contributor | ellafwhite@gmail.com | As a freelancer, my work has varied widely and includes (but is not limited to) editorial, product, advertorial, and general copywriting, content strategy, email marketing, website development, SEO best practice, social media management, brand tone-of-voice development, and both long- and short-form features, articles, and blogs among many other creative disciplines. | great with marketing topics, allrounder, good quality, first article: "What is ecommerce?", did really well, would work with again | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Sasha Manusama | Contributor | sasha.manusama@gmail.com | former member of designer marketing team, keen to write about marketing and entrepreneurship. Some article ideas that have been brewing in my head are "how to write a clear brief", "how to set up a content calendar", etc. With that said, I can certainly expand to other topics too, depending on what you need. For example, I'm comfortable to craft some listicles / round-up the best designs on 99d | copy was good, but struggled with selecting good images | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Hailey Spinks | Contributor | spinksh1@montclair.edu | Lindsay's friend | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Rhalyn Claire Maske | Contributor | rhalynclaire@gmail.com | I have spent most of my professional career as a marketing generalist in multiple industries like hospitality, design, and retail. Marketing and Advertising: I particularly excel in partnership and social media marketing. My educational background is in advertising. I also have a working knowledge of tools like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, which I use to create visual content. I’m interested in writing marketing content that informs startups about the value of the field along with the trends they can implement for business growth. I’m also inclined to write about business trends and topics related to entrepreneurship. | first article: Great email marketing campaigns & what you can learn, really good first article, nailed the img captons and formatting, liked her a lot, really keen, good with feedback, didn't need a lot of editing, good writing style, would work with her again | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Kimberley Chong | Contributor | iamkicholiz@gmail.com | UX designer, web | did really well on her first articles. She's often busy and has declined last few articles we offered her, but recently expressed interest in writing for us again | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Nabil Mir | Contributor | nam347@gmail.com | Minty's friend, web & UX design, UX designer based in New York. Would love to write about UX, digital design, job application process and struggles, and design communities. | Needs a lot of editing work, but brings a lot of expertise on UX design topics - wrote app trends 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Deanna deBara | Former contributor, has availability again | deannacdebara@gmail.com | all-rounder, Branding topics. | Need to agree on rates and deliverables. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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18 | New writers '23 for testing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Halley Bass | Contributor | halley.bass@gmail.com | new entrepreneurship, building an audience, newsletters, messaging, mindsetting, how do you create the right mindset, psychological side of entrepreneurship, design side is personal branding, can do 20 hrs per wk | She’s particularly into personal branding and how to make marketing seem less overwhelming (thinking she’d be gd to write for designer-focused pieces around this) for new entrepreneurs. Comfortable about talking about design. Writing sample here. | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Stephanie Jensen | Contributor | stephaniejensen125@gmail.com | digi marketing, seo, smb, design writing experience | she owns a few websites and has actually used our articles in the past so is v up for helping others who’ve been in her shoes. she’s written articles about design for smbs and feels totally comfortable with that aaand apparently she’s just reviewed Vista as a production service for ano blog she works for. | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Donna Robson | Contributor | mswaggydog@gmail.com | marketing background, in the veterinary industry rn, social media and newsletters, designed brochures and campaigns, start up related content, books, currently available 2 days a wk but totally flexible schedule-wise and used to much longer writing—use wordpress | a bit more of a general writer, but she runs her own marketing and social media content creation company for vets (takes her 3 days a wk). Her design knowledge is beginner and i dunno how she’d handle finding imagery etc from our platform, but she’s big into research, fact checking and learning. writing sample here. | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Cherie Tan | Contributor | cherietanzj@gmail.com | Art, visual design (incl Blender, Figma, Adobe Aftereffects, Illustrator, Photoshop), web design and development, 3d modeling, UI/UX | Cherie has deep experience in design: she studied it at university, teaches it to others, and her career has been in creative technology, design and design writing. Cherie is not a generalist writer - she's a design-specific writer, and her love and passion for design really shone through in our chat. That being said, her writing-specific experience is more limited - so I'd be interested to hear what the team thinks in that respect. It sounded like Cherie is quite detail-oriented and conscientious, with the ability to write with authority and expertise across our design-specific topics (although perhaps less so in the marketing sphere). Cherie works part-time as a Creative Technologist at Little Bird Electronics, and is a freelance writer on the side with regular contributions to ALL3DP: https://all3dp.com/authors/cherietan/. Cherie is familiar working with turnaround times similar to ours. | ||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Jasmine Sotiropoulos | Contributor | Info@reworded.com.au | Branding & rebranding, entrepreneurship, printing, basic business how-tos | Jasmine is a great all-rounder. At this stage, it looks like she'd be a good fit for our broader article topics on rebranding and building a business, or our inspirational-style pieces. I'm not sure Jasmine would be a good fit for technical design topics. A big plus for Jasmine is that she seems passionate about 99d and VP, and really excited about the work. Side note that Jasmine also offered the info that she's neurodivergent, and it would be lovely to have a diverse range of backgrounds and perspectives working with us. It sounds ike Jasmine is capable of keeping up with our turnaround times and workflow. **Note that Jasmine is away from 18 May to end of June. Have told her we'd probably reach out with a brief to do a paid writing piece at the end of June. | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Aradhika Singh | Contributor | aradhikasingh@gmail.com | design theories, business marketing, animation, freelance graphic designer | professor of visual comm. - design theories, business marketing, animation, freelance graphic designer ——could take the 3 articles availability ——might need more than ——3 articles | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Tayyba Ali | Contributor | tayyba_a@outlook.com | designer-related articles, book-related, digital design | Speaks multiple languages, was a little shy in the interview but is happy to get started and work on some articles for 99d | ||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Justo Alvares | Contributor | Jeagvzla@gmail.com | canva, design-focused articles, but open to everything | open to everything, ++bigger workload, good attitude, happy to research | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Melanie Galy | Contributor | Contact@melaniegaly.com | designer, branding & marketing background | French speaker—illustration, branding for coffee branding, digi illustration and coffee branding, also has lived in many different cultures | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Olivia Ladanyi | Contributor | ladanyiolivia@gmail.com | design, art, branding | Plenty of experience writing about design and art. Used to a more formal writing style so let's see how she incorporates the 99d tone of voice. Also has past experience as a copywriter. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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30 | New writers we need to test some more | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Nadiminti Sarvani (aka Mintyy) | potential contributor | nadimintisarvani@gmail.com | Graphic and Visual Designer based in Australia, graphic design (learning, resources, tips about editorials, packaging, digital branding) primarily. Other areas of interest are about incorporating ethics & inclusivity in design and sustainable design practices. I can even explore other communication design fields like services and user experience as I have knowledge on that side as well. | quick to respond, but tone/voice needs developing, sometimes struggles with applying feedback | ||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Colette Pomerleau | potential contributor | c.pomerleau1017@gmail.com | various topics | super responsive and eager to write, but needs a lot of support and editing, quality can be hit or miss | ||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Ana de Jesus | potential contributor | analuisadejesus1993@hotmail.co.uk | Content Writer versed in social media and marketing technology. Most interested in entrepreneurship, branding and digital marketing but I do have experience writing content in the other areas. | first article: How to start Tiktok for your business, very long copy, needed trimming down a lot, need help staying on topic, but she seems eager to write for us again | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | Krista Brown | potential contributor | krista.joy.creative@gmail.com | My main areas of expertise fall within the topics of marketing, freelancers, and building & branding a business. | pitched some interesting topics, run first trial in April? - good, solid foundation of writing skills, would work with again | ||||||||||||||||||||
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36 | Specialized writers (reach out to for specific topics) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | Andrea Stan (aka mky) | Specialized | amukky@gmail.com | designer on platform, typography & logo, esp. tutorials, designs her own images for her articles | responsive and easy to work with, great instincts but needs support w copy (not a native Eng speaker) | no ghostwriting | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | Morgan Gilmore | Specialized | morgan@morganvena.com | graphic design and illustration | graphic designer and blogger, needed more editing support to polish structure and style | ||||||||||||||||||||
39 | Rob Hooks | Specialized | rvdvshardy@yahoo.com | film & video | video + variety of fields, EU guestposts | ||||||||||||||||||||
40 | Richard Jackson | Specialized | info@forevercreativephotography.co.uk | photography | reach out if something photography-specific comes up | ||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Dominique Doung | Specialized | duong.dom@gmail.com | illustration only | reach out if something illustration-specific comes up | ||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Zolton Zavos from Feature Shoot | Content production service | zolton@featureshoot.com | photography | Content production service https://www.featureshootmedia.com/content-creation | ||||||||||||||||||||
43 | Rosh De | do trial | hello@rhosynavenue.com | freelance writer, creative & casual style, interest in the Build A Business vertical, particularly the sub sections of Freelancing and Entrepreneurship. | business & freelancing topics only | ||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Mike J. Projkovski | Specialized | projkovski@gmail.com | web design (Top Level designer) | great web design knowledge, but needs support w copy & structure (not a native Eng speaker) | no ghostwriting | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | Dom Hennequin | Specialized | domhennequin@gmail.com | Video marketing | Producing video for social media, scaling video production | ||||||||||||||||||||
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47 | New writers we tested in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | Dan Convey | new | i.danconvey@gmail.com | I am a graphic designer, turned copywriter, with experience writing articles about graphic design processes, software and marketing. | first article: "Blog design: ideas & examples", timely and keen, really communicative, but really vague, secnd round of edits was better, maybe wrong topic, perhaps lacking technical knowledge, give him antoher go woth a less technical topic, perhaps a design software piece? | ||||||||||||||||||||
49 | Abi Buller | no | bullerabi@gmail.com | I'm most interested in writing about branding, design inspiration, design trends and marketing | she asked for an assignment, but when we offered her one, she declined again saying she didn't have time | ||||||||||||||||||||
50 | Peter North | new | peter.william.north@gmail.com | I have a long, proven record of writing high-quality design/branding/business articles that garner great traffic, including several years of work as Managing Editor for several SitePoint subsidiary websites. | first article: "Bad branding", knowledgeable about marketing, but quite rambly writing style and needs help focussing on what's relevant and staying on topic | ||||||||||||||||||||
51 | Fi Forrest | no | fiona.forrest@sky.com | freelance writer with experience of both web content and B2B magazine print features, fully qualified graphic designer (print) with 20 years experience, and have worked at independent design agencies; within the public sector; and for multi-nationals. I have completed several certificates in Social Media Marketing and Campaigns via online learning | first article: "The history of typography", great research, just struggled a little with structure & flow, but great with taking feedback and turned it around, lots of work, so would not work with again, not worth the effort | ||||||||||||||||||||
52 | Jamie Reynolds | maybe do a first trial? | hello@jaimereynolds.com | anything regarding creative process, inspiration, running a creative business etc. | on maternity leave, available from August | ||||||||||||||||||||
53 | Gert Svaiko | no | wsugert@protonmail.com | copywriter specializing in digital marketing | not super quick to respond, would work with again, tone/voice needs developing | ||||||||||||||||||||
54 | Sonia Zhuravlyova | no | soniazhur@gmail.com | freelance journalist, sub-editor and copywriter based in London. I cover general news and architecture, urbanism, design and business stories for newspapers and magazines. | first article: "What is mobile first design?", timely, responsive, problems with structure and outline, didn't seem keen to elaborate, putting in minimal work, give her another go with different topic (something more in-depth) | ||||||||||||||||||||
55 | Mayfield Ngondonga | no | mayfieldn97@gmail.com | creative director and writer with more than 8 years' worth of experience in London, Paris and Copenhagen. I specialise in creating content centred around communicating a brands story, various roles in the media industry from, production, design, branding and photography | first article: "Art nouveau design", took brief very literally, a bit long-winded, not super keen about feedback, but would give another go with a different topic (something more succinct/clear and easier to structure) | ||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Joana Alarcão | running 1st trial | joanaalarcao1997@gmail.com | culture and art with a feminist viewpoint, curious about intrinsic topics such as psychology, history, politics and current culture, I primarily write about art and artists in general - new trends, art connected with social movements. Also I approach politics and culture for more current and opinionated articles. | first article: How designers re-imagined iconic 60s films today, very artistic and creative with use of language, trying to hard for artistic prose, but struggling with sentence structure, very hard to edit, but would work with her again on an art movement/style of design piece | ||||||||||||||||||||
57 | Chelsie Hamil | no | chelsie.hamil@gmail.com | I am a web designer and am interested in spreading out into other fields. I have been working as a freelance web designer and as a UX design tutor and it has helped me to learn so much about various parts of design. For me researching is a bit different when I know I am going to have to explain or have a conversation about design. I became interested in writing about design because it is similar to the research I have to do when teaching my students and it just looks like a neat avenue to jump into. | first article: How to turn web designs into code - not great for communication: disappeared for a while, had to follow up and when she replied she said she was too busy | ||||||||||||||||||||
58 | Liza Myshenyova | running 1st trial | lizamyshenyova@gmail.com | I have a background in technology, design, writing, and content creation. These skill sets make a great combination when writing for a company like 99designs. I can write in-depth articles regarding anything from UX Design standards, to WordPress plugins. Currently I'm a social media manager at a small med spa in Illinois. For the most part, this means creating infographics and writing up service descriptions to help our clients better understand the services that we offer. Prior to this, I did some freelance translation and writing work for an interior design firm, and a travel agency that specializes in study abroad for students. In terms of my educational background, I have a B.S in Communications and Internet Application Development, and I'm currently taking a UX course. I've had a lot of coding experience, as well as personal UI design projects, and I'm familiar with current web design standards. Overall, I would say my best areas are design or technology related, although I'm fairly good at transitioning between various fields. | first article: Best Shopify themes | ||||||||||||||||||||
59 | Matt Brunton | no | email@mattbruntondesign.com | Graphic Designer / Creative Director since 2004, I launched my own practice last year to focus specifically on Brand Identity I would be most interested in branding and logo design which are the areas I specialise in today. However, I have relevant experience in graphic design and business too. | first article: "Logo design checklist for creating a great logo" - didn't like his tone and attitude, rubbed the wrong way and didn't work well - worked on two articles logo checklist and monogram logos | ||||||||||||||||||||
60 | Yvette Beattie | no | yvette.m.beattie@gmail.com | over 20 years experience in graphic design, specialises in digital and print work, with experience in social media assets, motion graphics, UI design, emails; infographics, whitepapers, reports, C2C, B2B and B2C magazines; | first article: "How to create a social media style guide", short first draft, only made exact changes that were suggested, but was happy to make those changes, could have done more research, didn't go into details, bare minimum, okay copy, but lacking substance perhaps would do better with a listicle | ||||||||||||||||||||
61 | Kimberley Chong | maybe | iamkicholiz@gmail.com | Mintyy's friend, experience in software engineering and a Masters degree in Human Computer Interaction at University of Bath (UK), with Bachelors major in psychology at University of Melbourne (Australia). I am currently a UX designer and am interested in video games and ethnicity/culture. In terms of design, I am interested in diversity and inclusivity. I am interested in writing about topics under the umbrella of UX. Here is my website that you can browse through and learn more about me! https://kicholiz.com | first article: UX sketching, knew what she was talking about, good structuring, would work with again | ||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Jasmine Waters | no | jasminevalentinewaters@gmail.com | freelance writer and content creator for over four years for a number of companies, expanding over various industries (fashion, art, architecture, business consulting). I always strive to be a 'creative chameleon' - never being tied down to a particular aesthetic or style in my personal work, I have a fashion and business background in my content writing, so typically write geared towards clothing, marketing/advertising, branding, resources and business entrepreneurship & freelancing (being a freelancer myself) | first article: font psychology, her writing was a confusing to read, lacking substance, would not necessarily work with again | ||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Taofiqah Akorede | maybe do a first trial? | taofiqah_akorede@hotmail.com | experienced marketer seeking a position in the field of social media, content marketing, influencer marketing, events, marketing communications and travel. I'm interested in all of the topics you've mentioned as they're my area of expertise. I'm interested in food, tech, apps, fashion, music, education (everything tbh) | anything | ||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Hazel June Maceda | maybe do a first trial? | tvcintlinbox@gmail.com | I do freelance/consulting work for entrepreneurs who want to create online courses so I'm familiar with creating/designing slide decks, workbooks, and other learning materials. I'm also into digital marketing, entrepreneurship, business development and mindset work so I can definitely write about any of those topics. | |||||||||||||||||||||
65 | Nabil Mir (Minty's friend) | yes | nam347@gmail.com | UX designer based in New York. Would love to write about UX, digital design, job application process and struggles, and design communities. | UX | ||||||||||||||||||||
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71 | Ali Berg | Former contributor | aliroseberg@gmail.com | branding, marketing | on maternity leave, would def work with her again when she's back! Great all rounder, great voice, on maternity leave Nov 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Michelle Robertson | Former contributor | michbrobertson@gmail.com | various topics, marketing | no time to write for us anymore, great writing style, used to work for the SF Chronicle | ||||||||||||||||||||
73 | Maddy | Former contributor | madeline.osman@gmail.com | rates went up significantly. Wrote: business tasks you should outsource, getting over the fear of failure when starting a business; could be groomed (b quality). | |||||||||||||||||||||
74 | Lexie Lu | didn't work out | Web design | Guide to ux, good web design knowledge, not great at adapting to feedback | |||||||||||||||||||||
75 | Anna S.E. Lundberg | Old contrib (very particular about topics she takes) | setting up your own business, brand strategy, personal branding, marketing strategy, freelancing and working from home, book publishing, time management, work-life balance | topics didn't work for her, was looking for other topics. (strong copy, fast turnaround, responsive to editorial suggestions. Somewhat dry tone. Not great with design topics and image sourcing. Prefers topics like brand and business strategy, personal branding, marketing, as well as things like freelancing, time management etc.) | no ghostwriting | ||||||||||||||||||||
76 | Stephanie Faris | Former contributor | books | promo materials for authors, photoshop halloween makeup, craft fair booth design; dry voice but very responsive and solid. | |||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Karla Lant | Former contributor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | Anada Lakra | Former contributor | branding, entrepreneurship | Branding, marketing. Has her own startup; | few new articles (full time job) | ||||||||||||||||||||
79 | Emil (aka workerbee) | Former contributor | logo design | Designer on platform, not interested in writing anymore | |||||||||||||||||||||
80 | Marianne Kipp | Former contributor | few new articles (full time job) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | Martis Lupus | Former contributor | really bad at keeping deadlines | stopped replying | |||||||||||||||||||||
82 | Mila Jones Cann | Former contributor | general design | limited time, not too many new articles (designer on platform) great design knowledge | few new articles (full time job) | ||||||||||||||||||||
83 | Kris | Former contributor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | Matt Price | Former contributor | film | Limited design knowledge, great for video related articles, good voice, not god w deadlines | Just started fellowship, probably few new articles | ||||||||||||||||||||
85 | Chris Paish | Former contributor | mobile app | 10 ways to promote your mobile app; good respons to feedback, how to market yourself on instagram (b quality, can-do attitude) | |||||||||||||||||||||
86 | Meg Reid | Former contributor | general design, book covers, typography | Designer on platform, high quality, great voice, often but busy and slow in responding, really bad w deadlines | often busy, 1 article /month max, no ghostwriting | ||||||||||||||||||||
87 | Elena Fitzsimons | Former contributor | elenafitzsimons@gmail.com | Graphic designer specializing in logo design, brand identity, product packaging, social media accounts and advertising | did 1 article, would work with again, but doesn't seem interested in 2nd article | ||||||||||||||||||||
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96 | Ayesha Umair | Packaging article | |||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | Jesse | Freelance dating | |||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | Emmanuel | Walking Dead | |||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | Roze | stoicism, has become unresponsive while working on startups article, probably won't work out | |||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | Annabel Herrick | Timeless logos (struggled a bit with writing an outline) |