DesignCrowd has doubled its business in the past year and now boasts 108,000 designers under its roof. Why is design crowd-sourcing so lucrative, even if not everyone gets to win the client’s prizes?

DesignCrowd is a design crowdsourcing service — a site where buyers can list a job for a logo, web design or other visual end product and receive a number of options from designers around the world.

DesignCrowd founder and chief Alec Lynch. Source: supplied. Sydney startup DesignCrowd has raised $10 million in funding as it ramps up investment in its BrandCrowd DIY design offering for small ...