It certainly wasn’t easy picking the winner of our Summer Fun Giveaway. We had to be careful. We had to be precise. We had to be thorough. After all, a $500 Apple Card was at stake. So … We filtered through our Facebook Fan entries. We trudged through our Twitter Follower entries. We bustled through…
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A great week here at Bigstock, with two people winning $100 Amazon Gift Cards in our 52 Pick-Up Free Image Game! Janice B. from Rhinelander, WI Janice (pictured below, with her children) is a “jack” of many trades. She’s a business owner, a graphic designer and also works part time at a pediatric dental office.…
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“Can you believe it’s already August,” my friend Sara asked me over the weekend. “The summer is almost over. Boo hoo.” I refused to let Sara’s pessimism sway me from enjoying these remaining weeks of summer fun. In fact, all of us at Bigstock prefer to see the summer swimming pool as half-full. To help…
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A great time was had by all last night at Wix Lounge, as shown in the photos below. Our talk, “Hotshot Tools for Freelancers” was a great success and helped many area Freelancers by providing them with helpful ways of taking charge of their careers. We were especially proud to have our very own UX…
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We rode the waves of our entire collection of surfer images, and though we had thousands to search through to comprise this Top 5, we weren’t about to bail. So, sit back, relax, and imagine a cool misty breeze as we proudly present … Our Top 5 Most Sensational Surfer Shots Ever. For our entire…
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This Thursday (07/19), we’ll be hosting a talk at Wix Lounge, right here in NYC. The topic “Hotshot Tools for Freelancers” will help independent creatives take charge of their freelancing career. We’re especially excited to have our very own UX Designer, Erin McCue, as one of the evening’s hosts. She’ll be sharing that duty with…
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I’ve decided to turn this week’s entry of Desk Trinket Friday on myself. All these weeks, I allowed other trinkets to take the spotlight while my favorite trinket sat idly by. Meet Charles. Charles is a plastic pig that I bought during a recent trip to the Poconos, but don’t be fooled by his cheery…
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An important and lively discussion arose on popular design blogs late last year about the issue of spec work. Clients occasionally will ask for spec work (short for speculative work) when they apply for jobs. These assignments give a glimpse into how different designers would perform at the given task. In some cases, designers are…
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We need your help. The time has come for our existing Facebook Cover Photo to sadly go back to the archives, into a galaxy far, far away. So, inspired by this exciting election year, we’ve decided to let “the people” vote for one of our two finalists below. Will you pick … The Swimmer Doing…
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Our Desk Trinket Friday phenomenon has officially become bi-coastal, as one of Bigstock’s own ventures into an Alaskan town. Yes, our Marketing & Partnership Manager, Jon is traveling this week throughout the fine state of Alaska, and it would seem that everywhere he turns, he comes face-to-trinket with an oddity that demands attention. A stranger.…
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