How ManyPixels Makes Sure Each Client Gets a High-Quality Design

Have you ever had the feeling you see the same graphics across the web, over and over again? Standard website templates, generic logo designs; it’s all up for grabs. Here at ManyPixels, we strive for a more diverse online landscape. Keep reading to find out how we make sure the designs we create for our clients are unique and of the highest quality.

You are spoiled for choice between Pinterest boards, high-quality images, Dribbble featurettes, and countless other graphic design examples. But in all honesty, most designs show pretty much the same thing. No wonder the graphics you got from your freelance graphic designer got lost in an ocean of similarity.

Graphic designers make big bucks by tweaking an existing design and then selling it as custom-made. One might argue that this common practice is perfectly acceptable in our fast-paced digital world.

We disagree.

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Definition of graphic design

You may be wondering: “why is graphic design important?”. To answer that, let’s have a look at the exact definition. According to the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), graphic design is defined as “the art and practice of planning and projecting ideas and experiences with visual and textual content.”

We believe that custom design is crucial. Not only can it help your brand stand out from the crowd, but it can also influence your audience positively. Design should complement the ideas and experiences you’re trying to project as a brand. Your brand is unique, so it would only make sense for the design to be just that, as well.

Why is graphic design important?

Through graphic design, businesses communicate with their customers on a visual level. From representing your brand’s identity to engaging with your audience, it’s impossible without graphic design.

Sure, you can do this with recycled graphics. But should you? Let’s put it this way: if you choose to showcase your brand through an inauthentic design, it can damage your reputation. On top of that, it can also have legal implications.

How to make sure your graphic design is unique

Unique graphic design is rare. Design is heavily influenced by trends, and the availability of free amateur design is growing by the day. Still, there are a few ways to find out if your design is unique:

1. A Google reverse image search shows you visually similar images to compare your design with.
2. Dig through portfolio websites using specific keywords used for your industry, such as “yoga studio logo.”

A crystal clear design brief that communicates the specifics of your project is your ticket towards unique design. You are ensured the design process will focus on your needs and goals, resulting in a tailor-made graphic design.

Your involvement doesn’t end there. Give constructive feedback throughout the design process, and ask for iterations before approving the final design.

Pairing with a designer

Once you have your design brief, it’s time to pair up with a designer. The old saying still applies in this day and age: there are many ways to Rome. You can take a designer on board if you have the budget for it, or you can outsource your design online.

Whether you decide to hire or outsource your graphic design, know that each comes with its pros and cons.

Hire a graphic designer

If you are ready to revamp your brand with compelling visuals, hiring a professional graphic designer is an excellent start. However, hiring a new employee is quite an investment. Have you ever wondered: what is the average salary of a graphic designer?

A simple Google search of "what is the average salary of a graphic designer in the US" will show you it’s a whopping $38,827 per year. So make sure your company’s pockets are deep enough before writing that vacancy.

Instead of increasing your company's headcount and paying 40K for a graphic designer salary, you can try outsourcing.

Outsource graphic design

There are a couple of different ways to outsource your graphic design needs. Let’s have a look at them.

Hiring a freelancer

Finding a freelance graphic designer online can be a daunting task. Freelancers are often expensive, especially in the long run. Hiring a freelance graphic designer can take weeks. Additionally, you never know if the final result will be any good or delivered on time.

Hiring a freelancer can be an option if you only have a couple of projects. But then again, does it fit your schedule to go through the hassle of hiring a freelancer, just for those two projects?

When working with freelancers, managing projects takes up time. Does your freelancer happen to live in a different timezone? Then be prepared to stay up late.

Design studios

Another outsourcing option is to work with design studios. They are professional and experienced, offering versatile design products. But they, too, come with a few downsides.

Design studios are often costly. With the ever-expanding digitalization, they are also busy. Waiting on a design for weeks while paying top dollar? We would pass.

What if there was a better solution?

What if we tell you there is a way to have all your designs created in one place, without the hassle of hiring a freelancer or paying a fortune to design studios? That there is an affordable way you could have a team of creative professionals at your fingertips, working on all design aspects of your project?

Unlimited graphic design by ManyPixels

ManyPixels is an innovative subscription design service. You pay a fixed monthly rate, and we will get you as much design work as your heart desires.

With our plans and design packages, you can submit as many design requests as you like. Our designers will then work on it during office hours (we're headquartered in Singapore, but we have design teams working in European, US and Asia time zones). No matter how many revisions you ask for, the price stays the same. The only slight limitation lies in speed; we are real humans doing real work, after all.

We have the high-grade delivery of an agency and the flexibility of an in-house design team. All while costing less than hiring a freelancer! That means you can focus on your high-value projects while our team takes care of your design needs.

Our goal

Ever since ManyPixels was founded in 2018, our goal has been to help businesses of all sizes and industries scale up their creative content production. How? By delivering tailor-made, authentic, and high-quality graphic design.

We take pride in the quality of our work. No matter how big or small the project is, we immerse ourselves in it. We strive to develop eye-catching designs that meet the requirements of your brief.

Our design process

First, we assess your project requirements to find you a match made in designer heaven. After pairing you with a suitable and skilled graphic designer, the entire communication will go through our simple platform. This is where you can request any design you need.

We have the best people to design your:

• Corporate identity
• Graphic content and high-quality images
• Landing pages and websites
• Illustrations
• Logos
• Social media graphics
• Mobile app icons and icon packs
• Marketing collaterals, and much, much more.

Our custom platform isn’t solely for putting in those requests. It’s also where you track the progress of the design process and collaborate with your designer. Lastly, our platform is where you receive the final product in just 1 - 2 working days.

Our platform enables you to:

• Submit and manage requests
• Create multiple brand profiles
• Communicate with your designer
• Leave feedback directly on the graphics
• Invite your team and collaborate

We can be big or small depending on your needs

Our flat-rate model allows you to plan your budget and save money and time while getting high-quality designs every time you request them. Depending on your needs, you can choose one of our subscription plans: Advanced or Business, for just $549, or $899 per month, respectively.

No contract. 14 days money-back guarantee. Cancel anytime.

To fulfill even the most demanding projects, we recently updated our offer with a new plan - Dedicated Designer. This plan allows you to collaborate and communicate in real-time with your assigned designer during the entire design process. Dedicated Designer is available for just $1,199 per month.

Why us?

We understand that building and maintaining strong client relationships are vital for sustainable business growth. That is why we focus on communication and treat each client as an individual.

We devote ourselves entirely to helping you create, grow, and foster connections with your customers. At ManyPixels, no client is too big or too small. We're open-minded and flexible enough to adapt to each project's specific requirements.

Working with ManyPixels will help you:

• Increase your creative team capacity
• Outsource your routine graphic design tasks
• Scale up your content production
• Boost your paid campaigns
• Offer more to your customers
• Manage all your designs in one place

In the end, it's all about the quality of service. We adapt to our client's style, formality, and preferred method of communication and deliver exceptional results.

How ManyPixels makes sure each client gets a unique and custom design

One of the most effective ways to guarantee unique and high-quality designs to our clients is by ensuring our people are talented, skilled, and technically proficient.

When hiring, we are cautious. Additionally, our professionalism and exceptional work ethic are applied to even the most mundane tasks. Since we rely on our people’s merit to ensure that each client receives extraordinary service, that’s extremely important to us.

Hiring graphic designers

We look at years of experience, design expertise, graphic design software proficiency, and style when taking graphic designers on board. Our service has a communication-focused approach, and so we assess candidates’ general soft skills during the initial interview.

Testing new candidates

After a successful interview, we give candidates a set of design challenges to deliver within a specific time frame (24-48hrs). This paid test includes logo design, illustration, gif design, website redesign, and e-book design.

If a candidate specializes in certain types of design, they can opt to deliver two to three challenges instead of all.

Additionally, candidates are required to provide a short video explaining their design concept and inspiration. This is an extra mechanism to gauge how well they can relay their ideas and communicate with our clients.

Guaranteeing quality

Similar to fine art, graphic design can be subjective. What is appealing and effective to some may not be to others.

However, with our experienced quality managers, we assigned multiple criteria that each project needs to meet. This way, we ensure that the graphic design delivered by our designers meets our high standards.

Each final product needs to check the following criteria:

• Compliance with the design brief (branding guidelines, color schemes, application of logo, fonts, and any other attachment that the client provided)
• Acceptance criteria (grammatical accuracy, spacing, no typos, etc.)
• Performance criteria (meeting deadlines, respecting client-provided references, folder structure, file naming, etc.)

Guaranteeing authenticity

We strongly discourage our designers from using downloadable graphic assets from third-party websites. However, sometimes they help clients to visualize their ideas. In that case, our designers deliver the links for these assets to their quality manager.

The final quality-check process includes cross-referencing the final design with the source graphics. After the inspection, if the design modification is substantial, the final product receives the green light for delivery.

What our clients think about us

With over 45,000 requests completed for more than 3,000 happy customers, ManyPixels has become the go-to service for graphic design. But don't just take our word for it:

"ManyPixels is a great service, especially if you are a start-up in need of graphic design help. Even if your need fluctuates, the price stays the same, so you know what to expect every month. This saves you the responsibility of hiring a full-time graphic designer." - Stefan Schulz.

Wrapping up

Consider the average salary of a graphic designer, the hassle of hiring a freelancer, and the slow-paced environment of design studios. After that, collaborating with ManyPixels should be a no-brainer. Our subscription-based service will help you manage your design projects cost-effectively and hassle-free, no matter your size or industry.

Stop wasting time and money, and pick your plan now.