2015 has been all about growth for the Creative Market community. Everything we do is to help independent creators make a living doing what they love – creating beautiful design content for anyone working on a creative project – and in 2015 we've soared past 11,000 independent shops, selling 455,000+ unique products, to our community of more than 1,500,000 members.
We've also heard from shop owners who've turned their success into a new career path in life, or found the freedom to travel the world and work from anywhere, or even put a roof over their family's heads in a time of need. And it's all made possible by your love and support, as we continue to grow this community together and create amazing new opportunities that wouldn't have been possible before.
”CEO & Co-founder
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In 2015, we reached a huge milestone with our one millionth member, Sian Adamson! Our shops and customers are the heart and soul of Creative Market and we're thrilled to watch this amazing, creative community thrive and grow every single day.
See our Journey!
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Since reaching 1 million members, we've continued our rapid climb and are now at over 1.4 million, 870,000 of which were added in 2015 alone!
Become a Member!
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In 2015, we saw a ton of growth in our dedicated and talented shop owner community. We now have well over 11,000 independent shops selling unbelievable graphics, themes, fonts, photos, templates, add-ons, and 3D models.
Open a Shop!
“Super excited to have launched my first product on @CreativeMarket today! Be on the lookout for more! (; crtv.mk/c0ECO” @RockyRoark
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Now through the end of January, celebrate the new year with 10% off any one of the Top 100 Products on Creative Market in 2015.
See Top 1005
Last year we partnered with a bunch of great folks and launched the Pay It Forward Bundle, a bundle of creative goods and services where 100% of the proceeds went to helping global healthcare efforts. This year, we sent the $150,000 raised from that campaign off to Watsi and were able to see the amazing results of our effort.
See Full Recap!6
In May, Creative Market buyers and shop owners helped raise money to support the people of Nepal. 544 Creative Market shop owners pledged up to 100% of their sales earnings to the effort. A total of $45,851.08 was raised by shops, and (in partnership with the Autodesk Foundation) we matched $20,000, bringing the grand total to $65,851.08!
See Full Recap!
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The Giants can seat 40,000 people a game. Creative Market's support team helped 40,000 people this year. The Giants have 40 players helping to win championships. We have just 3. Now make us some bumper stickers!
“@CreativeMarket I'm sure you already know this, but your support team ROCKS.” @mollyprior
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We kicked off a series in which we talked with Creative Market members about what the creative community means to them and their work.
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The Creative Market community impressed us with their sketching skills yet again. This time the sketches were focused on historical leaders in our Presidential Sketch Week contest.
See the full Recap!
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The Creative Market community joined together to spread Earth Day awareness in style during our Earth Day Poster Design Contest.
See the full Recap!11
Our hardworking shops have uploaded hundreds of thousands of amazing new resources this year. It's never been easier to find exactly what you need for your next big project.
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We launched a Dribbble Playoff for Fight Procrastination Day. 85 Players joined the fight to stop procrastination once and for all!
See the full Recap!“Submitted on the last day, because as my aunt says, “I put the PRO in procrastination!” @dailydesignables
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We improved our Dropbox syncing features across the board. Syncing our weekly Free Goods was an instant hit.
“It makes me happier than it should that you can sync @CreativeMarket with @Dropbox this makes my life much easier.” @RichTheTiger
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Product pages are looking much more lively with the addition of video embeds. You'll find tons of shops offering great tutorials and overviews on their products to better inform customers before and after they make a purchase.
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We launched Made With Creative Market to showcase design work that was created using Creative Market products. Made With Creative Market is open to everyone who uses Creative Market (that goes for buyers and shop owners!), so head on over and submit something today!
Made with CM“Just realized that artwork for this Maroon 5 song was made with a @CreativeMarket asset! ns.d.pr/17w4p” @motherfuton
“Enjoying watching creatives do their thing at #letteringandlattes Thanks @CreativeMarket for hosting.” @amysoupy
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At SXSW in Austin this year, we met up with a bunch of talented artists and designers to drink amazing coffee, draw all over the tables and walls, and geek out over lettering. We had so many talented people show up and were blown away by their creativity and skill.
See the full Recap!17
Content Marketing Manager
Content Hacker
Senior Systems Engineer
Front-end Engineer
Senior Product Designer
Senior Marketing Designer
Senior Visual Designer
Customer Support Specialist
Performance Marketing Manager
Growth Analyst
Customer Support Specialist
Brand Content Strategist
Web Engineer
Customer Support Specialist & Discussions Guru
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In October, we finished a year long project to move our web infrastructure out of Softlayer colo and into the AWS cloud. We saw a big performance boost and transformed the way we operate and support the website.
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52 Monday mornings were made better in 2015 with Creative Market Free Goods of the Week.
Get Free Goods!20
In August, we launched a brand new category for our community to buy and sell 3D models. Browse our amazing library of interactive models or apply for a 3D shop today.
Explore 3D Products
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We made a ton of great swag for the community this year! New shirts, hats, patches, stickers, notebooks, tons of buttons and so much more!
“Wore my @dribbble x @CreativeMarket tshirt from last nights C2CMeetup today and had someone ask to take a pic of it! Thanks for the swag!!” @yuemaggie
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Artist Scotty Russell was so happy with our blog feature on him, he sent us a framed print and we sent him a pizza!
Read the Blog Post23
In January, the Creative Market community shared their 2015 dreams and goals with each other.
Read the Blog Post24
We had a pretty in-depth discussion on Nickelback (some for, some against) over Happy Hour one night. Weeks later, a mysterious Nickelback dartboard appeared at the office...
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Every single day, you'll find our blog filled with fresh content that will inspire you, educate you, and even make you laugh. From our "Designer Problems" comic strip to pro tips from our talented shop owners, you're sure to find something to love.
Check out the Blog
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We had our first open house at the Creative Market office in San Francisco this year. These are small invite-only events and we would love to see you at the next one. If you're interested in being invited in the future, let us know by leaving a comment on the blog post.
See the Full Recap!“Had so much fun talking at last night's @dribbble @CreativeMarket meetup! Thx @simplebits & everyone who attended! ” @littlenono
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We teamed up with Dribbble to host the #C2CMeetup, where we heard a talk from the talented Linda Eliasen and practiced our illustration skills in an Analog Dribbble Playoff.
See the Full Recap!28
Our new "Handpicked" sections on the home page and main category pages feature our favorite new products every day.
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We recently shipped what might be our most requested feature ever: the ability to search your purchases. There's also a nice new grid view for better browsing and syncing.
Learn More!
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At Creative Market, we're firm believers in the idea that raptors make everything better. In order to better disseminate this important fact, we launched Raptorize It, which helps people everywhere easily add raptor images to just about anything.
Raptorize It!“In only my third day at @CreativeMarket, I am already using raptors in my work. #raportizeeverything” @motherfuton
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"I'm using the variety of skills I've developed over the years to create digital products for designers, freelancers and creatives. It's starting to take off and I'm finding more joy, passion and freedom than ever before!” @skyboxcreative
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This year, our team members and seasoned shop owner shared their knowledge and expertise by speaking at conferences all over the world.
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Amazing live music, free food and drinks, a slow-mo booth, and hundreds of creatives made Intermission our largest event ever!
See the Full Recap!I traveled to Tatooine! Well, I went to the Imperial Sand Dunes, which was Tatooine in Return of the Jedi. And yes, I freaked out. #nerd
Josh Johnson
The best part of 2015 was climbing mountains, riding bikes, & just exploring Massachusetts & Maine with my awesome husband.
Kelley Johnson
Last year was great - my wife and I bought our first house and we recently found out we’re having a baby boy in June 2016!
Ryan Weaver
Reunited and it feels so good! Finally moved my puppy Chloe across the country to SF in June.
Aaron Epstein
Traveled to Japan where I hiked the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail and ate all the sushi.
Alexis Goodrich
It goes without saying that welcoming our son Everett into the world was the best part about 2015!
Gerren Lamson
I welcomed my adorable niece and nephew into the world this year :)
Priya Kothari
My family and I finally moved into our dream home and sold our old one.
Beth Rufener
Drove my dogs across the country! Visited parks in 12 states.
Chris Winn
My band (Forenn) and I made and released a mostly-instrumental album co-produced by Paul Meany (of MUTEMATH)
Zach McNair
A highlight for me of 2015 was making it to London for the first time, and enjoying traditional afternoon tea with my mom.
Gaby Izarra
Riding a horse for the first time on a volcanic island in Lake Ometepe in Nicaragua.
Jed Murdock
We can't think of a better way to end an amazing year than to thank all our 1.5 million+ members for making Creative Market the world’s best marketplace for design. Your hard work, creativity, and generosity continue to inspire us and we can’t wait to show you what we have in store for 2016.