Design Pickle vs Deer Designer: Which is better for hiring designers?

If you landed in this article and you’re looking into hiring designers, you probably know what on-demand design services are. If not, I invite you to read this article first.

And since you know what subscription design services do, you’re trying to find out whether Deer Designer is a better fit than Design Pickle for you, right?

Whether you’re a start-up or a big brand, you might find yourself at a point where you need bespoke design and innovative creative material to showcase your products or services.

But you probably already found out that looking for reliable, always available, skilled graphic designers is not only super expensive but also time-consuming.

Sure, you could use an unlimited design service – like Design Pickle – but the outcomes never seem to be fantastic. Or maybe you could end up having issues such as lack of responsiveness and low productivity.

Here’s what a former Design Pickle client said:

Two heads think better than one

With Design Pickle, you get only a designer to help you. Nobody else. And what if your designer isn’t comfortable with the skillsets required for that particular request?

For instance, what if you need a web design for a client but your designer only knows how to design logos? Ooopsie!

Oh, wait, I should have given you a different example since neither logos/branding nor web designs are part of Design Pickle’s scope. But you get what I mean.

Hiring a designer is challenging, stressful and a waste of time if not done right. It’s impossible to find a single designer who is proficient in (almost) everything design-related: digital, print, illustrations, and web design.

Deer Designer solves that pain by grouping designers in Squads with other designers that excel in all sorts of skills, whether it’s web design, bespoke illustrations, presentation slide decks, social media graphics – anything, print or digital.

And if your Deer Designer feels they can’t provide the best outcome for a particular request, they’ll get someone in their Squad to help them out. That’s double the value out of the service for you, since you end up getting the best of all worlds!

When you choose to outsource your designs with Deer Designer, your design team will be ready for your design requests the very next day after you subscribe.

And that saves you tons of time, money, and resources – not to mention that you won’t have to do any interviews, onboarding, training, manage payments, and all the HR drama.

It’s all about consistency

With Design Pickle, when you send your design request on their platform, a random designer will create your designs for you. Imagine having to explain your brand (or your clients’ brands) over and over again, for each project you send in. Nightmare!

With Deer Designer, you work with the same designer for as long as you’re a client. That means your designer is always learning your preferences through your continuous feedback and growing with you. You will feel like they’re part of your own team!

Working with the same person is always better as you won’t have to keep explaining your preferences every time you have a new project. Consistency is key for building a brand.

Here’s what Adam Preiser has to say:

Quality over speed: Communication is 🔑

If you’re looking for a quick conveyor belt of designs, you shouldn’t work with Deer Designer. Our focus is on building a relationship between each client and their design team, so they’re always happy with the constant communication.

Deb, from Polished Geek tried us head to head with Design Pickle and she loved us! She switched to Deer Designer and gave us 5 stars for creativity and design quality, ease of communication, and flexible submission time.

One-stop Shop for all your design needs

Deer Designer also provides web design services, banding, and PowerPoint slides design work. On top of that, we do custom illustrations with no extra charge, unlike Design Pickle.

They not only have a separate plan for Custom Illustrations, but also for Presentation designs only!

The real value here (apart from pricing) is that, because Deer Designer has all of these in one roof, we have the ability to replicate the brand you want across all designs, making you look on point, put together, and professional.

This means you can provide a seamless experience for your clients and customers as they’ll recognize your brand in any medium – from your social media posts to your merch, to your professional client presentations.

Here’s a testimonial from Matt Rodela:

Requesting designs shouldn’t be a pain

With Deer Designer, you can either use our dashboard to request your designs or email us directly. Whether you send in a text document with your brief, in the form of annotated images, or even a video/screencast of what you need to be designed, we’ll get it done for you.

Through the dashboard, your Deer Designer Team has access to your requests and the whole communication so they can serve you efficiently.

If your designer takes a day off, another one is ready to pick up, with no interruption to the service. That’s a huge relief!

With Deer Designer, we can help you with your graphic design needs and more:

Do you need your designs to be consistent or you don’t mind them done by different designers? Does premium quality matters or you just need things done?

When it comes to choosing the best resource to get your design work done, you have to take into consideration all these points.

Without a doubt, creating media work for your brand is an additional challenge to anyone that doesn’t have the time nor the skills. That’s why you’re looking into hiring designers or searching for on-demand design services.

Regardless if you’re a marketer or a business owner, you gotta choose the best option when it comes to growing your brand. One way to know for sure is to try both alternatives and decide which one works best for you.

Start your Deer Designer subscription today with a 14-day money-back guarantee!