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BIERMARK Sava Stoic Ben Capazo Sava Stojsavljevic Designer since: Designer since: Location: Location: Deep down, I always wanted to be designing in some way. The best way to create interesting work is this healthy competition. Some people find their passions early on, Unlike a lot of 99designs artists, Sava while others discover them little by little. Stojsavljevic doesn’t consider graphic Ben Capazo is part of the latter group. It design to be his primary profession. That’s wasn’t until he found his way to graphic reserved for painting. But you’d never know design and 99designs at the age of 30, that when checking out the quality of his that he discovered his true calling--an logos and designs. 2012 USA 2011 Serbia affinity for designing beer labels. “Beers are just fun,” he says. “So much opportu- Sava loves 99designs for its competition nity to create something memorable and and believes the talent of other designers cool.” Ben’s story reminds us that it forces him to do his best. For inspiration, doesn’t matter when we discover our he looks to the internet and other Platinum passion, as long as we do. designers. You can see the extent of his commitment in his relationships with clients, many of which have become friends and even business partners.