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| website = [http://toplevel.design/ toplevel.design]
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| linkedin = [https://www.linkedin.com/company/top-level-design-llc/]
| twitter =
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| keypeople = [[Raymond King]], CEO <br>
| keypeople = [[Raymond King]], CEO <br>
[[Andrew Merriam]], Business Development Coordinator<br>
[[Owen Borseth]], CTO<br>
[[Elise Ferguson]], Project Coordinator<br>
[[Andrew Merriam]], Business Development Director<br>
[[Jason Moore]], Wiki Evangelist
[[Summer Fang]], Partnership Manager<br>
[[Ross Brackett]], Support Manager<br>
[[Kimberly Sheng]], Registry Manager<br>
[[Nikki Rodriguez]], Director of Design<br>
[[Sam Torrey]], Digital Marketing Manager<br>
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'''Top Level Design, LLC''' is a company created in 2012 by [[Raymond King]] and [[Peter Brual]] to apply for [[TLD]]s in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The company submitted 10 applications to ICANN for: [[.art]], [[.blog]], [[.design]], [[.gay]], [[.group]], [[.ink]], [[.llc]], [[.photography]], [[.style]] and [[.wiki]].
'''Top Level Design, LLC''' is a company created in 2012 by [[Raymond King]] and [[Peter Brual]] to apply for [[TLD]]s in [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]]. The company submitted 10 applications to ICANN for: [[.art]], [[.blog]], [[.design]], [[.gay]], [[.group]], [[.ink]], [[.llc]], [[.photography]], [[.style]] and [[.wiki]].
In June 2013, Top Level Design LLC participated in the first round of private<ref>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130102_private_vs_icann_auction_of_last_resort/</ref> [[gTLD Auctions]] held by [[Innovative Auctions]]. The auction resulted in [[Donuts]] out-bidding Top Level Design in the [[.photography]] contention set.<ref>User Submitted, June 11 2013</ref> CEO, [[Raymond King]], was quoted as saying, "The applicant auction process was great, the software functioned without a hitch and all of the folks involved were responsive and highly professional. We look forward to participating in future auctions with Innovative Auctions."<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130606_first_private_auction_for_generic_top_level_domains_completed/ First Private Auction for Generic Top Level Domains Completed, CircleId.com]Published 6 June 2013, Retrieved 11 June 2013</ref>
In June 2013, Top Level Design LLC participated in the first round of private<ref>http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130102_private_vs_icann_auction_of_last_resort/</ref> [[gTLD Auctions]] held by [[Innovative Auctions]]. The auction resulted in [[Donuts]] out-bidding Top Level Design in the [[.photography]] contention set.<ref>User Submitted, June 11 2013</ref> CEO, [[Raymond King]], was quoted as saying, "The applicant auction process was great, the software functioned without a hitch and all of the folks involved were responsive and highly professional. We look forward to participating in future auctions with Innovative Auctions."<ref>[http://www.circleid.com/posts/20130606_first_private_auction_for_generic_top_level_domains_completed/ First Private Auction for Generic Top Level Domains Completed, CircleId.com]Published 6 June 2013, Retrieved 11 June 2013</ref>
In September 2014, Top Level Design acquired [[.design]] through private auction. [[Ray King]] was quoted as saying, "Think of all the things that require design. Design permeates all aspects of culture."<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2014/09/25/top-level-design-wins-design-contention-set/#sthash.SdWkFoO3.dpuf Top Level Design Wins Design Contention Set]</ref>
In September 2014, Top Level Design acquired [[.design]] through private auction. [[Ray King]] was quoted as saying, "Think of all the things that require design. Design permeates all aspects of culture."<ref>[http://domainnamewire.com/2014/09/25/top-level-design-wins-design-contention-set/#sthash.SdWkFoO3.dpuf Top Level Design Wins Design Contention Set]</ref> .Design became generally available on May 5th, 2015.
In March 2019, Top Level Design won the .gay contention set at private auction.<ref>http://domainincite.com/23927-the-internet-is-about-to-get-a-lot-gayer</ref>
Top Level Design has contracted [[CentralNic]] for its backend [[registry]] services and is using [[Iron Mountain]] for its required [[Data Escrow|data escrow]] services.<ref>http://domainincite.com/9367-icannwiki-boss-applies-for-10-gtlds</ref>
Top Level Design has contracted [[CentralNic]] for its backend [[registry]] services and is using [[Iron Mountain]] for its required [[Data Escrow|data escrow]] services.<ref>http://domainincite.com/9367-icannwiki-boss-applies-for-10-gtlds</ref>
==References==
==References==
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