Comments on: Where designers work

By: Robin

Robin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:31:16 +0000

“What’s your office-space like?”

Well, my workspace quite similar to you. I always keep my workspace clean and in “relaxing mode”. It makes me feel more comfortable and enjoy while working.

P.S: Too “relax” would make you feel sleepy though :)

By: David Airey

David Airey — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:34:36 +0000

Great backdrop, Andrew. I’ve not had the pleasure of visiting NZ, but hope to at some point.

By: Andrew Wilkinson

Andrew Wilkinson — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:57:17 +0000

Love the minimalism, David. My indoor workspace is cluttered most of the time; and full of distractions even when tidy. The great thing about laptops though, is by far the portability. When I really want to be productive, I unplug from my giant monitor, flick on the wireless, and go sit outdoors and enjoy New Zealand’s natural splendour: http://zygar.co.nz/dropbox/laptop-1.jpg

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:59:34 +0000

Yeah, i wish i could keep my desk which is really a big granite table as clutter free as that!

By: Louis

Louis — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:39:22 +0000

You have an extremely clean work area – wish I could say the same :)

By: David Airey

David Airey — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:24:25 +0000

Mariano,

Great to know you’ve been reading both my blogs. I can empathise with your frustration at not being able to showcase work you’ve created. In the past, I took on sub-contracted work with design agencies, knowing that I’d not be able to feature any of the logos in my portfolio.

Now, when approached by an agency, I tell them it’s necessary for me to withhold the right to use designs for self-promotion. It’s a good motivator.

There’s absolutely no need to apologise for your English. It’s superb, and 1,000 times better than my broken Spanish.

By: lewro

lewro — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 20:09:25 +0000

I am a big fan of minimalistic workspaces. Keeping all necessary information in the computer and saving paper at the same time. Because of a lack of space in my room I do not even use a mouse when creating my designs. I might be the only one ;) Thanks for sharing these lovely photos David.

By: Mariano PW

Mariano PW — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:44:52 +0000

Hi David, this is my firs post but I’ve been following your site (as well as logodesignlove) and your work for quite a while now. I’m a bachelor in Audiovisual Communications from Cordoba, Argentina, and I’m making a turn into the design business (although I’m not a designer per se, I’ve got a lot of art, photography, cinema, design and direction studies at the University).
I work as a Web Community Manager and Web Designer at the local branch of Intel Corp. and actually I can’t show any of my works due to confidentiality agreement (and that sucks cause it’s a lot of work that is never going to my portfolio). Well I just wanted to say hello; I love your work, your simpleness, and all the hard work you put in every design (and now I also love your town, I lived a year in London and I visited Dublin in the past but bangor…oh my god, I could find peace in a place like that)

Cheers!
p/s: forgive my english!

By: David Airey

David Airey — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:31:54 +0000

Art direction? What’s that, John? ;)

Thanks, Alfredo.

By: Alfredo

Alfredo — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 17:41:47 +0000

Nice place. And excellent books.