David Airey, graphic designer

You don’t always need to show the product you’re selling.

Published on June 2nd, 2010 32 appreciated comments »

A brand name + suggestion can sometimes suffice.

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Best use of a shop window postcard space

Published on May 2nd, 2010 18 appreciated comments »

The finalists for the 2010 Chip Shop Awards have been selected. Here are a few entries from the past couple of years in the best use of a shop window postcard space category.

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Chip Shop Awards 2010 open for entry

Published on February 2nd, 2010 9 appreciated comments »

The Chip Shop Awards 2010 is open for entry.

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Viagra is 10

Published on November 9th, 2009 15 appreciated comments »

Photograph by: Getty Images

That little blue pill from Pfizer is celebrating its 10th birthday. Let’s reminisce together about the flood of Viagra spam we’ve each deleted.

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New not improved

Published on October 28th, 2009 28 appreciated comments »

Just because something is new, doesn’t mean it’s better.

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HP invent

Published on July 8th, 2009 35 appreciated comments »

Hewlett Packard set a design brief for the recent D&AD Student Awards, and one result in particular stands out.

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The Chip Shop Awards 2009

Published on April 24th, 2009 19 appreciated comments »

After a tough judging session held at Leo Burnett’s offices, The Drum has today announced the nominations for this year’s Chip Shop Awards, the only international advertising awards that actively encourages entrants to cheat by entering ads for clients they don’t even have on their books.

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Sex, Lies and Photoshop

Published on March 30th, 2009 62 appreciated comments »

With so much falsehood in fashion advertising, just how much are we affecting the minds of the younger generation? Magazines, billboards and other print media push an unattainable fantasy world upon us. So when laws are being considered to have publications clearly label ‘Photoshopped’ images, personally, I’m all for that.

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FAB Creative Excellence Awards

Published on February 26th, 2009 20 appreciated comments »

There are just two days left to enter 2009′s FAB Awards (Food and Beverage Creative Excellence Awards). Now in its 11th year, the FAB Awards has taken entries from clients and agencies in over 60 countries around the world. Here are some of my favourites from 2008.

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10 Guinness ads from years gone by

Published on December 20th, 2008 22 appreciated comments »

Guinness® is an acquired taste, and in my younger youth I’d always have opted for a fizzy beer. Nowadays, however, I’m more partial to a pint of black, and here I showcase 10 Guinness ads from years gone by.

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