A brand identity designer working with clients across the globe. Get in touch if you want to hire me, or if there's something you think I can help with.


Where designers work

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From time-to-time some of my readers ask about where I live, and what my office-space is like. Here’s a brief glimpse for you.

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Musings on book writing

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I’ve been asked to author the first logo design book from Peachpit Press.

We’re discussing possible topics, and the aim is to publish a book that’s different from any other in the logo design market. I thought it’d be a good idea to involve you.

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A holiday thank you

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You’ve helped make 2008 a fantastic year. Without your visits, comments, encouragement and constructive criticism I wouldn’t be where I am today. Thank you.

I hope you’ve had an equally great year, and if there’s anything you think I can do to help, please don’t hesitate to ask.

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From Scotland to Northern Ireland

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Dunluce Castle, Northern Ireland. Photo by David Doyle

A few weeks ago, and after nine years living in Edinburgh, Scotland, I moved home, and now live just outside Belfast, Northern Ireland. Here’s a little insight as to why, and reassurance to my clients among you that it’s business as usual.

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Your questions answered #3

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Here I answer another round of your questions, focusing on my decision to specialise in logo design, what to name your freelance design studio, and career advice for recent graphic design graduates.

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Your questions answered #2

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Questions answered in this post include: Do you still figure out your prices approximately by the hour? If graphic design wasn’t your career, what do you think you would have been doing? Aside from word of mouth, what would you say is the best way to find new work when starting out alone?

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Your questions answered

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A while back, I asked you if there was anything you wanted to know about me, my job, my surroundings etc. I’ve picked out a number of your questions and answered them in this post.

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Personal photography – India

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As promised, here are a few select photographs I took whilst on my recent holiday in India.

India is a fascinating country, and the people were very friendly. I’d love to return in the future to see more and meet some fellow blog authors.

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WARNING: Google’s Gmail security failure leaves my business sabotaged

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What would you do if a criminal stole something very personal, and very valuable from you? What if they were able to target your business and criple your income? You wouldn’t be too happy now, would you?

What if you also discovered that this was happening because of a Google security infection that can affect every Gmail user on the planet?

That’s what has just happened to me, and here I’m going to tell you my story. I will detail everything I know about the web pirates who are threatening my livelihood, and tell you what you need to know in order to avoid the same thing happening to you.

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David Airey.com hacked

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As many of you know, I left for vacation last month. In hindsight, I should’ve kept this information private.

On the day I left, a hacker logged into my webhost support site and asked for the details to transfer the www.davidairey.com domain.

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