David Airey, graphic designer

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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Archived under Personal.

Over the past couple of years, I’ve been featuring a third-party ‘logo of the month’. Designs are chosen according to my thoughts on what makes a good logo, and the conversation generated has brought about a change of mind on more than one occasion. Here’s a roundup with 10 of my personal favourites alongside a small sample of the discussion.

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Archived under Identity.

Ask any blog author about moderating comments, and I’m sure they’ll have an opinion — the time it takes, comment spam, links within comments etc. I reckon I’m one of the more strict moderators when it comes to your name appearing on my blog, and I’ve decided to show a few of the strange comments received that haven’t seen the light of day.

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Archived under Blogs.

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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Archived under Advertising, Packaging, Posters.

Last month I asked what the difference is between hiring an agency and hiring a freelance graphic designer. The discussion that followed was great, and here I’ve picked out a few of your answers.

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Archived under Business.