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Creative resources 26 July 2007

Juicy lime at Randa Clay

Randa has compiled various resources for free vector artwork. Always handy from a designers point of view.

Finding sources of good vector art for use in design projects can be rather difficult. I can do illustration, but find it to be very time consuming, and while I don’t mind paying for good illustrations, I really appreciate all the sites out there that are offering freebies.

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Graphic Design as a Second Language

Bob Gill design book

I’m regularly asked to recommend graphic design books. But you know more than I do, so here, my readers share some of their favourites in the blog post and in the comment thread.

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Logo design for StressWell

stresswell logo design black and white

I was recently approached to design a brand-identity logo for StressWell™, for use in web and print-based promotional materials.

StressWell™ is a holistic stress management and wellness program, and my client wished to include a seahorse visual in the final logo design. The rationale for the seahorse inclusion is as follows:

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davidairey.com gets a new look

water drops

Ever since I started publishing articles on this blog, I knew I had to launch my own WordPress theme, rather than using a modified version of someone elses. There will no doubt be some bugs and tweaks in the coming weeks, especially as this is my first ever custom WordPress theme design.

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One vital addition to any monetized blog

IDBI Bank advertisement

If you’re like me, you’ll be passionate about the subject you write about, caring less about any monetary gain and more about a genuine interest in the topic.

You’ll also want to cover the costs of your web hosting, and might place a few relevant ads across your site / blog (you can see how I do this in my right sidebar, under the ‘featured sites’ heading).

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