David Airey, graphic designer

Designers have been creating laws and rules for as long as I’ve been learning, but just how important are they to you?

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It’s the little things that make all the difference when you’re dealing with customers. If you’re launching a WordPress blog for a client I’d highly recommend making this small, yet important, inclusion. Here’s how.

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Archived under Blogs, Web.

I’ve often mentioned the importance of sketching in graphic design, and Tara at Graphic Design Blog is talking about how sketches and grids speed up the design process. By spending a short time sketching you can save yourself hours on the computer. Have you ever wondered what company is hosting your favourite websites? Wonder no [...]

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Light-drawing and light-writing is getting a fair bit of attention lately. Take these two commercials (below) for Sprint (also seen on Marc Schiller’s blog). Quite creative don’t you think?

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Archived under Advertising, Art, Graphics, Photography.

Picture this. You’re the employee who’s responsible for hiring a design agency. Your company’s corporate identity is in need of a re-vamp but it’s nearing the end of the financial year, so the budget is already stretched (the standard scenario).

You’re in a boardroom meeting and you propose the idea of holding a design contest, where you receive a ton of variations, and only the winning designer gets paid. Isn’t that a great idea?

Well, here are just two very important points you need to consider before going ahead.

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