David Airey

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  • Decoding Design, by Maggie Macnab

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    Decoding Design: understanding and using symbols in visual communication aims to discover the hidden meanings inside common corporate logos and designs. Maggie is past president of the Communication Artists of New Mexico, teaches logo design and symbolism as visual literacy for designers at the University of New Mexico/Albuquerque, speaks for conferences and universities, and gives…

  • Site restored, thank you!

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    Three days ago, I reported on a Gmail security flaw resulting in the theft of my domain name. I’m humbled and relieved that today I’ve got davidairey.com back. The response was overwhelming and can’t thank you enough. After publishing my story I was receiving floods of visitors from NYTimes, Digg, StumbleUpon, Reddit, Lifehacker and many…

  • Google’s Gmail security failure leaves my business sabotaged

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    What would you do if someone stole something valuable and personal from you? What if, at the same time, they targeted your business and crippled your income? What if you also discovered that this happened due to a Google security infection that can affect any Gmail user? That’s what has happened to me. Read on…

  • 50 graphic design blogs

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    I compiled this list of design blogs back in 2007. Many are no longer updated, and I’ve since unsubscribed from quite a few. Here’s a more current selection. It can take time finding talented graphic designers, but it’s fair to say the best have a healthy online presence. So to make things easier, here are…

  • The hypocrisy of Unilever advertising?

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    Unilever-owned personal care brand, Dove, launched a video called Dove Onslaught, that aims to highlight how today’s children are bombarded with false advertising messages.

  • How I reversed my Google ranking penalty

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    Yesterday, through a large increase in site visitors, I discovered that my Google penalty had been lifted. In this post, I’m going to tell you why I was penalised by Google, what I did to have the penalty removed, and how you can avoid a similar penalty for your website.

  • Spec work: bad for client, bad for designer

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    Professional designers are continually being asked to provide free services in the mere hope of being paid.

  • How ethical are your design practices?

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    Do you work with a client whose product or values you don’t agree with? If you’re anti-smoking, for example, would you decline Marlboro as a client if they came to you with $1M?

  • Seven blog mistakes to avoid

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    Over the years I’ve made quite a few mistakes with my blog. I’ve highlighted some here so you can hopefully avoid the same ones. Image by Becca Fatora #1 — not using a self-hosted blog I began blogging using the WordPress.com platform instead of WordPress.org. The former involves hosting your blog on the WordPress website,…