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Costa Rica Photos

In April, I spent two weeks in Costa Rica, traveling around Guanacaste province. I took about 900 photos on my Sony NEX 5N (a great portable cam!) and have have finally filtered through them. Feel free to check out the [..]

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May 16, 2012 at 1:15 pm Comments (0)

60+ new WordPress themes: Autumn 2011

New WordPress themes are released constantly, some free, some premium. And some better than others. Free themes, especially, tend to have a greater disparity in quality from one another, with some being just as great as the best premium themes, and others being poorly designed or poorly coded (or both). Below, we’ve collected more than [...]

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November 29, 2011 at 9:06 am Comments (0)

The King of Legoland

Two minutes rammed full of childhood memories.

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October 7, 2011 at 3:02 pm Comments (0)

Lifework

David Airey workspace

I recently took a little time-out to chat with Cerentha Harris, editor of Herman Miller’s Lifework blog.

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September 30, 2011 at 3:54 pm Comments (0)

6 Logos Selected for Logo Lounge Vol. 7

I’ve mentioned Logo Lounge numerous times on this blog; but for those not familiar it is a series of books on logo & identity design, as well an online logo inspiration gallery.
This year there were 36,000 logos submitted for consideration for Logo Lounge Vol. 7 and only 2000 that could make the cut, as chosen [...]

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September 8, 2011 at 4:36 pm Comments (0)

6 Logos Selected for Logo Lounge Vol. 7

I’ve mentioned Logo Lounge numerous times on this blog; but for those not familiar it is a series of books on logo & identity design, as well an online logo inspiration gallery.
This year there were 36,000 logos submitted for consideration for Logo Lounge Vol. 7 and only 2000 that could make the cut, as chosen [...]

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September 8, 2011 at 4:36 pm Comments (0)

What I’ve Been Up To

Over the past few months you would have noticed a few more guest articles than usual. The reason for this is because I’ve been traveling, job searching finding and getting a new US work Visa for my newly signed job. Here is a quick update.
Traveling
As many of you know, I’m a big fan of traveling [...]

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August 31, 2011 at 1:52 pm Comments (0)

What I’ve Been Up To

Over the past few months you would have noticed a few more guest articles than usual. The reason for this is because I’ve been traveling, job searching finding and getting a new US work Visa for my newly signed job. Here is a quick update.
Traveling
As many of you know, I’m a big fan of traveling [...]

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August 31, 2011 at 1:52 pm Comments (0)

How to create a Web page that will boost business and build your brand

Last week I was approached by a New York Post journalist, Faye Penn, who found me by Googling ‘graphic designer NYC‘, of which I am fortunate enough to have the #1 search position for. Faye wanted to interview me for her next article on the topic of building a web business. I happily accepted and [...]

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July 18, 2011 at 8:44 pm Comments (0)

The Future Looks Bright

If you were to look in The Sydney Morning Herald this Sunday (June 20th) you would have found my mug inside, with a short article alongside it, focused on the topic of gap years.
The article talks about my experiences and lessons learned from my gap year spent in Sweden in 2006, and how it helped [...]

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June 21, 2011 at 2:08 pm Comments (0)

We all need to start somewhere

number six

I was taking a few photos of cards for my portfolio when I came across my very first business card.

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May 20, 2011 at 2:32 pm Comments (0)

How to build a personal foundation through branding, blogging & social media

Back in March, I let you know of my upcoming talk at TEDxCMU and on April 3rd 2011, I gave my talk and now it is available to watch online for free, in HD.
You can view my talk on ‘Building A Personal Foundation through Branding, Blogging & Social Media‘ below, or you can click through [...]

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April 27, 2011 at 2:01 pm Comments (0)

“The Coca-Cola Conspiracy” and ethical design

Coca-Cola logo

Where’s the line between a focus on your career and the impact of your work on society at large?

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April 26, 2011 at 12:34 am Comments (0)

Let respect follow your actions, not a wish for respect

Siddhartha

Here are ten basic character traits that I remind myself of now and again, believing that if they can be adopted, the path I create will be much smoother than most.

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April 12, 2011 at 11:02 pm Comments (0)

Boycotting GoDaddy

elephant close up

Elephants are highly intelligent creatures, and I don’t want to give my money to a man who glorifies their hunting and shooting, before standing triumphantly over his kill.

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April 1, 2011 at 5:14 pm Comments (0)

Painted Picture 2014

painted canvas

This is my Painted Picture. It’s the shape of my business in March 2014 when I turn 35. The idea is that by putting it into words, my Picture has a stronger chance of becoming reality.

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March 27, 2011 at 11:48 am Comments (0)

Upcoming Talk at TEDx

A quick post letting you know that I will be talking at TEDxCMU on April 3, 2011 at the Pittsburgh campus of Carnegie Mellon University, USA. Tickets are free but must be reserved.
There will be a varied mix of speakers on the day; Michealene C. Risley, Charlie Hoehn, Luis Von Ahn and more to [...]

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March 6, 2011 at 4:33 pm Comments (0)

‘Talk Story’ Radio Show – A chat with Jacob Cass

I’ve had the pleasure to chat to Jeni Herberger on her radio talk show ‘Talk Story’. We chatted for about an hour on a variety of topics (see below) in a very casual manner.
If you feel inclined to listen while working or whatever, click here or head to the Jacob Cass bio page and click [...]

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October 22, 2010 at 12:44 pm Comments (0)

Pictures from Nature

Hello, It has Been along time since I posted anything. Can’t say its because I’ve been to busy (But I have) its just getting around to posting anything has been a chore. The busy side of my life at the moment is working on www.mossbankgraph…

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August 16, 2009 at 4:02 pm Comments (0)