So much feedback on the new London 2012 logo has been published in news articles, posted on websites and ranted about in blogs that we may be growing tired of talking about it. I initially resisted the desire to blog about this raging conversation as my own feelings were mostly covered by some of the […]
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Good design is worth paying for and should be viewed as an investment, not simply as an added cost or expense. As a graphic designer, I firmly believe that good design will pay for itself in folds. I hold this view not because I am dependent upon it for my salary, but more importantly, because
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I had the opportunity – and responsibility – to put together another round of the weekly pub quiz at the Queen’s Head Pub, in Horspath. This time I was experienced enough in the practice to start assembling the questions before the day of the quiz – I actually started on Monday, with the quiz on
You’ve come to the site. Perhaps you visit regularly – although from the web stats, I’d suggest this probably isn’t the case. Yet, for sure, you see the look and feel of the of the site has changed. Sometimes for better. Sometimes for worse (Well, to a less strong design; worse is such a tough
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Late last month, US authorities arrested an email spammer nicknamed ‘The Spam King’ and charged him with sending millions of junk emails. According to a news article posted on the BBC News website, the spammer, called Robert Soloway, was arrested in Seattle and charged with mail fraud, identity theft and money laundering. Part of the
No, not the Hazzards of Blogging. I am pretty sure they don’t have computers in Hazzard County. I am talking about something different. The internet is littered with news articles and blogs about bloggers whose typing fingers have landed them in hot water with their employers. It seems like even other week there is some
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I had the opportunity to take a snort of snuff yesterday evening – and so, for the first time in my life – I snuffed tobacco. It was a small snort, placed gingerly on the fleshy bit of hand between my thumb and index finger. (Left hand, if you must know.) With a sharp inhalation,
This morning I came across a particularly chilling article about websites that use malicious code to infect the computers of visitors to that site. These sites use computer coding and scripts to launch programmes, steal password information and otherwise wreak havoc with our computers. What was really frightening about the article was that it noted
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Liam Dempsey is a marketing and design consultant. Through his business, LBDesign, he works with businesses and non-profits in the US, UK, and beyond. He loves pizza, craft beers, and time with family and good friends.