In part I I shared a little of my work on the Yellow Pages logo project, and now here's an insight into design that was actually chosen, created by Canada-based agency TAXI.

In a strange series of events, newspaper sales take a turn for the better.

I don't care much for the majority of street art, but there are some pieces that just capture the imagination, with Banksy an inspiration to many.

In August 2008 I was hired by the Canadian Yellow Pages to refine its "walking fingers" logo. The project would later be passed to Canadian design agency TAXI, and this two-part feature shows a sample of work created during my time on the project, followed by that of TAXI.

Everything you do online affects your brand, and gives others a strong opinion about who you are. It's your blog. Your brand. You choose how we see you.

Designer and AIGA Medalist Steven Heller commentates on Olympic pictograms through the ages in a short video from the New York Times. Watch it after the jump. The photo above shows Otl Aicher's famous Munich 1972 pictograms. If you know who the image belongs to, please let me know. It's a great shot and deserves credit.

Shot from my third-floor studio window as I get to grips with the Nikon D5000. There's been no Photoshop work done on the sky (just a little darkening of the chimneys).

Aspect 46 is a start-up business facilitation service based in Western Australia. The name is derived from the way things are viewed or regarded, and the number of chromosomes in a human. It was my task to create a new logo and business card. From the notebook In context Client comments “David exceeded my expectations in all areas of [...]

Tunelinks is a start-up music website that provides the streaming and downloading of mp3 files. It was up to me to create a brandmark to identify the venture, helping set it apart from the competition.

Almost as important as your website's home page is the about page. This is your opportunity to build rapport with your guests — a chance to introduce yourself and to explain the aim of your website. Here are a few tips that'll have your own page in excellent shape.

Please do head across, let me know what you think, and thanks very much to everyone who offered feedback last month. You were a great help.

What if the sole focus of feedback was to encourage those seeking it, creating a progression in design learning by prompting more of the good, while purposely leaving weaker facets un-criticised?

Graphic designers often ask how I made the switch to self-employment. Here's a quick overview of that period in my life in 2004/05.

As an author, I'm keen to know how book sales are going, so it makes sense to check the stats provided by the world's largest bookseller, Amazon. The retailer displays what's known as the Amazon Sales Rank.

You're a graphic design student with a portfolio full of fictitious projects. You want to work with clients to build your experience, but you need a more developed portfolio to attract the clients. A classic catch-22. That's when working pro bono proves extremely useful. Read on to learn why, and for a chance to win one of five signed copies of Logo Design Love: A Guide to Creating Iconic Brand Identities.