What excited me about Logo Design Love was that it was written by fellow Northern Irish man David Airey.
David, responsible for the popular Logo Design Love blog as well as his own personal blog, is a brand identity designer who has worked with top brands globally.
Illustrated characters are a very popular trend and as I stated in my guest post for Six Revisions: Five types of effective headers in web design, they add some character and a sense of friendliness to your website.
I’ve put together a showcase of my favourite illustrated characters along with some further links for inspiration.
A popular trend over the past year or two is using landscapes, cityscapes and seascapes in a design. Often placed in a website’s footer, they’re a great way to show off your creativity and as a web designer gives you a chance to test out your Illustrator skills.