Every digital agency needs design talent - the girls and boys who, in their distressed denim and obscure japanese t-shirt clad way, turn a client’s vision into something beautiful. So this week we quiz FastWebMedia’s graphic designer/crayon jockey on what it is he does and why he gets to do it on such an expensive computer…
Q: What does being a graphic designer entail?
A: Taking lots of words and turning them into pictures.
Q: What do you enjoy about it?
A: Besides getting paid to do what I enjoy, I’d say the best part is that every day I learn a new little trick or shortcut to help me improve my skills.
Q: What are the main challenges?
A: I’d say the main challenge is the same as any designer and that’s the initial stage where you have a brief and a blank canvas and think “Right, where do I start?!”
Q: What’s the most important thing you’ve learned in your time at Fast Web Media?
A: That everything can change at the drop of a hat and planning is the key to keeping everything ticking along nicely.
Q: What are your favourite sites or online applications?
A: Colourlovers, Bleep, LastFM, Boomkat, Archive.
Q: Ever googled yourself?
A: No, I dread to think what might turn up.
Q: What one buzzphrase would you like to see outlawed from meetings?
A: I haven’t been to enough meetings to get annoyed by any buzzphrases. Yet.
Q: What was the last thing you bought online?
A: Plane tickets and the new Tim Exile album.
Q: Does offline media still matter to you?
A: Absolutely. Regardless of advances in digital and online media, they’re never going to replace the pleasure of having a physical product. I can read a magazine in the bath but I’m not tempted to do the same with my laptop.
Q: What’s exciting you about digital right now?
A: I’m glad to see that digital design trends currently seems to be moving back to a more minimal, almost D.I.Y aesthetic.
Q: Finally, how come designers get nicer computers then the rest of us?!
A: Umm, because we’re prettier than everyone else and need computers to match
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