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