Today I am bringing you an interview I did with Tomas Laurinavičius, a very talented young designer and one of our top contributors at Web Design Fan. I picked his brain about his design process, some artists he is inspired by, and picked up some other knowledge along the way.

Here are links to the stuff we talk about in the interview:

Artists

Constantin Potorac
Sebastiano Guerriero
James White (Signalnoise)

Design Resources

Iniwoo Design Blog
Six Revisions
Smashing Magazine
Abduzeedo
CSS Mania

Also remember to follow Tomas (@tomaslau) on Twitter.

Transcript will be posted soon. Thanks for watching.

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Alex Mathers is talented graphic designer & illustrator. I’ve took a chance to take an interview with Alex about his new book, work and plans. Enjoy!

1. Thank you Alex for taking time to do this interview. For the beginning could you introduce yourself to our readers?

I am an illustrator and designer living at the moment in London, UK and I studied geography at university. I’m a fan of war films, obscure electronic music, writing, Japan and contemporary design. I am currently running two sites. One is Red Lemon Club, a site for creative professionals aimed at sharing various methods and discussions on online self promotion. My other site, Ape on the Moon, is a blog showcasing the best in contemporary illustration styles and techniques, featuring a host of excellent illustrators. I also contribute to Design Taxi and am about to join the team at creative productivity site: the 99%.

2. You run several websites. How do you find time to manage all them?

That’s a good question! I tend to have a rough schedule in my mind with regards to how often I post each week, and work my freelancing schedule around that. It’s hard work, but I always have an eye out for things that I could share on either of my sites. I use Google docs to keep a note of articles worth writing for on Red Lemon Club, then refer back to the notes when it’s time to post. This way I’m not spending lots of time researching in one sitting. I have a lot of accumulated material to work with.

3. Where do you find inspiration?

Generally, my inspiration for my own creative work comes from the other artists I browse and interact with online, as well as the movies I watch. I’m hugely inspired by Japanese culture, and am visiting the country in a couple of weeks time, after my book launch. I’ve been before, but I hope to absorb a lot when I’m there again, both mentally, and through taking photographs.

4. What is your key to success?

My personal thought on success in general is that standing out is crucial. As a creative professional, you need to stand out, not only in the work that create, but in the way you market yourselves. Obviously, more effective self promotion, coupled with being remarkable as a professional within your field, will help you towards success.

5. How your workspace look like?

I hate to disappoint, but my workspace is generally pretty tidy. I find it difficult to work when there is a mess around. This is especially the case as my current workspace is the room I sleep in too.

6. What is your typical day routine?

I’m definitely a night worker, so will tend to take some time getting into a working momentum during the course of a day. I’ll get up pretty late, but then go to bed very late. I’m more productive when there are fewer distractions around where I live, and that is best in the evening and night.

7. What motivated you to write this book?

I set up Red Lemon Club, and subsequently wrote the book in response to my own need as an illustrator and designer to more effectively promote myself. As most of where I was looking was online-based, this was the angle I took with the book. I’m very excited to be sharing the information I’ve collected over the last year or so with fellow creatives, in a digestible, guidebook format.

8. Do you have any plans or projects for 2010 to share with our readers?

I’m looking into growing my two sites further, expanding my illustration portfolio, promoting my book, working on music-making on the side and eventually possibly starting a book on promotion for specifically musicians.

Thank you Alex for valuable and helpful answers. I think WebDesignFan readers will find this useful.

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Jad Limcaco is a web & graphic designer and is a well known figure in the online community for high-quality content on his blog – Design Informer. He’s based in Long Beach, CA. Go ahead and follow him on Twitter.

Thank you Jad for taking time to do this interview. For the beginning could you introduce yourself to our readers?

Hello everyone, my name is Jad Limcaco. I’m a full-time web designer working for 4 Wheel Parts and I also do freelance work on the side. These two things keep me very busy along with the maintenance of my blog, Design Informer.

You‘re doing awesome work with Design Informer. Design community noticed it for high-quality content. What is your key to success?

Thanks for the compliments on the blog, Tomas. Well, if I can name one thing as the key to the blog’s success, it would have to be hard work. To tell you the truth, I never expected the blog to grow as fast as it has these past 3 months. I’m an avid believer that hard work is more important than talent. I might not be the most talented designer/blogger, but I believe that if I work hard, I’ll get good results.

Thomas Edison said, “There is no substitute for hard work.”

Where do you find inspiration?

Inspiration comes from everywhere. For design inspiration, there are many different ways that you can get it. You can check out different online galleries and sites such as Behance, Deviant Art, and Flickr, but I do try to avoid viewing too many of these sites as I don’t want to become a copycat. I also get inspiration from things offline. Looking at artwork, taking a walk, nature, and listening to music; these are some of the things that can bring inspiration. I think that it’s easy to get inspired, the hard part is to transfer that inspiration to your computer and to design something that’s fresh and creative.

You‘re a blogger, designer and freelancer. How do you find time to do all that?

Haha, that’s a tough question. To tell you the truth, it’s very hard to find the right balance. In order for me to be effective doing all three, I had to learn how to manage my time. I would suggest having a schedule so you can get things done. Time is of the essence and we all need to learn how to make the most of the time that we have. We all have 24 hours in a day, and how you use those hours will determine how successful you will be. I’m not saying that you have to be on your desk 24/7 but you do need to learn how to be disciplined and tune out the distractions.

You are very active on social network like Facebook, Twitter. Do you have any tips, tricks on social media to share with our readers?

Well, I would definitely have to agree with that. I am very active on Twitter, and this has been the reason why my blog has been successful thus far. As far as tips for using social media, I would have to say that learn how to use it to connect with other people. Communicate with people on Twitter, ask and answer questions, retweet others, share their work, be useful! Nobody wants to follow someone who just promotes themself all of the time. You definitely need to promote yourself also, but promote others just as much as you would promote yourself. By doing so, others that you promote will also do the same for you. Be real and be friendly. Learn how to thank others! These are all small things that can go a long way in social media.

Your works are beautiful and made in different style. What is your favorite art form, design style? (Grunge, clean, typography?)

To tell you the truth, I don’t really have a favorite style, but I do appreciate beautiful typography. Recently, I’ve been really trying to learn typography and I’ve been reading lots of articles and books about the subject. But if I have to choose just one style, I would have to say that I’m a big fan of simple, minimalistic designs. But who knows, that could change next week. I think that when I see a really nice site, I tend to start to like that style. :)

How your workspace look like?

I’ve attached the photo of my workspace. :)

What is your typical day routine?

Well, the day starts pretty early for me. I go to work at my full-time job, then when I get off, I take a break from the computer by going to the gym and exercising. (It’s very tiring to sit in front of a computer all day) Next, it’s back home for dinner. After that, I relax a bit before doing my freelance work and blogging. I usually stop working at around 3am. Some people think this is crazy, but it works for me. Every once in a while, I do cut back on the freelance work so I don’t get burned out.

What would be the biggest mistake you’ve made as a designer/blogger?

The biggest mistake that I’ve made as a blogger was that I didn’t do it earlier. If I can go back in time, I would have started a blog about a year earlier. I’ve also made some other mistakes, you can read about how to deal with them on this post.

3 things that we didn‘t expect from you?

I’m a huge basketball fan, and I love the Los Angeles Lakers.

I don’t know how to swim.

I won a 1st place in a Chess Competition when I was in High School. I’m not that good anymore, I haven’t played in a while.

Note: One of these facts isn’t real, which one do you think it is? Leave a comment please. :)

Do you have any plans for new websites or projects for 2010?

Yes, I do have some plans for new projects in 2010. One of those is a new site to the Informer network called Coding Informer. This site will focus on more development tutorials covering topics such as XHTML/CSS, WordPress, PHP, and jQuery. I’m very excited about this. You can read more about it here.

Interesting Facts:

Favorite music: Christian Music
Favorite brand: Nike, Apple
Favorite food: Steak, Philly Cheese Steaks, Ice Cream
Windows or MAC: I only have a PC but I used a MAC at work and I absolutely love it. So I would have to say MAC.
Favorite design tool: Adobe Photoshop
Favorite Website: http://designinformer.com – OK, that doesn’t count does it? I would have to say http://www.google.com.

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