Interview with Jad Limcaco
Date of Interview
January 25, 2010
Designer's Website
Designer's Twitter Page
City & Country of Residence
Long Beach, United States
Curently Working For
Jad Graphics
Type of Design
Web and Graphic Designer
1. Besides the usual online blogs and galleries, from what or where do you draw inspiration?
I draw inspiration from everywhere. Current events, magazines, music, and lots of other things that I interact with and see daily. Inspiration is all around us.
2. Design-related or not, can you list up to 3 books that you've found beneficial to your growth as a designer?
The Elements of Typographic Style, The Smashing Book, Graphically Speaking, and Forget All the Rules About Graphic Design: Including the Ones in This Book.
3. If you could name one tool/application/software/hardware that you can't live without (from a design perspective), what would it be, and why?
Photoshop, because it's what I use best. It's the first graphics software that I learned and I wouldn't be able to do my work without it.
4. What would be your design "dream job"?
I'm already doing my design "dream job." Working for a company and working for myself, as well as blogging. It's great!
5. What changes would you like to see in the design community in the next 5 years?
I would like to see more community involvement in blog discussions.
zanzu7 on May 17 2010.
Thanks for this interview. Too bad it's not in depth. You could have done better. I am a big fan of DI. He is an awesome dude.
Louis on May 17 2010.
@zanzu7:
Every interview on this site consists of the same 5 questions. It's just an easy and simple way to conduct interviews, and I think makes for interesting comparisons to see how different designers answer the same questions.