Sunday
Jul202008
Jason Santa Maria {24} design inspiration
In issue #24, we speak with Jason Santa Maria, designer to the stars.
- Jason {from Twitter}
What I know of Jason is that I envy the work he does. He’s an incredible designer who not only is on everyone’s Twitter list, he’s presented at many of the cool design conferences that I wish I could attend.
One recent achievement was making the list of Extremely Heterosexualist Web Designers. Fawny.org says Jason Santa Maria is a densely packed, deceptively short powerhouse with giant paws and a macabre streak. Honest.
Jason is a Creative Director at Happy Cog Studios. To quote Happy Cog:
Jason has been recognized for designing stylistic and imaginative web interfaces that maintain a balance of usability and effective content presentation. His work has won dozens of awards, including seven Addys in 2004.During the interview we face-off in the first-ever Word Association Smack-down | Houser -vs- Santa Maria.
Jason answers these questions:
- When did you first decide to become a designer?
- You consider yourself a Graphic Designer, but you must be involved with UI design and User Experience. What do you do most?
- What type of design do you like the most?
- What things inspire you most? And where do you find them?
- I know lots of designers say that they don’t seek inspiration online, that you can get inspiration from things not web-related, but since we work on the web, and our work shows-up on the web, don’t you find that it’s necessary to pick-up some things online?
- Do you use a sketchbook?
- What do you do to stay current or fresh?
- Are there techniques that you have yet to try? Any new tools or software?
- We have a comment from Brad Thomson on the WordPress design. Brad says: “Great job on your WordPress work! How did you get that gig, and how long did it take you? Can you describe the design steps?”
- Another question from Kelsie J: What’s your favorite donut, both in brand and in flavor?
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Jason have created a system for fast design direction based on the needs of the content. Because it’s an experiment, sometimes a page might be a total disaster, or might not work in your browser. Thanks.
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