What's your name? Andy
What's your age? 34
Where do you work? Freelancing currently, so no fixed location
What's your biggest design achievement? Good question that, previosuly I had many ads run in National and International press and loads of magazines.
What do you prefer to do within the design field? Page layouts and that sort of thing.
What music do you like? Indie, check out Los Campesinos! no affiliation, but great band.
Your favourite artist/band? See above, but also similar to you not got into the gossip though for some reason.
Your MySpace or similar thing? sidesey

. . . so this is better than driving I guess!

What's your name? ian
What's your age? 31
Where do you work? Big Ad Agency (for now)
What's your biggest design achievement? got an ad in Time magazine once. But that pales to being runner up in a logo competition that got my Bro a chance to get a job at that company.
What do you prefer to do within the design field? I love logo design, but i WOULD love to work for ILM. lol.
What music do you like? I'm an old skool rocker, but I like Soca and Pan (visitTnT.com)
Your favourite artist/band? Iron Maiden rules! lol
Your MySpace or similar thing? NA (personally I HATE myspace)

"Try not, Do! or do not, there is no try."
-Yoda

What's your name? - Rob

What's your age? - 26

Where do you work? - Architectural firm in Vegas, i'm in the states on a work permit as an architectural technician, so i sadly get VERY little graphics work in :( hopefully i'll be moving to the graphics department

What's your biggest design achievement? assisted on Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas amongst other casino and hospitality projects

What do you prefer to do within the design field? marketing stuff (web, identity signage) seems to be where i've been headed lately.

What music do you like? depends if i'm working on a logo, house renovations, biking or whatever else i might be doing...

Your favourite artist/band? David Usher is on my ipod playlists quite a bit lately.. www.davidusher.com

Your MySpace or similar thing? www.archmedia.us

What's your name? Suzanne
What's your age? 41 (old lady)
Where do you work? Right now I am freelancing, but looking.
What's your biggest design achievement? Sadly, nothing exciting—just love doing what I love to do best—design! I guess to me, the biggest achievement was getting accepted to Parsons School of Design—I didn't get accepted the first time around, so I had to reapply in a year.
What do you prefer to do within the design field? Make money doing what I love!
What music do you like? Anything except for Hip-Hop & Country—I love Moby!
Your favourite artist/band? Not sure, really.
Your MySpace or similar thing? http://onegirlcreative.livejournal.com/ (just a stupid blog, nothing of importance)

suzanne maestri-walters :: graphic designer

What's your name? Rikki
What's your age? 24
Where do you work? Exhibition display company near Glasgow, Scotland
What's your biggest design achievement? My ads have been in a few engineering magazines, throughout the US, Canada and the UK
What do you prefer to do within the design field? Print mostly, brand id, layouts etc
What music do you like? Mostly euphoric dance, but my taste is varied. Tend to have a strong dislike for pop music.
Your favourite artist/band? Band would be U2
Your MySpace or similar thing? ../babynoff.

Richard Ramsay :: Graphic Designer

What's your name? Trevor
What's your age? 25
Where do you work? Canadian Fast Food Company
What's your biggest design achievement? My ads have circulated to most households in Ontario.......but im hoping the best is yet to come.
What do you prefer to do within the design field? Print, Large format posters
What music do you like? Rock
Your favourite artist/band? Nirvana, Live, Billy Talent
Your MySpace or similar thing? n/a

Trevor

What's your name? Paula
What's your age? 52 - I remember paste-up and saw the Dead before they were!
Where do you work? Freelance as of 2 months ago, corporate & mag publishing before that.
What's your biggest design achievement? Seeing my ads in the New York Times Magazine, Forbes & Ocean Drive. Actually, doing a logo for a friend for free is even better.
What do you prefer to do within the design field? Print but learning web as fast as I can.
What music do you like? Alternative and more.
Your favourite artist/band? Pink, Evanescence & the Fray
Your MySpace or similar thing? I'm too old for that.

Just joined tonight after reading all of you for awhile. Nice to know the next gen is passionate too. Age or location isn't relevant anymore anyway.

Im Sean 23,

I like music, design (all fields at the moment).. I friggin hate myspace!
Greatest acheive... would have to be in a shorlist of 3 for a school education pack!

I love rock and roll, my fave is Thunder or Ac/Dc! ..
(or a band called The Answer)

What's your name? Ivan
What's your age? 32
Where do you work? Bahrain
What's your biggest design achievement? A gold IAAA award and designing the Bahrain smart national ID card
What do you prefer to do within the design field? Advertising (not really design though)
What music do you like? Ambient
Your favourite artist/band? Air
Your MySpace or similar thing? http://www.linkedin.com/in/ivanraszl

What's your name? Francois
What's your age? 28
Where do you work? Depends. Coffee shops, a client's desk, helicopter pad. I prefer my desk at home though, I work for myself.
What's your biggest design achievement? Getting my 30 sec commercial on GodTV. (Done in Photoshop and Premiere.)
What do you prefer to do within the design field? Corporate ID. I'm doing a lot of web though, and growing to like it more and more.
What music do you like? All kinds... from classic guitar to hard rock.
Your favourite artist/band? Right now? Andrew Peterson & Project86
Your MySpace or similar thing? princessandi.vox.com

What's your name? Stephanie
What's your age? 20
Where do you work? Innerlight & Freelance
What's your biggest design achievement? Hundreds of websites, International promotional posters, etc.
What do you prefer to do within the design field? Digital Artwork (illustration)
What music do you like? Metal, Hard Rock, Alternative
Your favourite artist/band? A Perfect Circle
Your MySpace or similar thing? http://myspace.com/thegreen_faerie
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Perfectly Lost Designs

What's your name?
Mara

What's your age?
59.6

Where do you work?
I own a graphics studio, but that's play; where I work is at home, which is a little bit of a farm. I grow almost everything my husband and I eat except what comes from animals, which I try to limit to those whose home addresses I know.

What's your biggest design achievement?
Having earned a reputation that brings people to my doorstep by word of mouth. That feels so good. And saves on advertising, too!

What do you prefer to do within the design field?
Ink on paper. I like projects that let me articulate the client's message from scratch, and with -- oh, come on, let's just say it -- a HUGE budget. The more spot varnish, the merrier. I've gotten way past loving to pull rabbits out of hats for clients with $17 to spend, you know? I know what Web sites should look like and how they should behave, but I know almost nothing about how to make them happen. Ain't gonna take the time to teach this to myself, either: isn't that why outsourcing was invented?

What music do you like?
I'm still a sucker for Simon and Garfunkel after all these years. Back when I was in college (theatre major), I ran the follow spot for a concert of theirs. Hearing their work always takes me to a happy place. And I like classical music, the more fabulously dramatic, the better (I go all gooey over Ravel, Tchaikovsky, Schubert, Brahms, Mahler, and that crowd. Lately, the work of Finnish opera composer Kaija Saariaho intrigues me. I almost couldn't breathe all the way through "L'Amour de loin." France claims her now. Lucky France.

Your favourite artist/band?
See S&G, above. Favorite orchestra conductors are all dead, alas. Happily, though, my husband can play all their old records for me on a mind-blowing system he designed for just that sort of thing. We both also love the work of Mari Boine, who has devoted her life to focusing awareness on her ancestral Sami culture. I'm a pretty good hand drummer, so I have a massive collection of records by master drummers like the late Babatunje Olatungi, with whom had the honor of studying many years ago, and enjoy participating in drum circles at festivals of the sort where you're likely to find drum circles.

Your MySpace or similar thing?
I have a Live Journal account for occasional political rants and works of fiction that no one here -- no, not even Paula -- is old enough to read without parental supervision. I also contribute frequently to blogs at The Washington Post Online. Editors and columnists call me sometimes to argue, which I think is cooler than anything else on earth.

Bonus question?
Al Gore.

Mara

What's your name? jennie
What's your age? 25ish
Where do you work? packaging
What's your biggest design achievement? still young
What do you prefer to do within the design field? edit photos/make goofy flash stuff
What music do you like? alternative
Your favourite artist/band? right now leaning towards beck (changes though)
Your MySpace or similar thing? I LOATHE Myspace. My kids have a geeky website though. ;)

What's your name?
TJ

What's your age?
28

Where do you work?
FUNimation Entertainment

What's your biggest design achievement?
That is still to come, however, I am pretty happy with the wooden box set for Basilisk (anime).

What do you prefer to do within the design field?
I enjoy when I can have fun with interesting print mediums (metal embossing, die cuts, mirrorboard, wood, etc.) and come up with unique packaging when budget allows.

What music do you like?
It's all over the place.

Your favourite artist/band?
See above. I don't really have any favorites since new music comes out all the time.

Your MySpace or similar thing?
Not really my thing.

What's your name? mahesh
What's your age? 25
Where do you work? Fisheye, Bangalore, India
What's your biggest design achievement? looking forward
What do you prefer to do within the design field? packaging & retail
What music do you like? depends my mood
Your favourite artist/band? bob
Your MySpace or similar thing? http://www.linkedin.com/pub/4/5a9/742

What's your name? Anthony D'souza
What's your age? 28
Where do you work? Arena Multimedia, Indore
What's your biggest design achievement? not yet
What do you prefer to do within the design field? Advertising / web page
What music do you like? rocking
Your favourite artist/band? bran adams
Your MySpace or similar thing? www.flickr.com/photos/anthonydsouza

What's your name? Natalie
What's your age? 24
Where do you work? Allied Quick Print - Sexy name, even sexier company. Baltimore, Maryland
What's your biggest design achievement? I Pretty much design for an entire small suburb town. I'd like to think that's an achievement. I've designed the letterhead of everyone from the taxidermist to to dentist. I hope to do something bigger one day.
What do you prefer to do within the design field? Publication Design
What music do you like? Everything from bluegrass to Metal. I'm fiesty like that.
Your favourite artist/band? My new love is Imogen Heap - She's my funk of the moment
Your MySpace or similar thing? myspace.com/ch4lk

life is great; without it, you'd be dead.

What's your name? sH3ila

What's your age? 31

Where do you work?
pITstop (Software Development, Graphics & Print, Web Design)

What's your biggest design achievement?
Digital Art ( in flash presentation) Exhibition - LA
"Altered Natives" Traditional /Digital/ Photography Exhibition - Philippines
Product and Graphic Designs for Sony Ericson mobile phones, Sony Music, Toyota, 7-11

What do you prefer to do within the design field? Packaging, Product Development , CD/Book Cover, Ad Design using my own photo stock.

What music do you like?
Dark Ambient, Darkwave,Psytrance,Goa,Gothic Industrial,Goth Rock, Hard Rock, Alternative,Chill,Lounge,Reggae, Blues, Nina Simone

Your favourite artist/band? Janis Joplin

Your MySpace or similar thing?
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=614431455
http://flickr.com/photos/cynic15/sets/

What's your name? Juliana

What's your age? 25

Where do you work? Freelance

What's your biggest design achievement? Being able to freelance and pay the bills!

What do you prefer to do within the design field? LOGOS LOGOS LOGOS!!!

What music do you like? rock, emo, punk

Your favourite artist/band? right now, fall out boy

Your MySpace or similar thing? www.julianaduque.com

my name is Wonil Suh • in my 30s • live in Brooklyn • work in NYC • freelance graphic/multimedia designer/developer, and illustrator • don't have any major achievements yet, well, like Juliana right above, being able to pay bills? • i love typography and interactivity • nowadays I do a lot of Flash design/development works • my portfolio:http://secretToilet.com • Led Zeppelin Forever!

What's your name? Kelly

What's your age? 30

Where do you work? In a large business with a lot of great people.

What's your biggest design achievement? I would just like to say the achievement is doing this since I was in high school - every year I learn more and get better and I love that my career is doing what I LOVE to do - creative stuff. Not a lot of people out there get to claim that.

What do you prefer to do within the design field? Anything full color with design. I especially love working in Photohsop. But ultimately, what keeps me happy is VARIETY in my work - I like to move from one day doing print design to the next tweaking online content.

What music do you like? Favorite is techno - most especially trance. I also enjoy just about all other kinds of music, but I'm not too fond of hiphop/R&B/rap and country. I'll tolerate it when I'm in a weird mood, but for the most part you don't see me tuning in to those stations often.

Your favourite artist/band? Paul Van Dyk

Your MySpace or similar thing? Nada - can't stand MySpace.