Andrey Shabelnikov
www.digitalabstracts.com


Can you share with our viewers the history of Digital Abstracts:
I started to work on it two years ago, but its alive only for a year. That was my first serious and big project with a lot of goals and ideas. I was totally inspired by other magazines like surfstation and designiskinky and tried to . It was my first steps. After i launched the project, I started to think about unique thing on my mag. Its like - a lot of magazines we have, and they are all the same, with the same news. Thats evryone's opinion. Now im working 24 hours a day on new version. So keep visit DA! ;)

What are your Design Education backgrounds:
It's only my plans for the future.

How did you all start out as Designers?
4-5 Years ago. I did first steps in html, was working on my first homepage in microsoft frontpage. After I was trying to get myself more into graphics, started to draw, started to learn photoshop. Bought tons of book. Started to email my favorite designers. Was learning learning learning. Now I'm trying to get more from fashion and photography.

At what point did you realize that you could actually make a living out of doing what you do?
Just because I love my job. Thats very important.

Before being a part of the Design Industry what was your very first job?
I was selling mothers books, when I was just only 10.

If there was one thing you could change about Adobe Photoshop what would it be?
I wish, someday, PS will not be making such big temporary files.

What are your thoughts on the new Macromedia Studio MX 2004?
To be honest I didnt see it yet ;)

Music is a huge influence on designers, what's your choice of music these days?
It all depends on my mood and working hours ;) Ambient, classic, jazz and a lot of club music on weekends.

What is the most frequent request Digital Abstracts receives?
Thank you! " Hi, My name is Bill and and i want to be interviewed on DA, heres my homepage on geocities....." I have tons of such emails a day.

If someone gave you a stage to the World and told you to send a message with less than 5 words, what would that message be?
" How to get a million bucks?"

Throughout your years of being a Graphic Designer were there any embarrassing moments such as sending something to print in RGB or something similar or even worst?
3 years ago, when I had to make 100 html pages about anabolics and gym for 200$

What is your all time favorite movie?
Knocking on the Heaven Doors i think.

What question do you wish I had asked, and how would you have answered it?
Q:What time is there? A:6 am, and im falling.

Final comments:
Thanks for the opportunity to get interviewed! Good luck in new year!

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