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Interviews

Designer Interviews: Q&As with Awesome Designers

Learn how accomplished designers made their careers in web design successful by checking out our designer interviews. Our web designer profiles include HOW Interactive Design Conference speakers, designers who made the transition from print to web, and other web design experts. Read these web designer interviews and you’ll get inspired.

Print to Web: How Matthew Bouloutian Made the Switch

May 8, 2012 | Michelle Taute | Comments: 0
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You might call Matthew Bouloutian a print designer’s print designer. He worked almost exclusively in print from 1999 to 2010, but today he’s the co-owner and creative director of Modern Good, where interactive design is a forte. Read more

Print to Web: How Rafael Esquer Made the Switch

April 24, 2012 | Michelle Taute | Comments: 0
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Rafael Esquer’s first foray into web design was building a site for himself from HTML. Now he leads all kinds of digital projects as principal of Alfalfa Studio in New York. Read more

Print to Web: How Kim Robak Made the Switch

April 16, 2012 | Michelle Taute | Comments: 0
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Kim Robak expanded her skill set to match the changing needs of her in-house design job. Now she works on a range of projects that include both print and interactive components, and, as she puts it, “a strong designer can work in any medium.” Read more

Print to Web: How Frank Melendez Made the Switch

April 9, 2012 | Michelle Taute | Comments: 1
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Frank Melendez applied his talents exclusively to print design for seven years. But in 2002, he started teaching himself interactive design after work. Today’s he’s fully immersed in the digital realm. Read more

Print to Web: How Dan Crask Made the Switch

March 21, 2012 | Michelle Taute | Comments: 0
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Dan Crask has been working in graphic design long enough to remember cutting out graphics with scissors and pasting them up. But these days he’s just as comfortable working on interactive design as print projects. Read more

Karen McGrane on User Experience

October 21, 2011 | Bryn Mooth | Comments: 0
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In a recent e-mail interview, McGrane talked about how designers have to really get comfortable relinquishing control over the end product. Read more

Chris Converse on HTML5 and CSS3

October 14, 2011 | Bryn Mooth | Comments: 0
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Ever notice how so many veteran web designers—you know, people who’ve been designing for screen and device for more than, oh, two years—are also the best teachers? Chris Converse is one … Read more

Jesse Friedman on Working with WordPress

October 11, 2011 | Grace Dobush | Comments: 0
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Jesse Friedman built his first website in 1999. Today, he’s a professor at Johnson & Wales University and the lead developer at Neal Advertising, where he builds web environments powered by … Read more

David Sherwin on Design Challenges

October 7, 2011 | Bryn Mooth | Comments: 0
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David Sherwin, an advisor for the HOW Interactive Design Conference, has concocted something called the Progressive Design Challenge that’s geared toward helping conference-goers exercise their gray matter. Read more

Bridgid McCarren on the HOW Interactive Design Conference

September 30, 2011 | Bryn Mooth | Comments: 0
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Bridgid led the planning effort to develop the conference, which was ideal since she is the target audience: an experienced and talented print designer who’s learning interactive skills. Read more