Tell us a little about yourself and what steps you took to get here:

I'm 25, French, and I live in Paris. That's been a year and half, and since the first day my only wish is to leave this place to those who see it as the most romantic city in the world. Something I clearly won't be able to share. I attended a 3d animation course in France, then in Vancouver. Meanwhile, I turned from a complete geek loving the company of computers exclusively, to find now the idea of spending my life in front of a computer as the most horrible nightmare. So I moved slightly away from animation, as I still love it deeply but find it too slow for short time/money projects. I'm fascinated by live-action, so I started doing some. So far, nothing serious, very humble projects. With the hope of someday starting bigger things.


What's your go-to source of inspiration outside of art or music?

People around me, countries I visit, girls I fall in love with.


What's your personal favorite piece of work you've created?

I haven't made it yet. It should be among those to come.

What blogs or magazines do you turn to for creative inspiration.

When I look for ideas, I usually don't go to websites neither magazines. I rather go to museums, cinemas, or find them in books. Sometimes I just go randomly to any exhibition, but for other projects, especially when time is short, I try to be selective with the books I come across.


What 's your all-time favorite piece of art or design. (*not created by you)

This is an impossible question. There is no such thing as a single all-time favorite. My tastes constantly change, so that I might find ridiculous today something that I madly loved two years ago. But right now, on the latest, I deeply loved and connected with Mary & Max. Sometimes that is still a huge reference for me is Studio 4C's Mindgame and Satoshi Kon's Tokyo Godfathers. And Christopher Doyle. And many more.

What's your current creative obsession.

Loneliness, being lost, people who feel they can't be themselves, cities at night and jazz-rap.

Thanks for your time!

Tell us a little about yourself and what steps you took to get here:


I am a designer (print/web) and illustrator based out of both Los Angeles, Ca. and Nashville, Tn.


I've been involved with art since I was a kid. I started taking oil painting classes when I was 6 years old and learned how to illustrate at a young age. My Grandpa was an illustrator for Howard Hughes and translated blueprints into conceptual illustrations; i.e., planes flying off into the sunset, etc. He would consistently encourage my artistic developments and gave all sorts of art equipment from the 40's and 50's.


I toured the west coast twice right after high school in an indie blast-metal band called Genosha. The only way we could recoup the expenses of touring was through screen printing our own merch. Music really brought life to my passion for art that I thought I had lost. I saw the two live seamlessly and was even able to make a little extra money on the side with it.


I decided I didn't want to work full-time in retail and or tour as a musician so I buckled down and went to design school in Pasadena, Ca. I was hired as a web designer after my first year in school. Although I went to several schools for design over the course of 6 years and feel very educated (at least in design), I never finished my degree.


How did you land the CMT logo-design job?


I've worked with CMT/ MTV Networks in the past and I was fortunate enough to be able to work with them again considering the level of talent they usually pull from. They have some ridiculously talented staff designers at CMT like Matt Lehman (invisibleassociates.com) and Brad Davis (actionherodesign.com).


What's your go-to source of inspiration outside of art or music?


I love sci-fi books... almost exclusively Issac Asimov. Anything as technical as a good sci-fi book requires investing time into the styles which is why I stick with Asimov. Probably take me another 1-2 years to get used to another author. At the end of the day, I find that books somehow explore deeper and more imaginative things than movies, music and other media are either too restricted by time and or by format to do.


What's your personal favorite piece of work you've created?


Probably my Path or possibly Arcology poster.


What blogs or magazines do you turn to for creative inspiration.


ffffound.com, designworklife.com, sci-fi-o-rama.com, abduzeedo.com,


What 's your all-time favorite piece of art or design. (*not created by you)


Robert Peak's 1984 Olympic stamp collection.


What's your current creative obsession.


At the moment, I would say making music.

Thanks for your time Justin. Lookin' forward to seeing your CMT logo!
-Aaron Scamihorn-

Tell us who you are and how you got to where you're at:

I'm Mig, and I'm a print and interactive designer creating awesome things in the Windy City. I'm really pumped to be an interactive designer for Threadless, the Social Media Liaison for AIGA and most recently, an instructor at The Chicago Portfolio School! When I'm not helping Threadless make magic, I like to pursue a lot of personal projects, in addition to contributing to various design blogs and magazines—like The Avant Garage!

Most people don't know that I got my start in graphic design quite backwards. After graduating high school, I had no clear path of where to go next. I was a heavy tech-nerd and a Photoshop enthusiast. I was going to pursue 3D animation, video game design, web design—everything but graphic design. Luckily, I chose graphic design and discovered the AIGA. Ever since then, I've met a lot of great people and stumbled upon all the right opportunities.

Voila!

What's your position at Threadless like?

My role as the interactive designer entails designing and updating the Threadless sites, in addition to executing emails and interactive ad campaigns. The position entails a minimum of 8 hours of craziness, with a casual mix of nuts and insane. That being said, there's no "typical" day.

Favorite Threadless shirt?

It changes, probably weekly. But for now, Love Your Fellow As Yourself followed by a close second, That is Inappropriate

What's your favorite source of creative inspiration outside of Art & Music?

Life. Friends. Books. Plays. Beers.

Tell us about your Humble Pied project:

I was asked to do a presentation at an AIGA student conference. In typical Threadless fashion (pun), I wanted to crowd-source student tips by my own personal friends and mentors. Rather than having them go by the wayside, I wanted to create a place to house everyone's advice so they could last forever, and stimulate dialogues along the way.

That said, it's one inspiring creative type sharing one piece of advice, all over iChat video.

VISIT HUMBLEPIED

What's your favorite piece of advice from your interviews on Humble Pied?

It's hard to have a favorite, they're all great in their own ways. One that really sticks out is the one by Kate Bingaman-Burt, where she recommends that we look at each other not as competitors, but as collaborators.

What's your favorite art or design piece of all time?

CBS logo.

What's your current creative addiction?

Pulling the trigger on personal projects as opposed to letting them float in your head. WordPress is the jam.


Thanks a ton Mig. Keep on Rockin' in the Free World!