5Q1WA.

Five Questions. One-Word Answers. The world's best designers give their best one-word answers to five questions.

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Nathan Yoder

01. How would you describe your work? Contemplative. 02. What's the best advice you can offer other creatives? Focus. 03. What do you dislike most about our industry? Cynicism. 04. Why are you successful? Persistence. 05. If you could replace your first name with the name of any month, which month would you choose? June. Visit Nathan Yoder's Website.

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Kyle Crawford

01. How would you describe your work? Diverse. 02. What's the best advice you can offer other creatives? No. 03. What do you dislike most about our industry? Laziness. 04. Why are you successful? Reliable. 05. If you were forced to eat another human being, what season, or condiment would you add? Nutella. Visit Kyle Crawford's Website. / Visit The Electric Zombie Website. / Visit The Grave Takers Website.

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Ji Lee

01. How would you describe your work? Simple. 02. What's the best advice you can offer other creatives? Make. 03. What do you dislike most about our industry? Ego. 04. Why are you successful? Fun. 05. If you could replace your name with any word, from any language, what would you chose? Ji. About Ji Lee. Born in Seoul, Korea, raised in São Paulo, Brazil, lives in New York. Visit Ji Lee’s Website.

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Scott Hill

01. How would you describe your work? Solutions. 02. What's the best advice you can offer other creatives? Selectiveness. 03. What do you dislike most about our industry? Ego. 04. Why are you successful? Team. 05. Which weapon best suits your personality: Sword, Pistol, Spear, Club or Bazooka? Pistol.

About Scott Hill. Scott is Co-founder and Art Director of Foundry Collective out of Dallas, Texas. They focus on branding and packaging, mainly in the restaurant, food and beverage industries. Visit the Foundry Collective Website.

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Karl Hébert

01. How would you describe your work? Passable 02. What's the best advice you can offer other creatives? Analog 03. What do you dislike most about our industry? www.logomojo.com 04. Why are you successful? Hustle. 05. Would you rather live in the woods with access to all technology, or in the city with no technology? Woods About Karl Hébert Karl is an Austin, Texas based designer who wants to do good work for good people. He operates under the moniker 'Gold Lunchbox' because his french last name is too damn hard for folks to spell correctly. Karl does, however, have a gold lunchbox which he uses daily. Visit the Gold Lunchbox Website

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Ty Wilkins

01. How would you describe your work? Gestalt. 02. What's the best advice you can offer other creatives? Research. 03. What do you dislike most about our industry? Skeuomorphism. 04. Why are you successful? Curiosity. 05. What is the one city that you wish you'd never been? Gotham.

  About Ty Wilkins. Ty Wilkins is best known for his bold and colorful work for brands including Target, Cheerios and Pepsi. His editorial illustration work can be seen in numerous publications including Monocle, Anorak, Bloomberg, Wired UK and Uppercase. Ty holds a BFA in Graphic Design from Auburn University, and his career as a designer has informed his illustration style. Ty works on a mix of design and illustration projects ranging from branding Silicon Valley tech giants to developing illustrated advertising campaigns. He has also served as a typography instructor at the Academy of Art University and has been a guest speaker, jurist and workshop leader at institutions including Auburn University, the University of North Texas and the AIGA. Ty lives in Austin, Texas. 

  Visit Ty Wilkins’ Website.

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Studio MPLS

01. How would you describe your work? Well-crafted. 02. What's the best advice you can offer other creatives? Draw. 03. What do you dislike most about our industry? Bureaucracy. 04. Why are you successful? Patience. 05. Which body part could you stand to loose? Toenails.

  Visit the Studio MPLS Website.

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Tom Lane

01. How would you describe your work? Detailed. 02. What's the best advice you can offer other creatives? Do. 03. What do you dislike most about our industry? Hype. 04. Why are you successful? Success? 05. If you were forced to consume 100 of the following items in one-hour, which would you choose: Cigarettes, Waffles, Hard-Boiled Eggs or Marshmallow Peeps? Hard-boiled eggs.

  Visit The Ginger Monkey Website.

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Ivan Cash

01. How would you describe your work? Simple. 02. What's the best advice you can offer other creatives? Listen. 03. What do you dislike most about our industry? Generalizations. 04. Why are you successful? Successful? 05. What words are you looking to remove from your vocabulary? "Should" and "Obligated" and "Obvious" About Ivan Cash. Ivan Cash is a San Francisco-based artist who creates socially-engaged, interactive projects. He likes people, especially you.

Visit Ivan Cash’s Website.

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Von Glitschka

01. How would you describe your work? Spaz-O-Riffic. 02. What's the best advice you can offer other creatives? Authentic. 03. What do you dislike most about our industry? Elitism. 04. Why are you successful? Share. 05. Which injury do you think is the most common at the Keebler Elves’ Hollow Tree Factory: burns, cuts, contusions or dismemberment? Drunkenness.

About Von Glitschka Von is principal of Glitschka Studios and has worked in the communication arts industry for over 26 years. His work reflects the symbiotic relationship between design and illustration. This duality of skills within his own creative arsenal, inspired him to coin the phrase and title of “Illustrative Designer.” 

Visit the Glitschka Studios Website.

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Brad Surcey

01. How would you describe your work? Evolving. 02. What's the best advice you can offer other creatives? Persistence. 03. What do you dislike most about our industry? Awards. 04. Why are you successful? Me? 05. Which of these appendages would you prefer to have: tentacles, claws, tail or a pouch? Claws.

Visit Brad Surcey’s Website. / Visit the Zeus Jones Website.

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Jon Contino

01. How would you describe your work? Raw. 02. What's the best advice you can offer other creatives? Perseverance. 03. What do you dislike most about our industry? Sheep. 04. Why are you successful? Spite. 05. If you could only speak one word for the rest of your life, what would it be? Yo.

About John Contino. New York native Jon Contino is widely know for his unique style which combines old and new world aesthetics into a modern, minimalist style imitated the world over. His work reveals the influences of historical New York, contemporary street art, and the lost art of hand-drawn lettering. Through these images, his story is also told as designer and consultant for many brands including Nike, Jack Daniels, JCPenney, New Balance, Rachael Ray, and Random House, as well as the co-founder and creative director of CXXVI Clothing Co.

Visit Jon Contino’s Website.

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Matt Stevens

01. How would you describe your work? Sincere. 02. What's the best advice you can offer other creatives? Care. 03. What do you dislike most about our industry? Sanctimony. 04. Why are you successful? Passion. 05. Which movie invention would you rather see realized: Hoverboard, Neuralyzer, Lightsaber or Flubber? Lightsaber.

About Matt Stevens Matt Stevens is a designer, illustrator, speaker and creative tinkerer from North Carolina. Give him something good to work on or he'll make it up for himself.

Visit Matt Stevens’ Website.

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Dan Blackman

01. How would you describe your work? Appropriate. 02. What’s the best advice you can offer other creatives? Smile. 03. What do you dislike most about our industry? Dribble. 04. Why are you successful? Am I? 05. Preferred comic book superhero: Superman, Batman, Spider-Man or Zan from the Wonder Twins? Batman.

Visit Dan Blackman's Website.

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Allan Peters

01. How would you describe your work? Interesting. 02. What’s the best advice you can offer other creatives? Explore. 03. What do you dislike most about our industry? Ego. 04. Why are you successful? Opportunity. 05. Where would you rather be stranded: island, cave or airport? Island. 

About Allan Peters. Allan Peters is a Senior Art Director from Minneapolis with ten years of experience. His work has been recognized by Effie, AdFed, AIGA, Print, How, ID, Davey and Rockport.

He’s currently making stuff for Target.

Visit Allan Peters' Website.

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Charles S. Anderson

01. How would you describe your work? Eclectic. 02. What’s the best advice you can offer other creatives? Charge more. 03. What do you dislike most about our industry? Overpopulated. 04. Why are you successful? Grace. 05. What’s your preferred carnival ride? Zipper, Scrambler, Carousel or Tilt-A-Whirl? Roller coaster (metaphor).

Visit The Charles S. Anderson Design Co. Website. / Visit The CSA Images Website.

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Chad Rea

01. How would you describe your work? Sybil. 02. What’s the best advice you can offer other creatives? Unlearn. 03. What do you dislike most about our industry? Committees. 04. Why are you successful? Action. 05. Least favorite activity: Partying, Relaxing, Traveling or Sex? Maths.

About Chad Rea. Despite being born in Inglewood, California, Chad, has managed to avoid thug life and move cities nearly every four years with stops in Texas, Colorado, Pennsylvania, England, The Netherlands, California, and Oregon.

He and John Hinckley Jr. graduated from Texas Tech University. Hinckley went on to shoot President Reagan. Chad went on play the live music circuit as an alternative rock drummer and create award-winning advertising and design for some of the hottest creative shops in the U.S. and Europe where he worked on a more than 100 iconic brands, including Coca-Cola, adidas, Hummer, Dr. Martens, The Howard Stern Show, Diesel, Remy Contreau, and fist-full of well-known video games like Doom, Quake, and Resident Evil.

Inspired by his worldly travel and newfound approach to building brands, Chad moved back to the U.S. in 2002 with the sole intention of starting prolific brand communications firm 86 the onions. Specializing in youth and entertainment brands, 86 the onions helped pioneer the industry’s movement to media neutral problem-solving, creating innovative marketing solutions for several high profile clients, including Target, Mountain Dew, NEC, SoBe, ESPN X Games, Starbucks, FUEL TV, Roland, Etnies, Ubi Soft Entertainment, and Virgin Records.

In March 2007, at the height of his company’s success, Chad 86ed 86 the onions, and created ecopop, an idea farm that creates brands, art, and activism designed to instigate positive change. ecopop’s ventures include, dabball, is the first-ever interactive art gallery and game app for the iPhone/iPad, and Stumptown Secondary School, a line of men’s neckties made from overstock graphic T-shirts.

His work has received nearly every industry accolade, been featured by several leading pop culture publications, and used as leading examples of innovative brand communications in several marketing and advertising books.

In addition to building brands for others, Chad has created several successful brands of his own, including a punk rock clothing line for infants, a cultural trade magazine, a monthly music and technology event, a not-for-profit homeless outreach project that spans over 28 countries, as well as several self-published books and original music.

Chad is also a regular contributor of editorial and art content to several international lifestyle magazines and projects, including Big, Dazed & Confused, and Beautiful/Decay.

Chad loves sunshine. He is a music junkie. He’s into foreign and independent film. He prefers magazines to novels, dogs to cats, and beer to water. In addition to business coaching, public speaking, voice over, Chad is currently developing 4 eco-friendly consumer good companies. He was last seen walking in Portland with his Mexican street dog, Star. 

For more info, please visit chadrea.com, ecopop.com, or call Chad on 310-738-8886.

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