*digging deep

Whew - a beautiful sunny ride through the South of Germany towards green and lush mountain regions takes me across the Austrian border...
What luxury this project brings along!

While I had figured that an interview along 15 questions would take an hour at most, this time I was definitely wrong. We ended up digging up memories from long gone days all afternoon, talking about past productions when we must have been in the same studio without a real memory of it.
Is this what digital age does to us? Fleeting moments - all along?
One more reason to get this project done and out into the world.

But never mind - this one developed extensively into an inspiring exchange of good stuff, from university work experiences and the general ongoing change in time, politics, society, life and of course, television, or rather: media in general and visions about what might come next... Really enjoyable and good all along.

If all my intended talks would turn into something like this, my project will take years...
so, no way! You might be threatened if I'd tell you that you'd have to give me a half day's time. No, no - at least not in general! This depends fully on the situation, time & place and your interest in giving it your attention.

Here is the list of questions, so you can see and start digging in your past for yourself.
If you'd rather write about it, let me know. Of course, you can just do that and send it to me if there's no time for a face to face talk. Just don't forget to add some pictures...

Interview:

1. brief introduction to who you are, incl name place, actual work situation.

2. when and where did you start turning to "digital" with your work?

3. what was before / what lead to your first touch with digital graphics?
    did you study design, fine arts or anything else?
    or did you "slide" in without specific pre-formation // did you get in "playing around"?

4. were there important triggering moments, influences or people on your path?

5. did Quantel's Paintbox and/or Harry have anything to do with your entry
    to the tv design world?

6. when and what was YOUR first design job for tv?

7. for which stations or agencies did you work?

8. are there any moments of total high // total frustration you remember?
    and how would you describe those events?
    what would you rather never experience again?

9.  how did these events influence what came later?

10. which new developments in systems, which new design software triggered you?

11. were there specific new design trends you remember as being influential
      to your work?


12. ...any designers who impressed you // you followed? any "milestones" there?

13. which young talent // which contemporary agency do you observe?

14. when you look at the paradigmatic changes in use and perception with new,
      smart media - what do you think does this require in television marketing & design?

15. what has to happen in tv design  in order not to get behind in the face
      of these changes?