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Anthony Mack Interview

Apr 3, 02:35 PM by Marko

Interview with Anthony Mack at www.tonybobdesign.com

Marko: Hello Anthony !

Marko: For our reader’s could you tell something about yourself?

Anthony: I am 19 years and have been exposed to the art world for about 5 years. It’s my passion as well as my career.

Marko: How are you doing these days?
Anthony: Very well, going to school full time as well as working from home on my freelance web design business Tony Bob Design.

Marko: When did you first encounter a keyboard or computer?
Anthony: Way young, probably like 5 years old.

Marko: What is your favorite art work /website!?
Anthony: Diffidently DeviantArt.com It’s a huge showcase of people’s artwork.

Marko: When you launched www.tonybobdesign.com are you happy with the result of the site?
Anthony: So far so good. This interview proves that I did something right.

Marko: What do you do in your spare time (We realize that spare time, in this context)
Anthony: Well since I have such a flexible schedule, I have a lot fo spare time. In most cases I just do everyday things such as go to the movies, go out to dinner with some friends, or maybe just kick back and relax at home and rest.

Marko: Do you have a favorite drink? How much of it do you drink?
Anthony: Pepsi is my favorite. I usually try to keep a decent stock of it at my house.

Marko: Would you care to give us a brief overview of what a typical day is like for Anthony Mack?

Anthony: During the week days I attend school for 4 hours out of the day and 4 days a week. My school is located in Downtown Portland which is a neighbor to the small town that i live in. I grab the bus and head for school. During the days that I am not at school, my activities become random. Either working at my step-dad’s Bowling ally, out with some friends, or relaxing at home doing some web design work. I enjoy my life because it contains the luxuries of a flexible schedule.

Marko: I am always wondering how people such as yourself go about getting work? How do you do it?
Anthony: Well for most freelance designers, our business is all “word – to – mouth” and promotional. We will approach a client in some way and start informing them of our services and what we can do for them. We promote our site’s as well as the ones that we have made for other clients. The client looks everything over and then discusses if they want anything from what we can offer as designers.

Marko: Who are some of your biggest influences?

Anthony: Well, I grew up with a family that demanded technology as well as computers. My dad is a computer engineer in which I gained his computer traits along the way of growing up and later became a web designer. My high school experience was also an awakening to this field of work. I took a few design classes and got hooked. Teachers and friends from my classes started to give me tips and soon enough I get a recommendation to attend an art school local to where i live.

Marko: Is your background in design? What was the progression into web development and design like?

Anthony: My background is a combination of a lot of things but yes, mostly design. My progression was always a result of my determination to succeed in this career. It’s my passion and I enjoy it to the fullest.

Marko: If you where not a designer/programmer what would you be?

Anthony: Probably a consultant, where you work with a lot of people and advice/work with them on problems and solutions.

Marko: How do you like our site mcville.net?

Anthony: It’s very nice, I can see that you are structured on clean CSS as well as good ideas.

Marko: If you could change something on mcville what would it be?

Anthony: Ummmm not sure, looks fairly good to me.

Marko: What kind of music do you fancy?

Underground unheard of rock music and some of today’s top rock artists such as Cold, Thrice, New Found Glory, and many other’s.
Marko: What’s your favorite food?
Anthony: Well this is a common one but I got to say Pizza.

Marko: Where do you get out on Saturday’s?

Anthony: Sometimes a dance club by the name of “FX” sponsored by a popular radio station near my area.

some relaxing question to follow

Marko: Chinese or Thai (food)?
Anthony: Thai

Marko: Coke or Pepsi?
Anthony: Pepsi

Marko: HTML or CSS?
Anthony: Css

Marko: Do you watch television? If so, do you have a favorite show?
Anthony: 24 and Prison Break

Marko: What would we find in your favorites bookmarks-bar?
Anthony: DeviantArt, My Own Site, Some favorite css design sites, and your basic google search results as well as css top site’s.

Marko: What inspires you? This doesn’t have to be design related.
Anthony: The success of the top designers around my and my ambition to give my clients the best services for them.

Marko: Thank you for having this interview Anthony,Cheers!