Timeouts are lightning-quick interviews. Five questions to help you get to know the players holding court at Dribbble. Many thanks to Evan for being today’s interviewee.
Who are you? Let us know where you hail from and what you do.
My name is Evan Stremke. I grew up in Milwaukee, lived and studied in Minneapolis for four years, and now work as a designer at Planet Propaganda in Madison, Wisconsin. Beyond design I enjoy rock climbing, watching baseball, playing darts, waking up early, and double-knotting my shoelaces. Also, beer and cheese.
What are you working on?
I’m working on a number of different projects at the moment. I’m wrapping up my Invitation to an Assassination series as I prepare for the launch of the Momentus Project. Both are side projects of mine that keep me busy when out of the office, and satisfy my weird history fetish.
Most of my client work is confidential, but I’m happy to announce that we’ve been making progress on a new Planet Propaganda website. Long overdue since the current site is from like, 2001 as I understand it. We plan on rolling it out sometime this summer.
Choose a favorite shot of yours. Why is it a favorite?
It’s so hard to choose, they’re all really amazing. (Only kidding…sorta.) Gun to my head, I’d have to say Timeline:
I’m not what you would call an interactive designer, but I was ecstatic when I arrived at this solution for sorting through the life’s work of jazz legend Ben Sidran on his new website that we’re currently still working on at Planet. It was my first real stab at something highly interactive, and was happy to see that it was well-received both by the Dribbble community and Ben Sidran himself.
Tell us about your setup. What tools did you use to create the shot(s)?
I recently upgraded to a new adult-sized desk. Previously I had been working on the same desk I’ve had since the second grade, so it’s nice to finally have something I can fit my legs under. It’s imperative that I keep my desk free of clutter and distractions. Just the necessities…and dust.
My main machine is a 24” iMac. I used to have a MacBook Pro I got back in high school, but the logic board fried so I’m thinking of getting a new one. Maybe even a MacBook Air. Most of my shots are created with Illustrator, Photoshop (or a combination of both), or Fireworks. Sometimes I’ll do some work by hand and scan it in. Beyond the Creative Suite, Dropbox is my most prized application.
Choose a favorite shot from another Player. Why do you dig it?
Okay, seriously? Now this is a toughie. I’m fortunate enough to follow some of the most amazing designers in this community, but there is one particular shot that I keep going back to, and it’s by Jacqui Oakley:
It’s one of those pieces that you can’t quite put into words, so I won’t even try. It honestly leaves me speechless. Not sure if it’s the colors, the attention to detail, or just the Gestalt of it all, but it’s easily one of my favorites.
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