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Andrey Shabelnikov

Andrey is currently based in Moscow. A designer, photographer, and the creative chief of an online design community called Digital Abstracts. He has worked with many famous clients and his works are regularly shown on MTV and in Computer Arts.

FMCS: Hey Andrey hows things?

Hello, there! I’m great, just got back from holidays and going back to Moscow, that’s the place where I live and work now. I’m glad I’m there!

FMCS: Good can you tell us what you are currently working on?

I am working on the new Digital Abstracts It is my online community for young designers and contains interviews, reviews, news and more.
I’m trying to help them out as much as I can. I have also been to many design conferences around the world. Also, taking up my time at the moment is a lot of the commercial work I am doing. I launched a small studio in Moscow recently and we are doing mostly flash sites and photography for pop artists. The goal is to establish the same thing for western countries.

FMCS: How and why did you get into the online/offline design field?

It was long time ago… Even when I was in school, I started to draw and use my crappy camera. Now I mostly manage projects and do the things I like to do, like photography, styling. Oh! and yes, my parents were telling me that I still need to study and do something else, apart from design.

FMCS: You are based in Riga, Latvia do you work on an international level?

Yes, defiantly on international stuff. I do some work in the United States and United Kingdom. But my main works are for Moscow based clients. As I already mentioned before, the goal is to move more to Europe or US in the near future.

FMCS: We know you used to be located in Latvia. Do you do much work for Latvian companies?

Hell no! I spent tears doing that, now just only maybe one project a month. The work there is boring and I’m glad a quit doing that.

FMCS: How do you find the design outlook in Latvia?

There is no design outlook in Latvia. Yeh! There are a lot of talented people, but that’s all because of clients and business there.

FMCS: And Russia seems to be a hotbed for new design talent and new design styles do you agree?

It’s really hard today honestly. But I guess yes, I will agree… That’s just a question of time I think.

FMCS: Creatively who else do you rate at the moment? Who should we keep our eye open for in the future?

Of course, me!

FMCS: Can you give us some links to your previous work?

Sure, no problem. Some of my last photography examples are on Sensegraphy and also the motion graphic work. And yeah, a lot of commercial stuff that I’m not proud of! Also some of my art were published in the latest Computer Arts magazines.

Andrey’s Site: Click here

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