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Here there is Nicola Antonazzo from Italy that answered to our questions.

1. How did you approach the world of design?

I always loved color, lines, shapes, and I have always been fascinated by the world of communication, whether verbal or not. After graduation I joined Scientific IED in Milan. In the last three years I had the opportunity to approach the world of design.
I studied it, I struggled with it, and slowly I got it, but I think it is a process that repeats every day and in order to reach a high level of quality lot of time is needed.
However, now, thanks to the first customers, the first serious works and the first invitations to graphic competitions I can claim I joined the real world of design.

2. Which of your works you prefer and why?

I think the answer is "the ones that will come". The way I do my graphic works is the mirror of my way of being: I'm never happy about them. I always pretend to give my best in everything I do. All what I like and satisfies me today, probably will not like tomorrow. I do and repeat a lot of times my sketches on paper, works with Illustrator or Photoshop. I'm drawing so much, I try and try again until I can see a balance point on my works, that point that allows me to say:"It's ok! We can go!". If I were to sum up everything with a phrase surely I would mention "I Did It My Way" by Frank Sinatra. I put myself in everything I do, or at least I try joining my creativity my client's needs.
Sometimes is frustrating, I spend days, nights, trying to figure out how to do my best, I change my mind as the weather changes, what I liked yesterday is trash today. But I think this approach is also positive, somethings push me to do always better... Sometimes I feel like a child with a box of crayons in his hands.

3. What are your main influences received from the design world?

3 years ago I would have definitely answered something like street art, underground. Now I feel more influenced  by clean things, not necessarily minimal, we could perhaps define a Swiss style, with a ratio shapes/weights definitely soft, perhaps with less use of color and a greater use of shapes (rounded lately).

4. Mac or PC?

5. Your dream is working for...

One million dollars question. Hard to say, if I were to name two feet so I would certainly Studio FM at Milan, Mutado or Leofloft  for their unbelievable creativity and work quality.
My dream would be to work abroad, even overseas, would be fantastic working for Lava in Holland, or Unit9 at London. I really could spend a whole day listing great design firm where I would like to work, but also the idea of my own studio would be great!

6. Describe your typical working day.

I fortunately work a lot of time and in different fields. My typical day  starts between 7.30am and 9am, when the alarm goes off an average of 10 times. When I get up I have to run to pick the bus, just to remind me that I'm in a hurry.
Right now I have a  fixed working time that goes from 9 to 18, then I come home, shower, drink or dinner and evening entertainment. Usually at night I start working on personal projects or works for external clients. I am working with a studio in Sydney that is "stealing" me several hours of sleep but it is giving me great satisfaction.

7. Have you got a website where we can see your works and see something more about you? 

Sure! www.nicolantonazzo.com

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