I've learned something from everyone I've worked with, from Hillman Curtis (needs no introduction) to Todd Fahrner (CSS expert, UI specialist). I've been fortunate enough to live long enough to have worked with a lot of people, and every single one of them has taught me something.

I learn something from everything I see and hear, from the color of the night sky to the way a well-written short story wastes no words on unnecessary description (which is good for designers - avoid unnecessary ornament - and also good for web writing). I'll forget what I've learned, file it away in my unconscious, and it will come out in some design I do in the future.

In this society, we are bombarded by other people's creativity from the moment we wake up. Radio, billboards, the way this year's cars are designed, the way the street grid works in your city: it's all grist for the mill. How can your brain not be continually churning and coming up with ideas? How can you ever feel creatively stuck?

Which client do you dream of creating a website for?

I've been lucky enough to get several dream clients. Don't ask me how. It's a gift from God.

But I've always wanted to design a site for Jim Jarmusch.