1. Hi , who are you and what do you do?
My name is Grant Friedman. I am an interactive and graphic designer, blogger, and author.

2. Describe a typical day at work?
I am your typical freelance designer and blogger. I usually sleep in, make my 6 foot commute to my computer and then work late into the night on various projects. I spend a lot of my time writing articles or creating free Photoshop/Illustrator brushes that I give away on my website. Lately, I’ve been spending a lot of time working on my book on Retro Style Graphics that is due out next Fall.

3. What do you enjoy most about your work?
I enjoy the freedom that working as a freelance designer and blogger offers and the satisfaction that I get from creating something new. I also enjoy affecting other designers in a positive way; either by giving them design or career tips or by providing free design resources that they can use in their work.

4. What do you like least about your job?
The hardest part of working as a freelance designer and blogger is the isolation that comes with it.

5. What is your worst enemy of creativity?
I find that it is tough to be creative when I have a creative project that is sandwiched between several non-creative projects. It’s just tough to maintain the creative mindset when you have several other things tugging at you simultaneously.

6. What do you do when you start a new project and you have NO ideas?
I always have some ideas. The problems usually arise when I find that my ideas are too ambitious for either my skill sets or my budget.

7. What inspires you the most?
I gather most of my inspiration from either the Internet or from real life. I’ve been known to bring a camera with me on several occasions just in case I find something that I may be able to use later on in a project.

8. Do you listen to music while working? And if “yes” what music do you listen to?
Lately I have been streaming a lot of Pandora while I work; specifically the U2 channel.

9. How do you deal with criticism?
I take criticism well. First, I try to understand the source of the criticism (who is criticizing the work), then I try to step into their shoes and understand their perspective.

10. What does your workspace look like?
Right now my workspace is a bit messy. I’ve never been a big fan of office desks so instead of using a desk, I bought 2 large collapsible tables that you might use for a barbecue or tailgate. It was a cheap way to give me a lot of desk space without a lot of drawers which I hate.

11. Do you remember the very first web-project in which you were involved?
The first web project I worked on was a website I designed for a student organization I was involved with in College. I must have redesigned that site 4 times within a couple of years. I learned a lot from that site and it literally changed my life.

12. Is there any advice you would give our readers?
Don’t ever under-value yourself. Your time is worth something; don’t ever let anyone convince you that you’re worth less than what you think you are. Don’t let anyone eat your food; you eat their food! If you let others take advantage of you, it will follow you for the rest of your life. Stand firm and get paid what you deserve.

13. What has been the most fun project to work on so far?
I really enjoy working on my own site; especially the redesign. I just really enjoy giving back to the community.

14. Imagine yourself in 15 years… what do you see yourself doing?
In 15 years I hope to be financially stable, living with the woman and children that I love.

15. Please tell us 3 people who we should do this Interview with (Why them?).
Ryan Putnam – Vectips
David Airey
Sean Hodge – PSDTUTS

Grant…thank you very much for answering our questions :-)

So if you want to visit Grant you should do that now: Visit http://colorburned.com or leave him a comment here! :)