Featured Designer #14 –Andreas Shabelnikov

This article is part of our “Featured Designer” series. Each week we will bring you closer to a top designer. This week we have the pleasure of presenting you Andreas Shabelnikov.

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I am … and I do …

My name is Andreas Shabelnikov, a 26 years old interactive designer and photographer. Originally from Latvia, but now based in South of France. I have around 10 years of experience behind me, as far as I remember, I did my first web site, when I was 14 years old. Yeah, so, 12. Currently I work as a freelancer and run my small ad agency. My portfolio can be seen on andreasworks.com. When I have spare time, I update my inspirational blog on digitalanimate.com

I got into designing …

I was drawing when I was just a kid, so there were plenty of art minds inside me. But then, when I grew up a bit, I started to work on digital playground and expand myself as a web-designer.

I get my inspiration from …

Inspiration comes from everywhere, from movies, from still images, from nature. By speaking about the nature, it’s really important for me, to live in a good surrounding of nature. Sea and the sun is the power for me.