JEREMY TAI ABBETT
Do you have any experience of DTP?
I’ve done flyers for drum-n-bass parties, stickers, and assorted other stuff.
What kind of music do you like listening to?
I like drum-n-bass but I tend to not buy any drum-n-bass vinyl or CDs. I like jazz a lot, like bruebeck and miles, and also like air and morcheeba a lot. I also like saint etienne. easy beats but a good mix of edgy stuff like cornelius.
As far as music, Germany is known with techno music. Ian Kelkhf who is a director of the movie “TECHNO” say drum-n-bass isn’t popular in Germany because for almost Germany isn’t good at playing drums. Do you agree with this opinion through your experience there?
Drum-n-bass is quite popular with certain groups, but techno is still quite large. Techno is also super commercial so theres forms fo techno that are really marketed towards the massses. Of course drum-n-bass in Germany is not as innovative as other countries, like the sounds coming from England.
Does music inspire on your graphics or on your daily life?
Music does not play a big role in my design. Well, not as much as day-to-day events like seeing people out on the street shopping. I also think kids are quite a big source of inspiration; the way they interact with their surroundings.
What do you think the difference between web and print for you?
The web has the element of movement and sound. It’s more etheral while print is tangible, you can hold it in your hands.
Who is your favourite designers in all field of design?
I like Tomato quite a lot. They do what they want to. I admire the depth in me company’s work. And the art from Blue Note (Jazz label) in the 60’s. And David Yu is quite amazing, the way he integrates bits of his everyday life in his site. I enjoy seeing chalk drawings on sidewalks from the little kids in my neighborhood. They have such a way with colors.
Jeremy seems to read a lot of books from the beat-generation and other authors, like Jack Kerouac and Paul Auster When he has free time. He also has an active respect. He enters the race of muntain bike in Summer and Autumn, and enjoys snow board in Winter. He seems to spend his well-balanced daily life amusing himself. He has a plan to set up his new office in NY in early next year, and he talked he’s interested in how to go around with new technology and how to take it in his life.
Fork Unstable Media
Jeremy Tai: Creative Direction / Partner
David Linderman: Creative Direction / Partner
Manuel Funk: Business Direction / Partner
Andrea Mittmann: Designer
Anne Eickenberg: Screen Designer
Christian Schaumann: Project Management
Ralf Kemmer: Project Management
Nicole Kengyel: Production
Jan-Michael Studt: Programming
Sascha Merg: Programming
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Text: Rita
