Published by Leonardo Calcagno
Who are you :
I am Stavros Damos
Your current job :
freelance illustrator
In which city are you located?
Thessaloniki, north Greece
A word to define what kind of worker you are :
Thorough
What tools are essential to your life (app, software, etc..)
Pencils, sketchbooks, photoshop, tablet, coffee
What does your office space look like?
A few art book, a desktop PC, art materials
What kind of music do you listen when you are working ?
I usually listen jazz standards, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, Miles and stuff like that.
Do you have a way to organize your day to maximize your work ?
No… I usually work from early morning until the afternoon.
What tips would you give to improve productivity ?
Practice and work as hard as you can.
You’re better than your colleagues to :
Illustrate fast and with accuracy.
What is the best advice anyone has given you ?
Work to live not live to work…
What is your best tip for saving time ?
Work digital with a Wacom tablet.
What is your routine start and end of the day ?
I usually go for work at 8am… Making some coffee, while listening ” jazz radio “… Checking my emails, start illustrate my projects, do a little searching for references. Sometimes I have to set up Skype, doing some briefing conversations with clients and back to drawing. This is until 5-6pm.
Aside from your computer and your phone, what gadget can you not you go without?
My iPad
