Dave Hollinger, a student at the Art Institute of Philadelphia, was one of the recent entrants in the LTLPrints 2009 Design Competition.

We  asked Dave a few questions about his work, his inspiration and his experience designing for LTL Prints.  Here is what he had to say -

What is your general inspiration when you create?

I always have an idea or concept before I begin. As for the idea’s inspiration, I’d say this comes from different experiences, beliefs, knowledge, or interests that I may have.

Why LTL prints?  What encouraged you to enter the design competition? What excites you about working with LTL or their products?

I learned about the competition through my school’s email service.  After visiting their very clean website, I thought I’d give the competition a try and see if I couldn’t win a ‘life-sized’ print of my design. Plus, even if I didn’t win, my design would be entered into their catalog giving it a chance of being sold.
What about LTL or its product inspired the design you submitted?

Seeing some examples of their prints (on LTLprints.com), I really tried to push the colors of my design. My design incorporated the full color spectrum because I couldn’t help but imagine how spectacular
the print would look once blown up and on someone’s wall.

What did you learn during the competition process?

After submitting my design and speaking with Kendall, one of the co-founders of LTL, I learned how dedicated LTL was to their business.  I had a question about the process and he was available, online, around 8 p.m. Even though I didn’t win, it was inspiring to see someone going 110%, working late into the evening, all while promoting different artists through their website.

You can see more of Dave’s work at davehollinger.com.  You can also see more of Dave’s designs here in the LTL online catalog.

(This post brought to you by Gloria Bell on behalf of LTL Prints. Questions can be directed to gloria@ltlprints.com)

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