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FSW: What do you think will Flash design look like in the future and what part of it will be video?
Hillman: Mostly video…at first there will be tons of horrible "futuristic" looking video players…that maybe do worthless things like allow you to change the skin…wait that's already happening. On the positive side even the horrible "futuristic" or the ubiquitous extreme skateboard designs will yield ideas that become new standards in the way we trade information back and forth across the web.
FSW: Do you think that popular design agencies should have their own defined style, for instance 2advanced with their typical "Eric Jordan" style (which is supported and wanted by their clients)?
Hillman: Not for me to say. There's room for everyone who has something to offer.
FSW: What was your most exciting broadband project so far?
Hillman: I'm doing a series of documentaries on other designers - designers I admire and that are part of my canon - for Adobe. So far I've done Sagmeister and am now laying down the score for my latest on Paula Scher. Both are worth checking out, not necessarily for my Filmwork (which I think is good because I stay out of the way), but to tap into these amazing designers.
FSW: You're planning to publish a new book. Can you tell us more about it?
Hillman: Yes…it will be a bit like my last book "MTIV" and a bit like my first "Flash Web Design"…totally focused on web video.
FSW: Thank you for the interview.
Hillman: It's my pleasure
Hillman Curtis is the Principal and Chief Creative Officer of Hillmancurtis, Inc., a design studio in New York City. His expert and innovative design solutions have garnered him and his company the Communication Arts Award of Excellence, the One Show Gold, Silver and Bronze, the South by Southwest Conference "Best Use of Design" and "Best of Show", the New Media Invision Bronze, a Web Award, How magazine's Top 10, and the Webby Award.
Hillman was named as one of the top ten designers by the IPPA, included in the "ten most wanted" by IDN magazine, and as one of the "Worlds best Flash designers" by Create Online.
He has appeared as the keynote and featured speaker at design conferences worldwide and his work has been featured in a variety of major design publications. Hillman's first book, Flash Web Design (New Riders, USA) has sold over 100 thousand copies and has been translated into 14 languages. His latest book, MTIV: Process, Inspiration and Practice for the New Media Designer, was released in June 2002 and is currently in its second printing.
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