{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"crowdspring Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog","author_name":"Ross Kimbarovsky","author_url":"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog\/author\/ross\/","title":"12 Questions: Meet Vicky Willingham (UK) - crowdspring Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"w3PRtAIXeQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog\/12-questions-meet-vicky-willingham-uk\/\">12 Questions: Meet Vicky Willingham (UK)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog\/12-questions-meet-vicky-willingham-uk\/embed\/#?secret=w3PRtAIXeQ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;12 Questions: Meet Vicky Willingham (UK)&#8221; &#8212; crowdspring Blog\" data-secret=\"w3PRtAIXeQ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/images.crowdspring.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/27132050\/victoriaanndesign-300x225-1.gif","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":225,"description":"In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community &#8211; in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly &#8211; activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build something very special, and we&#8217;ll take notice. We&#8217;re very proud to feature Vicky Willingham (crowdSPRING username: VictoriaAnnDesign) today. Vicky lives and works in Suffolk, UK. 1. Please tell us about yourself. Well I&#8217;m currently on maternity leave from my full time job as a design manager where I design flyers, brochures, conference material, logos, web advertising and any other print and promotional design items.\u00a0 I live in Suffolk, UK with my partner and our beautiful 6 month old daughter. 2. How did you become involved with graphic design? I went to college after school and studied media.\u00a0 I wanted to go into radio.\u00a0 Not long after the course started I discovered that I really didn&#8217;t like my voice!\u00a0 Part of the course was focused on design elements for magazines, CD covers, etc. and I began to really enjoy that more than anything else. 3. How did you start out as a freelancer doing graphic design work? This was a long time ago!\u00a0 I was looking around the Internet for a way to earn some extra money and came upon one of those old forum-based design contest sites.\u00a0 I threw myself into it and pushed myself to improve.\u00a0 It was quite a good starting point for someone with no professional experience. Because I wasn&#8217;t sure whether my designs were good, I found the feedback invaluable. 4. Who\/what are some of the biggest influences on your design work? I would say the environment around me has influenced me more than anything else.\u00a0 When I&#8217;m stuck for ideas, I tend to stare out of my office window and gaze over the field past my garden and take a moment of thought.\u00a0 I&#8217;m a thinker!\u00a0 I also love bold colours and design, and have always enjoyed pop art.\u00a0 I remember learning about Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol and thinking how their work looked really modern even though it was created around 30 years ago."}