What do you listen to while you work? Everything. (Jazz, Instrumental, Rap, Country, Folk.)

How do you listen? It varies. Usually when I’m at the office, I use Bose headphones, but we’ve set up a “jukebox” (iMac) with all of our music and play it through the office. When I’m working from home, I use an AirPort Express with my surround sound. Definitely my favorite way to listen to music.

Do you have any favorite music websites/providers? I follow plenty of music blogs and share new music with friends. That is the reason Josh Sullivan and I started Designers.MX. To help find and share new music.

Does music influence your work? Without a doubt. It helps me filter out other distractions and get lost in the exploration of design.

Who influences your musical taste? Fellow designers. We share music in the office, which introduces me to new music that I wouldn’t normally listen to.

What song or artist best represents the work you create? Claire de Lune. Classic.

BLAKE’S PLAYLIST

DLZ, TV On the Radio

On We March, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

Cover Your Tracks, Young Galaxy

Benjamin and Daisy, Alexandre Desplat

No Harm, The Boxer Rebellion

The Space in Between, How to Destroy Angels

What Must Be Done, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis

Ada Plays, Gabriel Yard

Hearing Damage, Thom Yorke

Running from the Cops, Phantogram

Tennessee, Hans Zimmer

Images by Kris D’Amico