Mobile smart-phone manufacturers design and   create some of the most innovative  ways for us to use communication   and media technologies on the go. When images  of these new devices are   press released or by other premature means, we don't  get much to work   with when it comes to publishing or developing for these great  mobile  products. Manufactures generally don't release any sort of spec or   render  development file to work from and that can make it frustrating   for outside  media, developers and designers to get presentations up. That's been changing  though as a few designers are picking up the slack   and developing working,  editable images of the mobile products we   enjoy using everyday and some of theme  are down right accurately scary.

We got a chance to talk with one of more upcoming and predominate designers about what and why he does these   little  mobile design gems. A rare look into the design world from a creators  standpoint and get some opinions on a wide variety of Android topics.

Can you tell Android Headlines and your fans about yourself and your background?

Hi. Thanks for having me. I'm Alex Gillis, (Zandog) a graphic designer from   Seattle, Washington. Most importantly about me I suppose, I have 3   intelligent brats and a loving wife. I've been developing in graphic design, primarily in the web industry for a few years now. I got into   the field with intentions on joining or opening a web design studio, but   quickly realized how saturated the web design market has become and you   really have to be well rounded in order to prosper and frankly, my   coding skills are not great. I still dabble in web design but found   marketing, concept and user interface design more personally rewarding. Recently, I've found myself in different non-web related graphic design   projects.

Can you tell us a little bit about your business and what you do?

I'm kind of a part time guy at the moment with  full time intentions. I do network security work 3 days a week to make  extra money and I design from home and in studio if needed, the rest of  the week. My design work right now is primarily concept and User  Interface design. I began doing interface design for an iphone RTS game called Warfare Incorporated. I comped the menu and multiplayer system that was later implemented. Soon after, I got into the iPhone  jailbreak community developing the cydia logo and  interface elements to ZodTTD's game emulators along with a few more unmentionables. I really love the  iPhone by the way. I didn't leave the platform. I just need to be  flexible with the future of mobile computing and right now Android is  the place to be for many reasons.

Looking your portfolio, you   have beautiful designs Many of the involve phones, specifically HTC and   Android. What attracted you to these platforms in particular as a user   and artist?

Google has really gone out of their way in   providing the stepping stones for something great and it’s not just for   the mobile smart-phone industry, but mobile computing as we know it.   With a generally free Linux based operating system and the freedom and   flexibility to use it as a developer sees fit; is exactly what tech   geeks needed. Since the OS is in it’s infancy with Android 2.2 coming   out, it’s only going to get better as the SDK and API’s mature and get   released. Companies like HTC, Motorola and the like have picked up on   this flexibility and are capitalizing on it. We’re even seeing mobile   devices like tablet and laptop PC’s running this new platform. With all   the posturing and gesturing going on between the big players of this   mobile platform war, believe it or not I think Apple and Microsoft have   their work cut out for them if they keep this up. The words proprietary   and closed platform aren’t just a dirty words anymore. Their a demise.

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