Creative Presence | Questions and Contacts

I'm thinking of contacting Breakdown Press as part of the interview task for this brief. I think they are an interesting publishing company, and it's a bonus that they are based in the UK. Also they are a little more different than if I was to just get in touch with another illustrator for example.

The reasons I am choosing to contact them are due to their involvement in publishing, comics/graphic art/illustration, as well as their values as independent publishers - only putting out work that they view as important, either in its aesthetic or communication.

Also the company started out of a personal interest in these forms of visual art, and some of them are artists in their own right (Joe Kessler).

          Contact Information:

          editors@breakdownpress.com

          Breakdown Press, 1 Berwick Street, London W1F 0DR

Although I would like the actual interview to be conducted via email so it's all in one place, I'm considering posting something to them. I think that would be a nice personal gesture, and is more likely to be picked up and read than a message sat in an inbox. As well as that, a letter or package can be visually engaging as well as it having some personality.

I'm quite nervous about the idea but I think being able to do this would be beneficial for me.

          What questions could I ask?

• What is the most important or appealing aspects of comics for you?

• In terms of work, what kind of thing stands out to you the most?
• Where do you see comics/graphic art/illustration progressing to next?
• How did you get to where you are now?
• What duties does running an independent press entail?
• How do you discover new and exciting work?
• What's the most rewarding part of what you do
• Collaboration and working with others. What examples of this happens in the line of work you do?