This is an interview of our newest squadron member (I say squadron because team is boring by comparison) David. He isn't the only new addition, so maybe next week I'll do an interview of Nate our other new guy. But on with David's interview:

Who are you?

David Halvorson

What is your title and area of expertise?

Art Commander and design work maybe?

Where do you get most of your motivation for designs?

Surprisingly alot from art history. And comic books. AND more recently 1970's products and ad designs.

What are your top 5 favorite music albums?

Top 5 lists are so difficult to choose! So if I were stuck on an island and only had 5 CDs to listen to, these are the CDs that I will never grow tired of:

Damien Rice - O. Go buy it and thank me later - simple as that.

Shane & Shane - Pages. When my wife was pregnant last year, we listened to this CD as much as we could so that after our daughter was born - we could revisit those memories by listening to the CD. It worked. Plus it's their best album.

The Killers - Hot Fuss. Seriously a better CD than people give it credit for.

Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American. This CD gets me pumped to do artwork or design every time I listen to it. Though on a desert island, that might not matter.

Further Seems Forever - How to Start A Fire. Listen to the slower songs and study the composition - it's an amazingly unique style in and of itself.

William Shatner - Has Been. This isn't a catchy music CD. It's more poetry over Ben Folds' music, but it goes in my top 5 because of how honest it is, which is refreshing and humbling.

What video games are you currently playing?

Halo 3 and Call of Duty 4 seem to be competing for my time recently. Force Unleashed comes out soon so that might dominate for awhile, but then it's back between the first two.

What is the all-time favorite T-shirt you own?

I'm a white t-shirt kind of guy. I'm a designer for a tee shirt company who favors blank white tee shirts - remember when you asked me what the definition of irony was?

What kind of hobbies do you have?

Art - c'mon.

Can TV be a hobby? What if it's LOST? Can I just use this moment to say that LOST is the GREATEST show ever? Ever! I have many LOST children (individual's that I introduced the show to). Doug is one of them. Matt will be too and if Nate hasn't seen it yet... he will.

Are you going to vote for Hillary in the upcoming elections?

Hillary in 08!

What are you most exicted about since joining the engedi team?

The 100% absolute freedom I've been given.

Was this the best interview you've ever done?

Do myspace surveys count?

Go on...

The ones that ask about 50 'who cares' questions?

And then...

you think again, who cares about what color shirt I wear when I go to bed? Wait, what??

Thanks!