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Yo! My name is Callum Stewart and I am a 21-year-old FDA Graphic Design student from Dorset, England.

 

Although I only just started listening to Metal music at the age of 8 or 9, it wasn't until around 2013/2014 that I began to delve deeper into the Metal scene and became a true metlalhead and it has now become my biggest passion to this day.

 

The 30 subgenres of music that I listen to include Melodic Death Metal, Blackened Death Metal, Blackened Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Death Metal, Folk Death Metal, Gothic Death Metal, Melodic Power Death Metal, Melodic Doom Metal, Death Doom, Atmospheric Death Doom, Gothic Doom, Funeral Doom, Melodic Black Metal, Melodic Death Black Metal, Symphonic Death Black Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal, Pagan Black Metal, Viking Metal, Gothic Metal, Gothic Dark Metal, Folk Metal, Celtic Folk Metal, Epic Folk Metal, Power Metal, Melodic Power Metal, True Scottish Pirate Metal, Metalcore, Melodic Metalcore, Gothic Metalcore and Deathcore.

 

As part of my FDA Graphic Design course, I am taking the Creative Entrepreneur module and would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to fill in the questionnaire below. It is anonymous and will be used to inform a short presentation.

 

How old are you?

16-24 years old

24-32 years old

32-40 years old

Older than 40 years old

 

How do you define yourself by genre (e.g. Death Metal, Black Metal, Doom Metal or other)?

 

Where do you currently buy most of your music, clothes, accessories?

Online

Shop

Other

 

Are you in a band?

Yes

No

 

Have you used an album cover/logo-design provider?

Yes

No

How did you source your provider?

Internet search

Word of mouth/referral

Directory

Social media

 

Were you happy with the result/cost?

Yes

No

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7 hours ago, GrimReaper said:

Yo! My name is Callum Stewart and I am a 21-year-old FDA Graphic Design student from Dorset, England.

 

Although I only just started listening to Metal music at the age of 8 or 9, it wasn't until around 2013/2014 that I began to delve deeper into the Metal scene and became a true metlalhead and it has now become my biggest passion to this day.

 

 

Welcome to the forum. I started really appreciating metal in my early teens as well.

 

7 hours ago, GrimReaper said:

 

The 30 subgenres of music that I listen to include Melodic Death Metal, Blackened Death Metal, Blackened Melodic Death Metal, Symphonic Death Metal, Folk Death Metal, Gothic Death Metal, Melodic Power Death Metal, Melodic Doom Metal, Death Doom, Atmospheric Death Doom, Gothic Doom, Funeral Doom, Melodic Black Metal, Melodic Death Black Metal, Symphonic Death Black Metal, Atmospheric Black Metal, Pagan Black Metal, Viking Metal, Gothic Metal, Gothic Dark Metal, Folk Metal, Celtic Folk Metal, Epic Folk Metal, Power Metal, Melodic Power Metal, True Scottish Pirate Metal, Metalcore, Melodic Metalcore, Gothic Metalcore and Deathcore.

 

This is a weird list. It reads like an uninformed copy/paste joke and doesn't hold up under scrutiny. What are some bands you've been enjoying lately?

 

7 hours ago, GrimReaper said:

 

As part of my FDA Graphic Design course, I am taking the Creative Entrepreneur module and would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to fill in the questionnaire below. It is anonymous and will be used to inform a short presentation.

 

How old are you?

16-24 years old

24-32 years old

32-40 years old

Older than 40 years old

 

How do you define yourself by genre (e.g. Death Metal, Black Metal, Doom Metal or other)?

 

Where do you currently buy most of your music, clothes, accessories?

Online

Shop

Other

 

Are you in a band?

Yes

No

 

Have you used an album cover/logo-design provider?

Yes

No

How did you source your provider?

Internet search

Word of mouth/referral

Directory

Social media

 

Were you happy with the result/cost?

Yes

No

This belongs in our "promote yourself" section along with all other ulterior motives. We hope to reorganize the promo section a bit so it's easier for members like you to figure out where to drop posts like this, but until then, into the basket it shall go. I'll play:

I'm 40.

I don't "define myself" by what particular subgenre of music I'm into at any given time. I've been into death metal for about 27 years and I probably know more about it than I do any other branch of metal, but I also have periods of months or years where I don't listen to DM much at all. Lately I've been listening to a bunch of black metal and some old grunge favorites.

I buy downloads on Bandcamp, and occasionally merch at shows.

I'm in a couple of bands, and I also write and record songs on my own sometimes.

I do my own art and design work as well as some illustration work for others.

I've never hired someone to do illustration work, so the last two questions don't really apply to me; all of the clients I've had over the past several years have started off as social media contacts. The majority of those have been on Facebook.

Some of them are now repeat customers and even friends, so I suppose they were happy enough to come back. Others I've never heard from again. Both of those outcomes are fine with me.

 

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How old are you?

38 

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How do you define yourself by genre (e.g. Death Metal, Black Metal, Doom Metal or other)?

 I really don´t. I like to make, and listen to all kinds of metal.. and plethora of other genres too..

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Where do you currently buy most of your music, clothes, accessories?

I am a sinner, the worst kind. When i was younger.. i used to spend all my extra money on music. These days however, i don´t even own any cd´s. I just use streaming services. Tidal, Spotify and youtube mostly. 

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Are you in a band?

Not in the traditional sense anymore. I have my solo projects, and i have projects with my friends. 

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Have you used an album cover/logo-design provider?

No, but allready have one in mind.. 

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How did you source your provider?

Metal forum \m/ 

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Were you happy with the result/cost?

Sure as shit will be. :D 

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