Foilco Interview with Andrew Cottam - Preparation - The Questions

• What does a typical day of work entail for you as Business Development manager of Folico?

• Foilco appears to be leading in the innovation of finishing. What sets Foilco apart from other providers of such products and services?

• How many projects do you typically work on at any given time?

• What is the size of the team at Foilco?

• At Foilco you work closely with your clients. Do you have a diverse range of clients?

• What is your favourite part of the design process?

• How many foils do Foilco offer? Does there seem to be a most popular?

• You have previously worked at G. F. Smith and other speciality paper establishments. Where did your interest in paper/finishing come from or begin?

• Have you always worked in the creative sector?

• What is your first memory of realising you wanted to work within the creative industry?

• Foilco, G. F. Smith and Pressision are a triad of names I often see together. Do you find establishing such collaborative relationships important within the design industry?

• Was there a reason for your move from speciality papers to Foilco and finishing?

• How does it make you feel when you hear expressions such as ‘print is dead?’

• 2016 saw the sales of printed books rise for the first time in four years. Do you think preference for printed matter over digital is making a comeback?

• Do you believe finishing capabilities and potentials, such as foiling, are the reasoning behind the resurgence in the popularity of print?

• Creative print provides opportunity to create work that could never be achieved on screen. Do you think that print will ever cease to exist? Do you think design for screen will ever find a way to challenge the qualities of print?

• What do you believe the future of creative print and finishing looks like? Or should I say what do you hope it looks like? 

• At the end of last year I attended an event on creative potential and talent in the North. What are your thoughts on this?

• What is your personal favourite colour of foil?