Questions
When you were a child did you always want to become a designer? Answers
If you couldn’t design, what would you be doing? Answers
What from your childhood still affects your approach to design today? Answers
Would you elaborate on one project that changed your career? Answers
Would you describe an evolution in your work? Answers
What mistakes have you made that you think others could learn from? Answers
How do you face designers block? Answers
Would you designers a project/person that humbles you? Answers
Do you have any pointers for those just getting into the field? Answers
Any advice for students? Answers
What is the best moment of the day? Answers
What are the last 5 songs you listened to? Answers
What book is in your bathroom? Answers
Do you have any tips for managing your time? Answers
How do you deal with plagiarism in the design world? Answers
At what point does inspiration become imitation? Answers
Do you prefer to work with clients who know exactly what they want or clients who want anything? Do you think there is such a thing as too much freedom? Answers
How do you find the balance between your own style and the client’s aesthetic? Answers
What do you do with your non-applied ideas? Ideas that didn’t work for a project, ideas that were good but the client rejected or ideas that you have but have no time to get done. Do you write them down? Re-apply them to other projects? Try and forget about them? Answers
What would you ask for if you had three wishes? Answers
Where do you work on your projects? Answers
Do you discuss your work with other designers? Answers
When you get clients who come to you expecting a certain “style” of work from you, how do you find ways to try new things, instead of just re-interpreting things you’ve done before? Answers
What’s your biggest complaint about the industry? Is there anything you’d like to see more of? Less of? Answers
What is the best interview question you could ever be asked? Answers
What question have you been dying someone to ask you? Answers
Is there anything that you’re afraid of regarding the future? Answers
What are three things you want to do before you die? Answers
What typeface do you want on your tombstone? Answers
Respondents
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