Category Archives: Interviews

I’ve always been interested in knowing about not just the meaning behind some of the world’s most famous logos but also the history of their design. Processes differ between agencies and amongst designers of all skill levels, which means that most famous logos will have been designed using various methods and during differing timescales. I managed to track down the company responsible for the logo design of one of the most popular social network brands of the 21st Century. That...

In the final part of the current batch in this series I spoke to talented design students from Brazil, Germany & the United States. Thiago Monteiro, 26, Brazil Tools: Photoshop, Illustrator, Paper and a Pen Studying at: UNESA – Universidade Estácio de Sá Specialising in: llustration What do you like and dislike about your design education? Here in Brazil, design isn´t popular yet, but there are many good professionals to teach, and I had the opportunity to be in contact...

Followed on from the first and second parts of this article I have tracked down talented designs students from Argentina, the Netherlands & the Phillipenes. Gisele Jaquenod, 26, Argentina Tools: Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver Studying at: UNLP Specialising in: Visual Communication Design What do you like and dislike about your design education? Well, both parts are tied together. My school is a public school, with almost no resources, so the education is pretty limited regarding technology access. We have no computers...

Followed on from the first part of this article I have tracked down talented designs students from The USA, Singapore, South Africa & Russia. Daniel Hunninghake, 21, United States Tools: Photoshop, Illustrator, TextEdit Studying at: Saint Louis University Specialising in: Graphic Design and Sociology What do you like and dislike about your design education? I like how studying graphic design is limitless. Every other class I’ve had is reduced to facts or figures or what you read in textbooks. It’s...

Being a design student can be tough but at the same time one of the most important periods in a designers career. Entering formal design education can allow you to decide upon which area you would like to specialise in whilst also learning the skills which will serve you well for years to come. My design education was a bit frustrating as I always felt that I wasn’t properly prepared for the huge jump from being a student to working...

What I love about design and working within a creative industry the most is that it is constantly changing. From trends, software, clients to working practices, the design world in which we, as designers, live is a great place to be. But is everything really that peachy? Or are we at the peak, waiting to fall? Competition (literally) Graphic design is an over-saturated market, no doubt about it. The lure of what seems (from the outside at least), an attractive...

On Thursday 21st May 2009, I was lucky enough to arrange a meeting with one of the most sought after creative designers in the industry, Nido of www.thisisnido.com. He only agreed to the interview if I met him in person rather than send over a list of questions via email so we arranged to meet up. Running late for the scheduled time of 5:30pm, I panicked & phoned to check that he was still at the meeting place, Waterstones in...