Interview with:idesign [kathymclaughlin]
DESIGN
 | What is your specialty? Graphic Design |
| Where can we view your portfolio online? http://www.idesigncommunications.com |
| What made you interested in design? Attended 4 year Art School - majored in Graphic Design |
| What has been your professional career path? First employed in small desigh studio, then worked in art department of Advertising Agency in Phila, PA - 9 years, then free lance and home office graphic design to present |
| Have you received any awards for your work in the field of design? yes, Neo-Graphics award |
| What is your motivation? What makes you get up in the mornings? enjoy life and what I do |
| How would you define your design style? contemporary |
| How do you promote and move your work? networking |
| In which new areas would you like to experiment? web design |
| Shapes, color, concept: where do you usually begin when conceiving a design? by understanding the branding of the company/institution or product |
| What are your sources for documentation and to generate ideas? internet, printed samples, discussion |
| Which festivals or awards in your field do you find most interesting? I enjoy paper shows |
| What is your favourite type of customer? I like to work for non-profit organizations with missions aligned with ideas I support - education, sustainability, world peace, community |
| To a certain point, is copying justifiable? No, it is OK to be inspired by something you see but you need to make it uniquely your own |
| List some things you dislike seeing in design. busyness, non-sophistication - simple direct messages are best |
| Do you believe the newer generations are better at designing? no - a good designer is a good designer no matter what generation |
| With which type of client would you decline in working for? promoting something I do not support |
| How do you calculate budgets for a design project? by time and by size of client |
| Which software applications do you most utilize in your work? CS3, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat and Dreamweaver |
| Up to what point do your designs reflect your personality? I would say they are aligned with my personality |
| How do you distinguish passing fads from mainstays in new trends? by what I like and don't like |
| If you weren't a designer, what would you be doing? travel, in some way help to improve the world |
| At this moment, what would be your dream job or project? A book with a photography budget that would bring attention to a problem in the world and promote fixing the problem |
| Can you see yourself in this field twenty years from now? yes |
| Which design resources online do you frequently visit? istock photo, creative news daily, indesign tip of the week, adobe magazine |
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