30 Conversations

The first designer I watched was K. Kirk and N. Strandberg in “Best Friends.” I liked how they presented their answers – on an iPhone since an iPhone is their design inspiration. It was interesting though, I thought, that a couple so focused on print work and bold, vector type design was inspired by something as mechanical as the iPhone. Although I’m sure they’re fans of the new OS with its colorful interface. I also noticed they seemed to talk more about the functionality of the iPhone and what it can do rather than its actual design.

Next I watched Deborah Adler in “The Heart.” I read a bit more about her and discovered she created the Target ClearRx® system as part of a thesis project. I thought it was kind of cool that a sculpture (the Pietà) was her inspiration seeing as though she seems like such a modern designer. I  liked her quote:

“A designer’s strength should not be defined by their aesthetic or their style.” 

Instead, “think about the person at the heart of the design,” she said, which I think is something every designer  or artist can and needs to do.

Finally, I watched “Storytime” by Pete Docter. I like how he related design to a story, having a beginning, complication and resolution. Most designs I would say do not pose a complication, unless intended to, but I get what he’s saying in terms of telling a story.