On the website, ThirtyConversationsonDesign.com, I watched several short interviews from the most creative designers all around the world and no two answers were ever the same yet it had overall a basic theme. The individuals being interviewed were asked two questions: “What single design inspires your work?” and “What problem should design solve next?”
Inspiration differs from one person to another but one thing remains the same. You must have inspiration! Period. What motivates you and get you going every morning and every day? The answers varied from jukebox quarters, to their students, to 70s Volkswagen van. Whatever the answer may have been one thing remained the same, they were passionate when they talked about their inspiration. That’s how it should be… Right? You must find something that makes you have the powerful feeling to get up and work towards something great. The responses from what design should solve next also varied. Depending on what motivates you and your background reflected on what one may consider important in what it should solve next.