Edmundas Jankauskas

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Edmundas Jankauskas

About Edmundas Jankauskas

Edmundas Jankauskas is a young and perspective designer from Lithuania. After finished studies in Vilnius College of Design, Edmundas now continues his education in Vilnius Academy of Arts and intents to enroll in a Master's degree. His approach to design is that it should be as meaningfull and effective as it can, also aesthetic, functional and lightweight. Every element of the project should be finished up to the very last milimeter or pixel. Edmundas' main work area is packaging and editorial design. He is also interested in interactive web design, has some expertise in web coding solutions, works on some national level web projects (like PHP-Fusion Lithuania National Support Site), helps organizing web developer events, like Hackathon - Lithuania Developer Days and other.

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Interview with Edmundas Jankauskas

Could you please tell us more about your art and design background? What made you become an artist/designer? Have you always wanted to be a designer?
I was 6 years old when I started musical school "Ąžuoliukas" in Vilnius. So from the early ages of my life I was surrounded by art and music, it became a part of me. And that I think was one of the main reasons I decided to study graphic design. I like the idea of having an opportunity to be part of things that shape our life and influense how we feel and act.
What is "design" for you?
It's what makes everything work, no matter what it is: just a table, packaging of product we consume or house we live in.
What was the first thing you designed for a company?
It was a web design for my school. Yet my first real project was 20 years anniversary editorial for Vilniaus Private School.
What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
My favourite programs are the ones that don't crash during work...
When do you feel the most creative?
Night is the most creative moment for me. It's so quiet and peacefull then: the city sleeps, no one texts you. A wonderful time to do something amazing!
Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
My main focus is to do a functionally beautiful design, the one that fulfills it's purpose.
What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
Responsibility is one of the main things that keep coming to my mind when I design something. Will my client like it? Will it help boost sales? Will it be successful?
What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
Proud. If everyting is how me and my client imagined, then it's really joyful to see your design in work.
From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
I think that designers have even bigger responsibility for environment than everyone else, because designers are the ones who decide what and how materials will be used, how design will change our actions.
How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
Design was always going in the right direction. New materials, printing possibilities and even scientific discoveries do huge impact to how designers think. Ant that is a good thing. Only by collaboration between different fields of art, science and culture we can make bigger innovations and change our world to the better :)
Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
Actually I don't know. Maybe it's that Spirit of Creativity which keeps on sending ideas to my head?
How would you describe your design style? What made you explore more this style and what are the main characteristics of your style? What's your approach to design?
I think my personal design style is still in it's development stage. But I like the idea of Scandinavian minimalism.
What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?
Main advice to a company would be to formulate a very distinct problem and expected results. That way designer can get work done much easier and faster.
Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?
Don't say that your designs are uninteresting, don't stop talking about your works.
From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?
Positive and at the same time negative thing of being designer is that you are always at "work" - while asleep, brushing your teeth or sitting in a bus.
Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?
You just have to do everything on time. Don't waste it on something that does not give you personal result.
What is the most frequently asked question to you, as a designer?
What do you think about that? Whatever it is: fashion, mechanics or something else, designer has to have opinion about everything... :)
What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?
I like projects that give me ability to experiment and try something new.
What are your future plans? What is next for you?
After bridging studies in Vilnius Academy of Arts I plan to go for Master's degree.
Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?
So far most of the times I was working alone. Nevertheless I like working in team.

Designer of the Day Interview with Edmundas Jankauskas

Could you please tell us about your experience as a designer, artist, architect or creator?
My first steps in design were in late days of school, when I started doing small projects in web design. Now I hold Master’s degree in Visual Communication Design and work as a freelance packaging designer for some major Lithuanian companies.
How did you become a designer?
In early days I was choosing to become programmer or designer. I chose to be designer and to work with packaging because I just love to see my final work printed, on the shelf in shop and used by other people.
What are your priorities, technique and style when designing?
I can’t imagine a great work being done with an extremely tight timeline. I think that one of the key elements in great design is having time to step back, relax, take a moment and look into the work you’ve done with new eyes. If I feel that I can’t work today, I don’t.
Which emotions do you feel when designing?
For me the most exciting time is “aha!” moment when everything comes into its position, when the equilibrium is reached between client and myself.
What particular aspects of your background shaped you as a designer?
I think that curiosity is the most important skill that any creative person should have. Being curious not only about the field you’re working on, but all the aspects of our life: politics, economics, science, sports, urbanism etc. Some greatest ideas for design can come from least expected fields.
What is your growth path? What are your future plans? What is your dream design project?
Though now I work as a freelance designer, tn the future I can really imagine having my own design studio, my own team that I can work with on some of the biggest projects.
What are your advices to designers who are at the beginning of their career?
I have only two advices: don’t be afraid to do something completely new that no one believes in and never hesitate to promote yourself and your works.
You are truly successful as a designer, what do you suggest to fellow designers, artists and architects?
Understanding HOW and WHY design works in very important. Invest time and sometimes money to get new knowledge, find and read research papers, discuss with other people, expand your view.
What is your day to day look like?
One of the key aspects of being a freelance designer is being able to organize your day as you wish. Some days are very productive, some are not. I like to not push myself on those unproductive days, I’d rather do something else that I feel like doing and work when I feel like working. Of course, keeping an eye on project timeline is very important.
How do you keep up with latest design trends? To what extent do design trends matter?
I think that knowing what design aspects are trending is important, but not vital. Being able to adjust your design decisions depending on what is best for your project is much more important that blindly following what others do.
How do you know if a product or project is well designed? How do you define good design?
I believe that good design is one which works. If a box of chocolate has beautiful visuals, but is very hard to open and use – it’s poorly designed. In packaging functionality is very important, hence design is never only the visual beauty of fonts and other elements. It is very important for designer to be able to step back and think of your design from the perspective of user. Ability to forget all that you know you’ve done and see the product as if it is the first time you see it.
How do you decide if your design is ready?
I think that for most designers their design is never the best they can do. Every time I look into the projects I did I always see something I could have done better. And that is normal: we change our views, we learn more, we change our thinking.
What is your biggest design work?
Being still young designer I think that my latest works are the best works I’ve done and I want to believe that the next one I will do will be too. My latest project is an active ecological packaging LIFI, made out of tree leaves.
Who is your favourite designer?
I tend to mostly admire people who do not work in the field that I work in. Few of the most interesting interviews that I have ever watched were with Sir Jonathan Ive, lead designer in Apple.
Would you tell us a bit about your lifestyle and culture?
I believe that good design is very important to how people experience their daily life and how they feel about it. Hence good design should not be limited to most expensive products, it should reach everyone no matter where and how they live.
Would you tell us more about your work culture and business philosophy?
I extremely admire people who can give promise and then keep it also people who do their best to reach the best result they can. These kind of people I imagine working with in my own design studio in far future :)
What are your philanthropic contributions to society as a designer, artist and architect?
I think that working together for general good is the most effective way to bring people together. I myself feel very proud when I can do something for the community that I live in.
What positive experiences you had when you attend the A’ Design Award?
Recognition is very important for young designers, who might not have a huge portfolio and big clients, but have great ideas. Therefore I always recommend for design beginners to send their work to local and international competitions. Yes, sometimes that can cost you a lot (when you just start working and don’t have lots of clients), but being seen and especially winning is what pays off.

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