Interview with Haolai Francis Zhou
Creative designer, AIGA member. Currently, work as a Graphic Design Specialist in San Francisco Ballet, and the lead designer in H.Design Studio.
Interview about Option Poster Design Design Interview
Design Legend Interview
21 April 2020
I had totally 10 years graphic designer experience, and I love the fine art as well, especially Illustration, Sketch, Oil painting and so on.
Never thought about a graphic designer until move to college. I found out that there is another simple, straight forward art language to do storytelling, and voice out for people, and World—Graphic Design.
Yes, I chose to be a designer.
Brand Identity System, and Illustrated visual communication
Stay thinking, stay drawing, and free up your deep thoughts.
Experience, and thinking.
3-seconds rule—understand the core message of the design in 3 second.
A good communication, a better visual language could change people's live.
Posters, for the people, and community of the World.
3-seconds rule—understand the core message of the design in 3 second.
Paul Rand
Sketching and thinking.
A fine artist.
A way to tell you how to thinking.
Everyone in my life.
Put an eye on the world.
Changing the World, and make it better.
Telling more and more good story, and lead people to the new World.
Sketching my initial ideas.
They both happened at the same time.
Adobe Creative, iPad Pro.
Just do it.
No, you never know you will be a designer until you experienced more and more in your life.
The man always in Chaos.
Designer Interview
19 October 2020
I had totally 10 years graphic designer experience, and I love the fine art as well, especially Illustration, Sketch, Oil painting and so on. Never thought about a graphic designer until move to college. I found out that there is another simple, straight forward art language to do storytelling, and voice out for people, and World—Graphic Design.
A brand laboratory focus on presenting love and ideas on the critique. Creating design brands, products and experiences for community and cities. Taking care of the public issues around the world, and presenting visual voice is to develop solutions for a better tomorrow.
The powerful visual language.
Brand Identity System, and Illustrated visual communication
Paul Rand's Poster design is my favorite. Powerful language is leading to the core message, and affectively convey the voice to public or business-wise.
A poster design for a special event.
Brand Magazine, and Pinterest.
At night, and the day I may not have a good mood.
Visual language & Graphics
Passion, Chaos, and need to calm down a bit.
Appreciated, thankful, and happy
Critique, and Just do it!
3-seconds rule—understand the core message of the design in 3 second.
Find a way to convey the hidden voice, and please a good/beautiful communication.
Diversity, Cooperation. Always finding the needs for society, and people.
Next one will be on end of 2020.
Multiple art formats, Reading, and put an eye on the details.
Iconic, Straight forward, Powerful, and visualization.
San Francisco, and Nanjing, China. The difference of culture, the contrast of the language. It affects me a lot on design thinking.
Creative, no boundary, and open for different voice
Better to know what's the advantages and disadvantages of the designer, and always put your trust on designer.
Sketching, and thinking is always my first step.
Cat toy, apple keyboard, table desk, pencil, and sketch book
Stay thinking, stay drawing, and free up your deep thoughts.
Help and communicate for clients, public and world, but not only for themself(designers).
Design, and speak a needed idea. Not about what's your thoughts.
Sketching.
Adobe Creative, iPad Pro, sketch book.
keep thinking and critiquing everywhere, anytime so that you can save time to sitting down for blank idea sheet.
It depends on the requirements and topic.
Do you love design, and do you think designer is so tired?
San Francisco Ballet. Knows better for learning marketing.
Jins, San Francisco Ballet, Kolmostar, PBlock, etc.
Logo design.
Keep working, keep thinking, keep finding the way lead to the answer of my life.
For sure, team is always the best, but you have to be able to make your own part as basic skill.
I'm working on developing the idea of Chaos. It could be more artistic project.
franciszhou216@outlook.com
Everything is good to me, many thanks!