Yes, I made up my mind to be a designer when I was a kid. From junior high school to graduate school, I have been receiving art education in art academy, which has a profound impact on my later design.
01Could you please tell us a bit about your design background and education?
Yes, I made up my mind to be a designer when I was a kid. From junior high school to graduate school, I have been receiving art education in art academy, which has a profound impact on my later design.
02What motivates you to design in general, why did you become a designer?
Design excites me.
03Did you choose to become a designer, or you were forced to become one?
I chose to become a designer, never change.
04What do you design, what type of designs do you wish to design more of?
I do service design, and I hope to try some innovative projects and design that can make the society more convenient and people live comfortably.
05What should young designers do to become a design legend like you?
This question might require asking Dieter Rams...
06What distinguishes between a good designer and a great designer?
Ummmm, this is such a big problem that I can't explain it all in a moment, but on the other hand, the designers who are in need of the society now are not just drawing pictures or making some ingenious products, but should have a certain sense of time and social responsibility. In the future, everyone will be a designer, and everyone will be able to come up with solutions to small or complex problems. By then, designers will have a long way to go.
07What makes a good design a really good design, how do you evaluate good design?
Human centre
08What is the value of good design? Why should everyone invest in good design?
Good design has aesthetic quality, sustainability, and truly grasp the need to design.
09What would you design and who would you design for if you had the time?
Design for social problems, perhaps for poor people who don't have houses, people who don't have access to resources because of environmental pollution
10What is the dream project you haven't yet had time to realize?
One project I haven't had time to work on is about designing and sharing platforms for environmental resources. I hope this platform can provide references and innovative ideas for people who want to solve some environmental protection problems with design. I hope people who are interested in environmental protection or design can learn useful knowledge and communicate with each other on this platform.
11What is your secret recipe of success in design, what is your secret ingredient?
My secret is to always think from the perspective of the user. What is the real design for the user?
12Who are some other design masters and legends you get inspired from?
The great designers of the Bauhaus era still have a great influence on me today
13What are your favorite designs by other designers, why do you like them?
Sorry, I didn't think about it.
14What is your greatest design, which aspects of that design makes you think it is great?
Sorry, I didn't think about it.
15How could people improve themselves to be better designers, what did you do?
Read more books and exhibitions, and visit more interest workshops and Tours to experience different life.
16If you hadn't become a designer, what would you have done?
Maybe I'll be a teacher...
17How do you define design, what is design for you?
For me, design is a new solution to the multi-stakeholder idea. Design has been integrated into my life.
18Who helped you to reach these heights, who was your biggest supporter?
Standing on the shoulders of giants.
19What helped you to become a great designer?
I have a great team.
20What were the obstacles you faced before becoming a design master?
Should be the lack of knowledge, feel that there are too many things to learn, and so it is now.
21How do you think designers should present their work?
It takes some skill to show your design to others. Think about how we can express ourselves to make others understand better. Do you need any tools? Is this visual content intuitive and clear? Sometimes it's role-playing, sometimes it's just a few diagrams.
22What's your next design project, what should we expect from you in future?
An open platform on circular economy, using the vision of service design to let people
learn and participate in it. Please look forward to it
23What's your ultimate goal as a designer?
Improve our life.
24What people expect from an esteemed designer such as yourself?
Maybe want more? I have no idea.
25How does design help create a better society?
Design responsibly.
26What are you currently working on that you are especially excited about?
An open platform on circular economy, using the vision of service design to let people learn and participate in it.
27Which design projects gave you the most satisfaction, why?
Usaaan. Since this is a very important turning point for me, I have been engaged in brand design and product design before. After usaaan, I will try my best to enter another stage of design, providing customers with complete solutions, and commercial sense and design innovation coexist.
28What would you like to see changed in design industry in the coming years?
More diverse intersections and cooperation among countries will make the future a world of great harmony, where designers link up and work with ordinary people and other experts to solve issues of relevance to The Times.
29Where do you think the design field is headed next?
Solve more complex social problems.
30How long does it take you to finalize a design project?
Depending on how complete the design is, it can take anywhere from three months to two years.
31When you have a new design project, where do you start?
From 0 to 1, it's too challenging.
32What is your life motto as a designer?
Don’t design for designer, design for people.
33Do you think design sets the trends or trends set the designs?
They are interacting.
34What is the role of technology when you design?
Technology is an important means of design and realization.
35What kind of design software and equipment do you use in your work?
Mac book, AI, PS.
36What is the role of the color, materials and ambient in design?
Color, material and environment are the first touchpoint between the user and my design.
37What do you wish people to ask about your design?
Have you met anything interesting?
38When you see a new great design or product what comes into your mind?
I will first think of the designer's creative ideas, sigh how to achieve such a powerful.
39Who is your ideal design partner? Do you believe in co-design?
IDEO. I believe it.
40Which people you interacted had the most influence on your design?
Naoto Fukasawa.
41Which books you read had the most effect on your design?
Service Design Thinking
42How did you develop your skills as a master designer?
Standing on the shoulders of giants.
43Irrelative of time and space, who you would want to meet, talk and discuss with?
Naoto Fukasawa.
44How do you feel about all the awards and recognition you had, is it hard to be famous?
Thank you very much for the honor and affirmation given to me by A 'design, which makes me more confident and practical to do more innovative projects.
45What is your favorite color, place, food, season, thing and brand?
I like black, Los Angeles, tomato omelette, summer, keeping two dogs and burberry.
46What makes your day great as a designer, how do you motivate yourself?
I make a plan for my daily work, and I feel satisfied and confident when I follow it. When there are setbacks, I will tell myself that it is normal to have setbacks. To acknowledge setbacks and look for lessons from failures, failures are also valuable experiences.
47When you were a little child, was it obvious that you would become a great designer?
I like painting and always enjoy novel experiences and beautiful things.
48What do you think about future; what do you see will happen in thousand years from now?
Service design and technology are the development trend of social economy. After a thousand years, our life should be full of comfortable experience brought by science and technology products and services.
49Please tell us anything you wish your fans to know about you, your design and anything else?
We will continue to explore and learn in the design of this road, to provide the source of innovation.
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39 សំណួរ
Yes, I made up my mind to be a designer when I was a kid. From junior high school to graduate school, I have been receiving art education in art academy, which has a profound impact on my design.
01Could 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?
Yes, I made up my mind to be a designer when I was a kid. From junior high school to graduate school, I have been receiving art education in art academy, which has a profound impact on my design.
02Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
We are a cross-boundary creative team from Guangzhou, China to create multi-dimensional brand experience. We stick to the combination of business and design, use innovative design thinking, gain insight into consumers, focus on brand touch experience, create user experience and connect brands and consumers.
03What is "design" for you?
For me, the power of design is infinite. We have been committed to promoting an open, collaborative and multidisciplinary blend of innovation, through the user-centered design principles, together with the present situation of market demand, rapidly find the opportunity, a common design solutions, system and strategy, the concept is presented in the form of tangible and intangible, create value, measurable design influence.
04What kinds of works do you like designing most?
I like challenging design and am committed to finding an open, collaborative and multidisciplinary approach to change and solve design problems. I think design can create great value that we can't imagine.
05What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
Sorry, I haven't thought about it.
06What was the first thing you designed for a company?
What I started to do in the company was brand visual design. Later, I found that visual design could not solve all problems. It could only play a role after thinking based on service design.
07What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
My favorite design platform is Dezeen, which updates a lot of information about different design majors every day.
08When do you feel the most creative?
I think late at night is when creativity is at its strongest, especially before bed when you can recall something that happened today, an idea, or a problem that you haven't solved yet. This is when you need to create a quick shorthand in your mind. When you have time to look through your memos, there's a lot of inspiration in them.
09Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
In the design process, I pay more attention to the balance between the needs of users and the actual commercial practice. In my opinion, user-centered design principles cannot ignore the current market demand and brand value proposition. Design is about business.
10What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
When I design, it contains passion and patience. Because design, while exciting, always goes through the process of testing, adjusting, and frustrating. Need to stay warm and calm.
11What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
When my design was realized, of course, I was excited. Service design from 0 to 1 carries many challenges.
12What makes a design successful?
I think it is inseparable from a good starting point of innovation, team collaboration and the support and cooperation of other stakeholders.
13When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
First of all, I will consider whether the design is really needed by users, and second, I will judge whether it has a certain sense of beauty or sustainability.
14From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
I think designers should consider whether the design is extended and sustainable before creating. Second, consider whether the design will lead to waste of resources. Is it good for the environment?
15How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
I think the previous design is to solve practical problems, but now the design is to pursue better experience. Design will be paid more and more attention in the future, playing an important role in various fields of business and society.
16When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
2018, IF Design Award Exhibition, Germany.
17Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
The inspiration of my design comes from the accumulation of daily life. When I encounter interesting things or phenomena, I will take photos or take notes, and I will look through the album when I have time.
18How 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?
My design has no special style, and it mainly meets the needs of the brand and core user needs. What is needed by service consumers is the best design.
19Where do you live? Do you feel the cultural heritage of your country affects your designs? What are the pros and cons during designing as a result of living in your country?
I live in guangzhou and I think there's an impact. China is a country with profound history. Guangzhou where I live also has many traditional crafts, such as cantonese, singing and paper-cutting. When I need to enrich the culture of my project or refer to some visual elements, there will be a lot of references. I am also very happy to extract the essence of cantonese culture to design and spread. As for the advantages and disadvantages, I think the advantage is that there are many industries in China that need to be designed, and there are many opportunities. The bad thing is that China has a large population and a large gap between the rich and the poor.
20How do you work with companies?
It's usually teamwork. Make a plan together and then arrange the division of labor.
21What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?
A good designer can help a company to improve its brand service and reputation. I think a good designer should be creative, enthusiastic, good at solving problems with global thinking and good at summarizing self-reflection.
22Can you talk a little about your design process?
First, we apply service design methodology to gain insight into consumers and focus on touch experience. Then, we propose ideas to innovate user experience and connect brands and consumers so as to create innovative value and communication value from 0 to 1 and from 1 to infinity.
23What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?
Eames chair, The Chair, Juicy Salif, PH Lamp and a tea set which my friend gave me by her handmade.
24Can you describe a day in your life?
I usually get up at 7 am to wash up. At 8 am, I go out for breakfast and arrive near the company. Check and reply email first in the morning, and meet with the client. Lunch at 12:30 p.m. Start work at 2 PM and check project progress. I eat dinner around 8 o 'clock at home and sometimes go to the gym. Wash up at 10 o 'clock at home, prioritize unfinished work, and spend another hour looking at the news and projects. Sleep between 1 and 3.
25Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?
Young designers grow up in the era of Internet development, with many learning resources and young innovation. I hope young designers can keep their original intention and make full use of modern technology to bring a better world.
26From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?
As a designer, the advantage lies in being better at discovering the subtle places in life that need to be designed. The downside is that you can't change the design you encounter in life.
27What is your "golden rule" in design?
Human centre and then as sustainable as possible.
28What skills are most important for a designer?
As a service designer, the most important skill is to have an empathy to observe and understand users. Also need to have a global thinking to review, verify their design is feasible.
29Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
In the design process, I will use some thinking methods of service design to help me better sort out logic and keep clear of thinking. For example, user journey map, stakeholder map, persona, co-creation workshop, etc
30Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?
I will make a work plan before the design work starts, and arrange my time and tasks at each stage to ensure the design plan can be implemented smoothly.
31How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?
Depending on how complete the design is, it can take anywhere from three months to two years, and iterate over and over again.
32What is the most frequently asked question to you, as a designer?
What can users do more conveniently? If it was me, what would I do?
33What was your most important job experience?
Listening is important.
34Who are some of your clients?
Government agency, startups, Like-minded companies.
35What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?
I like to do the work of user analysis, because the preliminary research can let me understand the psychological dynamics of each user and better grasp the user's empathy.
36What are your future plans? What is next for you?
My future plan is to accumulate more entrepreneurial projects to enrich my experience, learn more knowledge of disciplines while practicing so as to better apply service design to life.
37Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?
Recently, I was working on a project to let more people know about circular economy, which was a big challenge for me.
38How can people contact you?
You can visit our company's official website, which contains our address, contact information and some cases.
39Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
It’s a nice experience, thank you very much for the interview.
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