In 2011, I started to contact with art-related work, and during my work as a photographer, I have served many famous local enterprises, such as: Wuliangye Group, High-tech Vocational and Technical College, Southwest…
01Could you please tell us about your experience as a designer, artist, architect or creator?
In 2011, I started to contact with art-related work, and during my work as a photographer, I have served many famous local enterprises, such as: Wuliangye Group, High-tech Vocational and Technical College, Southwest Southwest Petroleum Company, etc.
02How did you become a designer?
The earliest contact with photographers through makeup, then will contact many photographers, and then slowly understand, and towards a professional photography
03What are your priorities, technique and style when designing?
Before a work is born, it is first to have an idea, then to set the theme, to think about how to reflect the theme, to prepare for the shooting, and finally to execute. Post-production is done through Photoshop.
Inspired by the COVID19,I have been at home for a long time,some ideas generated.
01What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
Inspired by the COVID19,I have been at home for a long time,some ideas generated.
02What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
The epidemic restricts some of our actions and the grey film represents the invisible wall that gives the viewer the idea to tear off the film.
03What are your future plans for this award winning design?
I am happy to have my ideas recognized, and I will continue to create concept photography in the future.
04How long did it take you to design this particular concept?
The idea came to me during the isolation period. It took half a month to implement it.
05Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?
The idea of wanting to go out inspired me to design this piece. This is my own independent design.
06Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?
This is a work that is my own independent copyright.If there is a need to Contact me, Sell or lease the production rights, it is also possible.
07What made you design this particular type of work?
Inner Emotions
08How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?
During the epidemic, one can only do monotonous, repetitive, and limited things in one's house. So named limited space .
09Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?
Nikon camera, 24-70mmF2.8LENS, Mac-pc and somelights,photoshop
10Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?
Yes, I need a make-up artist and a model
11What is the role of technology in this particular design?
From the construction of the picture from the idea to the finished product of a process
12Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?
It will not be affected. This is a shot for myself.
13What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?
The most difficult is how to make the light more uniform, reduce the shadow and how to make the thin film non reflective
14How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?
In my area, the acceptance of conceptual photography is not yet so high.
15What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?
Every creation is a journey, you don't know what "surprise" awaits you ahead, sometimes there will be unexpected things appear, when solving problems is the process of self-improvement. I accumulate more creative ideas, such as watching movies, listening to songs, reading books, those that move me will become my inspiration when I create!
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49 សំណួរ
I had a rock band in college, from then on contact with a lot of art-related people, ideas are very much collision, which is very interesting, because these people are very interesting will bring a lot of thinking, and…
01Could you please tell us a bit about your design background and education?
I am currently a university teacher and teaching photography
02What motivates you to design in general, why did you become a designer?
I had a rock band in college, from then on contact with a lot of art-related people, ideas are very much collision, which is very interesting, because these people are very interesting will bring a lot of thinking, and then will also selectively read some books, movies, music style, perhaps these are quietly influenced by me
03Did you choose to become a designer, or you were forced to become one?
My own choice
04What do you design, what type of designs do you wish to design more of?
Concept Photography
05What should young designers do to become a design legend like you?
Keep thinking independently and ask yourself what is the truth about whatever you are learning.
06What distinguishes between a good designer and a great designer?
Who are you serving with your work? What do you want to get out of your work? These two points are important
07What makes a good design a really good design, how do you evaluate good design?
A good design is: when people leave it, it must be full of nostalgia.
08What is the value of good design? Why should everyone invest in good design?
Good design serves people better and can resonate with them.
09What would you design and who would you design for if you had the time?
If I have time I will design some concept works. For myself or for others, it is possible
10What is the dream project you haven't yet had time to realize?
Some creations about the epidemic
11What is your secret recipe of success in design, what is your secret ingredient?
Ask yourself more what is the truth and keep independent thinking.
12What are your favorite designs by other designers, why do you like them?
I would prefer a design that provides pleasure, something that makes me think.
13What is your greatest design, which aspects of that design makes you think it is great?
So far, this work, Limited Space, is a presentation of inner thoughts.
14How could people improve themselves to be better designers, what did you do?
Have the ability to turn ideas into work and see more of the missing parts of society.
15If you hadn't become a designer, what would you have done?
If I hadn't become a photographer, I think I'd be playing rock 'n' roll with a bunch of guys
16How do you define design, what is design for you?
Start with an idea and go build it. The design that suits me must be minimalist in appearance and simple in operation.
17Who helped you to reach these heights, who was your biggest supporter?
I think it's my family, they have helped me a lot, thank God
18What helped you to become a great designer?
Art comes from life, reading, music, movies, and taste are all influencing me in a subtle way.
19What were the obstacles you faced before becoming a design master?
Once wondered whether to continue, there was a difficult time to live
20How do you think designers should present their work?
It is important to first find some institution or organization that can host the work, and it is important to find places that like their style for different types of work. For example, you can't take a makeup piece and enter it into a costume contest.
21What's your next design project, what should we expect from you in future?
My next work is still about conceptual photography and I hope that my work will help people to understand things in some way.
22What's your ultimate goal as a designer?
As a photographer, I am actually thinking about this issue for the first time. I hope I can travel around the world by this profession
23What people expect from an esteemed designer such as yourself?
More service to the community
24How does design help create a better society?
Good design can better serve human beings and improve their efficiency, such as the birth of the first elevator
25What are you currently working on that you are especially excited about?
YES,Currently working as a photography teacher in an artistic academy
26Which design projects gave you the most satisfaction, why?
Some designs that resonate and help others
27What would you like to see changed in design industry in the coming years?
More independent and innovative designs can come out and more young people can participate.
28Where do you think the design field is headed next?
Some specific household items will be combined with AI technology, and some traditional graphic paintings and other works will be combined with NFT.
29How long does it take you to finalize a design project?
First of all, there should be an idea in the early stage, and the concrete implementation can be completed within one or two months.
30When you have a new design project, where do you start?
When I have an idea for a piece of work, I start by determining the location, crew, and start date.
31What is your life motto as a designer?
The words I have read, the music I have listened to, the scent I have smelt and the movies I have seen, all of which has left marks in my memory, nourishing my inspiration
32Do you think design sets the trends or trends set the designs?
In the past, design sets the trend, but now it is the trend sets the designs.
33What is the role of technology when you design?
Technology is the foundation of the design guarantee
34What kind of design software and equipment do you use in your work?
Photoshop,Bridge,Capture-one and MAC
35What is the role of the color, materials and ambient in design?
Color is the emotion of design, materials influences the senses, ambient influences the atmosphere
36What do you wish people to ask about your design?
Maybe they ask, "How do you do the process of idea to work?"
37When you see a new great design or product what comes into your mind?
First of all, you will be surprised and excited, and then you will see the details of its presentation and the way of expression.
38Who is your ideal design partner? Do you believe in co-design?
Steven Allan Spielberg,This is my favorite director.Of course this may not be realistic.
yes,I believe in co-design.
39Which people you interacted had the most influence on your design?
Makeup Artist
40Which books you read had the most effect on your design?
Some design books such as“ A'DESIGN” book and some magazines
41How did you develop your skills as a master designer?
Read more, think more, and learn some of the latest technologies.
42Irrelative of time and space, who you would want to meet, talk and discuss with?
Hahaha, I want to meet with FLOOR JANSEN(NIGHT WISH)
43How do you feel about all the awards and recognition you had, is it hard to be famous?
In fact, it was exciting for that, not expecting to receive such a high honor, and then to be interviewed, (although not in person due to the epidemic), and to interact with some professional groups and associations, it was a nice memory.
44What is your favorite color, place, food, season, thing and brand?
Black,ChengDu,Northeast China Cuisine,summer,Listen to music with gril,Apple.
45Please tell us a little memoir, a funny thing you had experienced as a designer?
Well, I was once in the shooting, due to too much concentration and fell into the river, and then the lens touched the bank on the rocks, when I climbed out to continue shooting, the camera split in two, the scene of people are laughing
46What makes your day great as a designer, how do you motivate yourself?
Of course a good day starts with a delicious breakfast and then with music
47When you were a little child, was it obvious that you would become a great designer?
No, when I was a little child, I never thought I would become a photographer.
48What do you think about future; what do you see will happen in thousand years from now?
I have some personal views on the future. Many people think that technological advances and better products being designed will make people's lives easier and happier. However, on the contrary, people's lives have not become easier because of the progress of technology, which is a problem worth thinking about.
49Please tell us anything you wish your fans to know about you, your design and anything else?
No idea for now
បទសម្ភាសន៍អ្នករចនា
39 សំណួរ
I had a rock band in college, from then on contact with a lot of art-related people, ideas are very much collision, which is very interesting, because these people are very interesting will bring a lot of thinking, and…
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?
I had a rock band in college, from then on contact with a lot of art-related people, ideas are very much collision, which is very interesting, because these people are very interesting will bring a lot of thinking, and then will also selectively read some books, movies, music style, perhaps these are quietly influenced by me
02Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
I think you're asking about my work in photography; I've been a self-employed photographer for most of the time since I started doing commercial photography, but of course I've also opened a studio and been employed by a professional photography school in the middle of the process.
03What is "design" for you?
It must be an idea first and then have some purposeful use, and then it was constructed.
04What kinds of works do you like designing most?
In recent years more like the concept of photography
05What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
I think there are two characteristics of good design: the first is pleasant to use, and the second: when you don't have it around, you will miss it very much.
06What was the first thing you designed for a company?
I don't remember my first shoot, but my first commercial shoot must have been portrait photography
07What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
Most like to talk about different ideas for each period, talk about the lens, there is a period of time I really like to use 35mm lens to shoot commercial portraits.
08When do you feel the most creative?
After dusk, when it's quiet and when listening to songs. I've been thinking lately that maybe dusk is the beginning of the day for me, and I feel good at dusk especially when the sky is beautiful.
09Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
The expression of the work, whether to meet the requirements of their own inner thoughts, such as: composition, color, light, dark, mood, scene...
10What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
The preliminary design is very time-consuming, and may have to go through the process of overturning the last time many times to come up with a rough framework, and then fill in the content to make the work more executable, and after the final draft to determine the personnel, materials and venues.
11What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
Excitement
12What makes a design successful?
Ideas and then execute them
13When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
Whether it can touch me, followed by the professional details of the aspect
14From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
Have some social responsibility, reduce unnecessary purchases, and dare to present your inner truth with your works.
15How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
I talk about photography, after nearly two hundred years of photographic development history, photography from a pure technology gradually evolved into an art, from a niche professional development to the public popularity of a professional, almost everyone will "take photos", the future of photography equipment will become more and more convenient and compact, intelligent algorithms will replace some mechanical manual operation.
16When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
The last small exhibition would have been in 2016, and hopefully this time my work will be in Italy this year
17Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
Inspiration comes from life, such as some social events, some tangled and contradictory thoughts, etc. I will intentionally keep time alone, intentionally selective to watch something, listen to something, read something, which is very important.
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?
Concept Photography,Some inner thoughts,Behavior and overall picture construction ,It's about expressing what you want to say in your heart through photography.
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 Chengdu, China, and will more or less receive the impact; there are many benefits such as good prices and will be very convenient...
20How do you work with companies?
From the recommendation of some friends
21What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?
Photographers can communicate more details, from supplies, content, time costs, many companies actually do not know what they want, but also do not have a rough prototype, we need to help them establish the prototype through communication details. Companies choose the photographer, you can ask more people around whether there is a recommendation, if the cooperation is pleasant, you can establish a long-term cooperation mechanism, tacit understanding and efficiency will be greatly improved.
22Can you talk a little about your design process?
Inspiration accumulation, determine the direction of the theme, refine the content, pre-preparation, execution of the program, post-keying, adjusting the details, production.
23What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?
If the rest may not speak for several days in a row, hahah
25Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?
Be sure to lay a solid foundation, master the basic theory and skills, and think more about the nature of the problem; stay curious.
26From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?
The positive factor is that photography is often in constant contact with new people and things, can always have a sense of freshness;the negative factor is that people are very different for the aesthetic, sometimes it will bring trouble to my work
27What is your "golden rule" in design?
Expressing true emotions,Follow the laws of nature.
28What skills are most important for a designer?
Hands-on skills
29Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
Photoshop,Bridge,Capture-one.Set a Light 3D Studio.
30Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?
Set a long-term goal for each year and then break it down into implementation goals.finally dedicate a period of time to focus on preparing the work
31How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?
Uncertainty, often an existing good idea, and then note down, may not continue to refine the idea at the time, will be put on hold for a long time; generally have a pre-existing idea, from the beginning of the development of content to shoot in a month can be achieved.
32What is the most frequently asked question to you, as a designer?
You always shoot beautiful grils, you must know a lot of the opposite sex, right?
33What was your most important job experience?
Having served dozens of companies cumulatively.
34Who are some of your clients?
Many companies
35What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?
Now I like the concept of photography and enjoy my current job in the university teaching photography, usually have time off to shoot their favorite
36What are your future plans? What is next for you?
Want to go to a different culture to travel,Don't think too much,like the biblical phrase: "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”
37Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?
I usually make my own shooting plans, and when I need people in different positions to work together, we divide the work.
38Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?
There will be, but they are still in the idea stage
39How can people contact you?
By this “1323932835@qq.com " You can find me at this email address or Search my instagram “kohen_yu”。
A' Design Award គឺជាពានរង្វាន់រចនាល្អអន្តរជាតិដែលវាយតម្លៃដោយគណៈកម្មការ។ ចូលរួមក្នុង A' Design Award ដើម្បីទទួលបានឱកាសក្នុងការទទួលស្គាល់ដោយគុណសម្បត្តិ ទទួលបានកិត្តិនាម កិត្តិយស និងការផ្សព្វផ្សាយសម្រាប់ការងាររបស់អ្នក។ ដាក់ស្នាដៃរបស់អ្នកសម្រាប់ A' Design Award ហើយប្រកួតប្រជែងដើម្បីឈ្នះ A' Design Prize ដ៏គោរពរាប់អាន។