I studied in the Industrial Design Department of North China University of Technology. As an industrial designer, I have been working in the design industry for five years.
01Could you please tell us about your experience as a designer, artist, architect or creator?
I studied in the Industrial Design Department of North China University of Technology.
As an industrial designer, I have been working in the design industry for five years. Among our client groups, there are more young brands and more recognizable clients, such as NIKE, the new installation art of Beijing Daxing Airport, Midea, Lyfen etc.
02How did you become a designer?
From a very young age, I aspired to be a creator and hated the cookie-cutter life, so I often played with toys under my desk and drew on my textbooks during class. It wasn't until I started reading some books on design in high school that I realized that I had always wanted to be a designer, then I did it. Although the dream started very late, it was not delayed at all. All my daily useless thoughts on the trajectory of my life have been converted into my ideas that are different from others in design.
03What are your priorities, technique and style when designing?
When I design, the focus is on the definition of the product. The appearance of a product is not my priority. I prefer to focus on the strategic significance behind the product and its role in the brand and society. I may use a lot of tools in my design without limitation, depending on what the design object is.
04Which emotions do you feel when designing?
For me, design is a process of exploration. When I receive a new project, I subconsciously want to enter it. What kind of problem is this,and what is new and undiscovered?
What excites me most is not only the initial idea, but also the moment when I wait for the actual product to appear. If I am excited by the above two points, my inner happiness will swell to explosion when users use the product I designed. What I get from design is the joy of experiencing different perspectives of life, which really has a lot to do with my love of adventure.
05What particular aspects of your background shaped you as a designer?
As a designer, I will first emphasize teamwork, and the latter is individual talent. When I was in college, I was the main member of the school basketball team and also the lead guitarist of the band. These experiences have helped me to see different ways of working. Both basketball and the band require teamwork. Also, I think making friends with different backgrounds has also helped me become a T-stylist.
06What are your advices to designers who are at the beginning of their career?
At the beginning, you don't have to care too much about whether your work is perfect or not. Improve your aesthetics and learn to enjoy life. Design is a discipline that requires increased insight and improved multidisciplinary knowledge.
Don't get stuck in your head, do more, write more, the actual progress may be more difficult and more challenging than in your mind.
Don't be complacent about winning an award or a project, the best work is always in the future.
07You are truly successful as a designer, what do you suggest to fellow designers, artists and architects?
Don't get too hung up on project success, spend time doing things you love and you'll be happy deep down inside.
08What is your day to day look like?
My day starts at 10 am. I am a typical owl personality. I prefer to start my morning with exercise and then do a lot of reading and keep abreast of the latest design trends in society. In boring working days, I like to draw sketches and clear my thoughts. What makes me happy and excited during working days is that to have brief but enlightening exchanges with people from different professional backgrounds.
09How do you keep up with latest design trends? To what extent do design trends matter?
I insist on my personal design style, but as designers we still want to be sensitive to design trends.
10How do you know if a product or project is well designed? How do you define good design?
I pay more attention to whether the design really solves the problem, whether it makes proper use of resources without causing waste; In addition, I pay more attention to the details of the design, which shows whether a designer really pays attention. God is in the details.
11Would you tell us a bit about your lifestyle and culture?
I was born in the central plains of China and now live in Shanghai. It is just the collision between original ecology and developed, tradition and modern, and I also get a lot of nourishment in it. China has a brilliant and diverse cultural heritage and a long history of civilization evolution, which has influenced my design, and I am very willing to show the culture and characteristics of our country to everyone through design.
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7 សំណួរ
After four years of study in industrial design at the university, I graduated and became an industrial designer of a leading design company in Shanghai, China.
01Could you please tell us a bit about your design background and education?
After four years of study in industrial design at the university, I graduated and became an industrial designer of a leading design company in Shanghai, China. I always dreamed of starting my own design brand, so after resigning, I put into action and founded GLOGUU company together with several partners.
02What motivates you to design in general, why did you become a designer?
For me, it's the desire to get something straight, to have something better, or to have the freedom to pursue something beautiful and a more imaginative life that drives me to design.
I grew up in an era in China where design went from unpopular to emerging, and the concept of design has taken root since my childhood.I have always liked drawing since I was a child, but I didn't want to pursue a career in pure art.The profession of a designer has artistic attributes and can solve problems rationally, which perfectly fits the role I want to be.
03Did you choose to become a designer, or you were forced to become one?
I choose to be a designer.
04What do you design, what type of designs do you wish to design more of?
I love designing cute things! If a design work can make people feel some warmth, some emotional resonance, or a knowing smile when watching, touching, or using it, it is also a very abstract and beautiful connection for me. I like designs that are challenging,which are to explore a better life for people and a better environment. Such as social innovation design and sustainable design.
05What should young designers do to become a design legend like you?
At the beginning, you don't have to care too much about whether your work is perfect or not. Improve your aesthetics and learn to enjoy life. Design is a discipline that requires increased insight and improved multidisciplinary knowledge.
Don't get stuck in your head, do more, write more, the actual progress may be more difficult and more challenging than in your mind.
Don't be complacent about winning an award or a project, the best work is always in the future.
06How does design help create a better society?
Every design work should be responsible for the society and the environment, and make a problem have a better solution, make a system have a better operation mode, and rationally convert resources instead of creating waste,and guide all citizens to enhance the awareness of environmental protection, guide to create a high-quality social environment.
07Irrelative of time and space, who you would want to meet, talk and discuss with?
With my grandmother, listening to her stories
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15 សំណួរ
After four years of study in industrial design at the university, I graduated and became an industrial designer of a leading design company in Shanghai, China.
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?
After four years of study in industrial design at the university, I graduated and became an industrial designer of a leading design company in Shanghai, China. I always dreamed of starting my own design brand, so after resigning, I put into action and founded GLOGUU company together with several partners.
For me, it's the desire to get something straight, to have something better, or to have the freedom to pursue something beautiful and a more imaginative life that drives me to design.
I grew up in an era in China where design went from unpopular to emerging, and the concept of design has taken root since my childhood.I have always liked drawing since I was a child, but I didn't want to pursue a career in pure art.The profession of a designer has artistic attributes and can solve problems rationally, which perfectly fits the role I want to be.
02What kinds of works do you like designing most?
I love designing cute things! If a design work can make people feel some warmth, some emotional resonance, or a knowing smile when watching, touching, or using it, it is also a very abstract and beautiful connection for me.
03What was the first thing you designed for a company?
It is a commercial desktop interactive robot that gives some intelligent guidance to people handling banking business through the touch screen. This design was about to go into mass production, but in the end, the company told us that they chose the wrong plan and rebuilt a standing robot.
04What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
I really like materials that are environmentally friendly and can bring intimacy to people or animals. For example, coffee grounds, tea leaves, recycled paper, soft cloth, composite materials made of wood chips, etc.
05When do you feel the most creative?
I am most creative when I wake up in the morning after a good night's sleep, or when I am dreaming about a design.
06Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
In the design process, I pay more attention to whether the design really solves the problem, whether it makes proper use of resources without causing waste; In addition, I pay more attention to the details of the design, which shows whether a designer really pays attention. God is in the details.
07What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
What emotion I feel in my design depends on who I'm designing for. Sometimes it is rationality, sometimes it is tolerance and care, sometimes it is excitement and passion, and sometimes it is sorrow that I have to rack my brains to find a solution.
08What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
There's a sense of accomplishment, like watching your child be born or grow up.
09From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
The first thing we have to do is make sure that we're not doing harm to society. For example, some products designed for mass production waste a lot of resources but do not work well, and eventually become stacked in the landfill; Or unsafe products that cause harm to users or relationships between people.Every design work should be responsible for the society and the environment, and make a problem have a better solution, make a system have a better operation mode, and rationally convert resources instead of creating waste,and guide all citizens to enhance the awareness of environmental protection, guide to create a high-quality social environment.
10When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
The last exhibition was in The Shanghai venue of The Milan Satellite Exhibition in 2019. The next exhibition can be the time when products of our brand have been polished and completed, and can be richly displayed and systematically express our design concepts and thoughts to everyone.
11Where 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 was born in the central plains of China and now live in Shanghai. It is just the collision between original ecology and developed, tradition and modern, and I also get a lot of nourishment in it. China has a brilliant and diverse cultural heritage and a long history of civilization evolution, which has influenced my design, and I am very willing to show the culture and characteristics of our country to everyone through design. In the design environment of China, due to the large population, it is more difficult to change the overall consciousness and improve the public aesthetic appreciation. The benefit is that people are gradually paying more attention to design, and the masses and enterprises are also willing to follow the suggestions of designers, which gives designers a relatively comfortable creative environment. The number of people engaged in design is also increasing year by year, so the competition in the industry will inevitably spur every designer to strive to improve their design capabilities.
12Can you describe a day in your life?
My day starts at 10 am. I am a typical owl personality. I prefer to start my morning with exercise and then do a lot of reading and keep abreast of the latest design trends in society. In boring working days, I like to draw sketches and clear my thoughts. What makes me happy and excited during working days is that to have brief but enlightening exchanges with people from different professional backgrounds.
13Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?
Designing fuzzy front-end is unavoidable in design. If the thinking is not clear enough, it is easier to fall into confusion. The way I manage time is to try to distinguish the nodes of each part of the project and execute them on time and in stages.
14What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?
I like designs that are challenging,which are to explore a better life for people and a better environment. Such as social innovation design and sustainable design.
15Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?
We work as a team. As a designer, I will first emphasize teamwork, and the latter is individual talent. When I was in college, I was the main member of the school basketball team and also the lead guitarist of the band. These experiences have helped me to see different ways of working. Both basketball and the band require teamwork. Also, I think making friends with different backgrounds has also helped me become a T-stylist.
A' Design Award គឺជាពានរង្វាន់រចនាល្អអន្តរជាតិដែលវាយតម្លៃដោយគណៈកម្មការ។ ចូលរួមក្នុង A' Design Award ដើម្បីទទួលបានឱកាសក្នុងការទទួលស្គាល់ដោយគុណសម្បត្តិ ទទួលបានកិត្តិនាម កិត្តិយស និងការផ្សព្វផ្សាយសម្រាប់ការងាររបស់អ្នក។ ដាក់ស្នាដៃរបស់អ្នកសម្រាប់ A' Design Award ហើយប្រកួតប្រជែងដើម្បីឈ្នះ A' Design Prize ដ៏គោរពរាប់អាន។