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Interview with Yue Wai Yip, Tommy |
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Editor Frank Scott (FS) from DesignPRWire has interviewed designer Yue Wai Yip, Tommy (YWYT) for A’ Design Award and Competition. You can access the full profile of Yue Wai Yip, Tommy by clicking here.
FS: 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?
YWYT: My works include graphic, branding, product, environmental and product design, I love art and drawing when I was child, but my family told me I cannot study or work in design industry, because they doesn't know design meaning because they are traditional people, I'm part time study design course in Hong Kong.
FS: What is "design" for you?
YWYT: Design meaning is can improve or make people life better and happy.
FS: What kinds of works do you like designing most?
YWYT: I love different type of design projects
FS: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
YWYT: My favourite design should product because I can join each step and process when I develop
FS: What was the first thing you designed for a company?
YWYT: Maybe character,
FS: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
YWYT: Paper and blue pencil.
FS: When do you feel the most creative?
YWYT: When I listen music and I can focus in my creative.
FS: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
YWYT: I will more focus in production when I thinking the concept
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
YWYT: I feel tense but I also feel happy in each design project
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
YWYT: I feel tense in final stage, production is most important
FS: What makes a design successful?
YWYT: Focus and keep leaning
FS: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
YWYT: Maybe in design concept
FS: From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
YWYT: Can apply my design to help different people need is my honour
FS: How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
YWYT: Digital, technical, and traditional combine maybe is future of design direction
FS: When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
YWYT: My last exhibition 2016 in Hong Kong, My next planning maybe in Japan
FS: Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
YWYT: My inspiration come form my live, environmental, and love.
FS: 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?
YWYT: My style is no limit, simple and vary.
FS: Where 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?
YWYT: I live in Hong Kong, its a very busy and high speed place. In Hong Kong everyday in change so haven't any special cultural. Maybe affects my design can more flexible
FS: How do you work with companies?
YWYT: I try to work with different interesting projects and make my company portfolio have different style
FS: What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?
YWYT: Maybe can focus in creative world and enjoy the works
FS: Can you talk a little about your design process?
YWYT: Before start in computer works I also enjoy hand sketch each project idea.
FS: What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?
YWYT: Lamp, Coffee, Music, flower, deco
FS: Can you describe a day in your life?
YWYT: Actually I have very busy I will work with different people and join different meeting, after daily work I still working at home
FS: Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?
YWYT: enjoy the work and keep learning interest things
FS: From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?
YWYT: Design industry is interesting work but it also very hard working
FS: What is your "golden rule" in design?
YWYT: Don't limit on your thinking
FS: What skills are most important for a designer?
YWYT: Keep to train up your computer skills
FS: Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
YWYT: I will use Paper, blue pencil, computer and Adobe tools when I design
FS: Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?
YWYT: Keep to update my timeline and schedule, remind the deadline
FS: How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?
YWYT: Almost 1 year for environmental project
FS: What is the most frequently asked question to you, as a designer?
YWYT: Are you okay?
FS: What was your most important job experience?
YWYT: Advertising company experience is most important
FS: Who are some of your clients?
YWYT: Start JG,
FS: What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?
YWYT: Branding design, because I can create full story in branding design
FS: What are your future plans? What is next for you?
YWYT: Create my character to product
FS: Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?
YWYT: I worked in myself at this moment
FS: Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?
YWYT: Yes, I have planning for my character to be a story book
FS: How can people contact you?
YWYT: Email and Facebook
FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
YWYT: No
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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