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Editor Frank Scott (FS) from DesignPRWire has interviewed designer Cheng-Wei Kao (CK) for A’ Design Award and Competition. You can access the full profile of Cheng-Wei Kao 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?
CK: I have a background of engineer and design dual education, so I always developed my design from such solid manufacturing feasibilities. And I also combined as much as possible for my personal Easter eggs in my works, which always came from pop culture or personal habits.
FS: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
CK: I am currently working in a STEM toy company in Taiwan, where we produced functional/movable toy for kids worldwidely. Such toys would combine natural energy, coding, mechanism, logics or many education elements for kids.
FS: What is "design" for you?
CK: For me, I think design is a compromised bridge between artistry and casual audience. As a designer, creating something artistic and personal for myself and turning them into such acceptable medium for users, is my design definition.
FS: What kinds of works do you like designing most?
CK: toys/comics.
FS: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
CK: wood.
FS: When do you feel the most creative?
CK: after reading.
FS: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
CK: manufacturing feasibility
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
CK: a little bit of happiness, like a minor chord got played inside my body.
FS: What makes a design successful?
CK: eye catching.
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?
CK: colorful, bold, and simplicity/
FS: How can people contact you?
CK: via email.
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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