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Interview with Basem El Koury |
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Editor Frank Scott (FS) from DesignPRWire has interviewed designer Basem El Koury (BEK) for A’ Design Award and Competition. You can access the full profile of Basem El Koury by clicking here.
FS: What is "design" for you?
BEK: Solving visual issues through the correct usage of art and materials.
FS: What kinds of works do you like designing most?
BEK: I am more of an experimental designer, who tries to know about many different design elements and see how every piece could fit together.
FS: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
BEK: The onse who provide real solution to visual issues and are packed up with a strong concepts.
FS: What was the first thing you designed for a company?
BEK: Logo.
FS: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
BEK: Holograms, not light illusions, I mean the real thing from the 80's and 90's.
FS: When do you feel the most creative?
BEK: There is no specific place. Creative ideas can come from anywhere, or they can be hidden for a very long period.
FS: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
BEK: To build my design on a concept and an idea. The visuals are secondary, becasue they can alter during your design process.
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
BEK: I hope happiness.
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
BEK: I hope happiness.
FS: What makes a design successful?
BEK: Sucess is not a measurement. If the visuals have done their purposes, which is to deliver the concept in an understandable way, then they are successful.
FS: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
BEK: If they fulfil their purposes, then they are good designs.
FS: From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
BEK: Providing real solutions through visuals and physical materials/objects.
FS: How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
BEK: No one can predict that, nor can someone guarantee, how the design field will change in the future.
FS: When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
BEK: It was the final project of my university class in Austria. There is no date for my next exhibition.
FS: Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
BEK: Literally from everywhere.
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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