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Interview with Mahmoud Alatfy |
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Editor Frank Scott (FS) from DesignPRWire has interviewed designer Mahmoud Alatfy (MA) for A’ Design Award and Competition. You can access the full profile of Mahmoud Alatfy 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?
MA: I love drawing and imagination and I have a vision
FS: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
MA: I am a small office working with a very distinguished team of work where we design and implement the highest quality to achieve the highest levels of satisfaction required
FS: What is "design" for you?
MA: My life
FS: What kinds of works do you like designing most?
MA: Interior design
FS: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
MA: Store and exhibitions.. because I have a space to make a modern and different vision
FS: What was the first thing you designed for a company?
MA: Kiosk
FS: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
MA: Wood..marble.. 3dsmax
FS: When do you feel the most creative?
MA: When I get approved
FS: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
MA: Modern
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
MA: Many types
FS: What makes a design successful?
MA: New ideas
FS: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
MA: Good
FS: From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
MA: Make a new vision
FS: How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
MA: Life style
FS: When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
MA: Cairo
FS: Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
MA: Scientific and engineering
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?
MA: Talking about the design idea and the material and what is the mission
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?
MA: I'm live in Cairo Egypt that's all
FS: How do you work with companies?
MA: Part time
FS: What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?
MA: Yes I do
FS: Can you talk a little about your design process?
MA: Searching.. get the idea.. make sketches and begin to working
FS: What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?
MA: More than 5
FS: Can you describe a day in your life?
MA: Get up early and have my coffee and do some sports exercise and begin my work day
FS: Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?
MA: Work hard .. there was no impossible
FS: From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?
MA: Don't give up
FS: What is your "golden rule" in design?
MA: Creativity
FS: What skills are most important for a designer?
MA: Technology's
FS: Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
MA: Autodesk autocad.. Autodesk 3ds max.. vray.. Adobe photoshop..
FS: Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?
MA: Time to work and time to life
FS: How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?
MA: 4 days
FS: What is the most frequently asked question to you, as a designer?
MA: When you will finishing
FS: What was your most important job experience?
MA: Drop make a experience
FS: Who are some of your clients?
MA: All in Egypt
FS: What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?
MA: Interior design and exhibitions
FS: What are your future plans? What is next for you?
MA: Be animator
FS: Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?
MA: Yeah I worked before with a team work
FS: Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?
MA: Idon know
FS: How can people contact you?
MA: Mahmoud_alatfy@yahoo.com +201066176155
FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
MA: No it all ok
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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