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Interview with Hwajin Jo |
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Editor Frank Scott (FS) from DesignPRWire has interviewed designer Hwajin Jo (HJ) for A’ Design Award and Competition. You can access the full profile of Hwajin Jo 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?
HJ: I was actually a software engineer, but I've realized I'm interested in visualization and beautiful color combinations. When I studied Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop after working, I made a logo for my sister's business as an exercising. I got a request to make a logo from someone after my sister's logo. That was my turning point. I've found that I love finally. Logo design is a starting point to visualize the invisible brand concept and compact combination of a word mark, symbol, and colors. I feel it like a total gift set. The harder I design the more I paint as fine art due to thirst to use colors freely. That's why I do both art and design.
FS: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
HJ: My company is a one-man company. I do art and design, especially branding/logo design.
FS: What is "design" for you?
HJ: Design is to help others by visual solution, and this is how to love others.
FS: What kinds of works do you like designing most?
HJ: Logo Design
FS: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
HJ: I like minimal design by Dieter Rams and Hara Kenya. Their designs look like simple, but all functions work. I think it is essential. As for motivation, I love Bae Sangmin's design to help others.
FS: What was the first thing you designed for a company?
HJ: My sister's logo is my first project to me.
FS: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
HJ: I love paper because of analog emotion and warmth.
FS: When do you feel the most creative?
HJ: When I hang out with joy!
FS: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
HJ: Something unique and field consideration
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
HJ: It's like a black hole.
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
HJ: Wow!
FS: What makes a design successful?
HJ: Communication!Absolutely!
FS: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
HJ: My client's satisfaction
FS: From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
HJ: I think to encourage consumption with a nice design is not design's role. To help others by design is real role.
FS: How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
HJ: Area destruction between art and design
FS: When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
HJ: My paintings have joined London affordable art fair 11-15 March. Next exhibition.. A place to be
FS: Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
HJ: My inspiration is actually the Bible. It contains all wisdom.
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?
HJ: My design is minimal and sharp style. As I mentioned, the minimal designs by Dieter Rams and Hara Kenya are so impressive.
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?
HJ: I live in South Korea. The pro is language. I think communication is almost in design. When I communicate with someone, it is easy to grasp the purpose because I'm a Korean native. The con is conservativeness.
FS: How do you work with companies?
HJ: CEOs of new companies contact me due to their logo or branding to start business.
FS: What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?
HJ: A good communicator and a person who love the work because motivation is very important..
FS: Can you talk a little about your design process?
HJ: When there is a request to design, I have a meeting with the person in charge first and then the final arbiter for design selection. I get their requirements there and make draft proposals for several weeks that we contracted. There is a meeting again with the draft proposal to select one. Then the final design is selected and tuned if there is request to modify.
FS: What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?
HJ: A wood storage closet for stationery, a tin box, Stationery that I designed, clips, and a wood table
FS: Can you describe a day in your life?
HJ: It could be the last day!
FS: Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?
HJ: Do not focusing on only design! Inspiration comes from everywhere.
FS: From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?
HJ: The positive is to see the realization of concepts, and the negative is to push to make the result because design is visual solution to help someone.
FS: What is your "golden rule" in design?
HJ: Whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them.
FS: What skills are most important for a designer?
HJ: Communication and visualization
FS: Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
HJ: Pinterest and Adobe tools, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, and Lightroom
FS: Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?
HJ: I'm trying to plan to work.
FS: How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?
HJ: It depends on a project. Sometimes a few hours, sometimes several weeks.
FS: What is the most frequently asked question to you, as a designer?
HJ: Do you work due to passion or only money? Motivation is important to do something to me.
FS: What was your most important job experience?
HJ: Experience as a worker in companies.. I learned how to manage projects and communicate.
FS: Who are some of your clients?
HJ: From a CEO of a one-man company to law firms.. It's various.
FS: What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?
HJ: Logo design! I love the visualization of unseen concept.
FS: What are your future plans? What is next for you?
HJ: Just forward one step and one step.. I do my best every moment.
FS: Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?
HJ: I develop my design myself.
FS: Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?
HJ: ,,
FS: How can people contact you?
HJ: Email by Behance and my website, and my acquaintance
FS: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
HJ: ,,
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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