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Interview with Doaa Abdelhady |
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Editor Frank Scott (FS) from DesignPRWire has interviewed designer Doaa Abdelhady (DA) for A’ Design Award and Competition. You can access the full profile of Doaa Abdelhady 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?
DA: Maybe a cliché but I dreamed about it since I was 12. Always wanted to be a decor designer. Graduated from faculty of Fine Arts
FS: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
DA: Khotout, I design everything and paint on whatever is infront of me. I do like tattoo designs, mostly it's made with Arabic Calligraphy. I love designing stationery also.
FS: What is "design" for you?
DA: Everything needs to be designed. That's how I see it.
FS: What kinds of works do you like designing most?
DA: Events and Booths.
FS: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?
DA: L'orèal ACD Expo An online platform for L'orèal Egypt, displaying all their product ranges along with an auditorium to host their online events.
FS: What was the first thing you designed for a company?
DA: Booth
FS: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
DA: Material: Wood Platform: Instagram Technology: AR
FS: When do you feel the most creative?
DA: When thoughts just flow like water, when I don't need to overthink while designing.
FS: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
DA: To be simple yet elegant and sophisticated.
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
DA: Pouring my heart into it.
FS: What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?
DA: Overwhelmed.
FS: What makes a design successful?
DA: If it fulfilled the client's brief in a visually artistic taste, mission is done.
FS: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
DA: How I felt when I first saw it. If my eyes are happy seeing it, that means it's good and design rules are fulfilled.
FS: From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?
DA: Awareness
FS: How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?
DA: VR and AR technology will take over big time
FS: When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?
DA: The Circle, 2017 Am preparing next one to be end of this year.
FS: Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
DA: Architecture is my main inspo.
FS: Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?
DA: Never stop learning
FS: From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?
DA: Being a designer makes you observe more and more, that's exhausting yet beautiful
FS: What is your "golden rule" in design?
DA: Simplicity
FS: What skills are most important for a designer?
DA: Observation
FS: Thank you for providing us with this opportunity to interview you.
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