P1_p4 interview

Hi thank you very much for agreeing to help me out.Okay so for my blog i have to interview a professional in the multimedia industry.So i will ask a few questions and your answers can be short and sweet or feel free to be more detailed.

1.What company do you work for?

Artefact. www.artefactgroup.com  A Seattle based design consultancy. We design services and products usually ones involving technology. Think consumer products like Phones and Cameras but also Medical devices, Mobile software, Web software etc.

2.What is your job title?

“Principal Designer”, when it suits me to be head of creative (a subject matter expert) and “Co-Founder” when it suits me to be the business person.

3.How long have you worked in this industry?

I got my first FT career job in 1993, but I had a year or two of experience before that. Total about 20 years. Artefact is in its 5^th year.

4.Do you still enjoy your profession?

Short answer ‘yes’. It’s a ‘calling’ for me not a “job”, not a “career” something more fundamental to who I am. It is inseparable from my passions, I just part of who I am.

5.Do you see the industry growing?

Short general answer ‘yes’.  Longer answer, Digital graphic design, multi media design is not really an industry it’s a profession, I know that in a macro sense internationally the number of designers has increased dramatically in the last 30 years or so and I believe generally that it will continue to grow.  However different specializations in design are becoming more or less important over time. Print and Packaging design are obviously in decline compared to Communications (Web/Marketing), and Interaction design (user experience design).

6.What advice would you give to someone who is very interested in the field of multi media design?  Practical and tactical advice is focus on two things… Portfolio and Tools proficiency. 

The reality of most creative companies is that when they receive inquires from potential hires, they spend about 2-3 min’s looking at an online Portfolio for evidence the person; (A: Has a fundamental understanding of the principles of good design demonstrated in great work,  B: Has already demonstrated some ‘outstanding’ special quality or potential ‘unique’ quality. ). They don’t really care about your resume, or your tools skills, or which school you attended until you’ve established that credibility.  We don’t even consider candidates that don’t have an online portfolio. Use sites like Coroflot to put your ‘absolute best’ work online.  Do not attempt to be comprehensive. I’d rather see 1 example that is amazing than five that are good, and 1 that is ‘poor’. I always look for the weakest thing in a portfolio because it will cast doubt on the good stuff.

Become a rock star in the tools, challenge yourself to learn as much from sites like Lynda.com and other tutorial sites (they are all over the place and most are free).  Emulate the work you respect, understand it, master the techniques and rules before messing with the rules and trying new stuff.   I’m not saying ‘rip off’, but there’s allot to learn in just trying to emulate the Masters.   

P1_p7

I would say this painting has a limited color pallete.He really used that dark dock to push the city scape back as well as making the cityscape really light.I'm kinda gettin the monochromatic feel from this piece.Emotionally im gettin a kind of rise and shine time for my first cup of joe time feeling.

I would also categorize this piece under limited as well.It seems as if if there are just blurry sillouettes.Again im getting the monochromatic vibe.As far as feeling goes i would say ominous and gloomy.

This one is definately more of a broad pallette.I would say it has more of a split complimentary color scheme because it creates harmony through a balance of opposing forces.This version really gives stormy vibe.

Agian broad color pallette.I would say this is also a split complimentary version because of the harmony through the balance of opposing forces.This kinda gives me an armageddon vibe because the dark vs hot colors.

P1_p8

My score turned out to be 11.I guess thats alright.I am confused though because it says"Best score for your gender and age range: 0".Then right under that it says"Highest score for your gender and age range: 1520".But aren't best score and highest score the same?So i either did really crappy or pretty good.

P1_p5

All in all i think this project went okay,although my project 4 was not able to be completed because my interviewee never got back to me.This was the first time i've ever had to blog so that alone was a new experience.I look forward to more new experiences this quarter.

Personality evaluation

Hello my name is Joseph Mewa and i am a designaholic.I just took the OCEAN personality test and i gotta disagree with more of it than less of it.Its all good though,it was fun.So anyways here are my results.

Openness to Experience/Intellect - You enjoy having novel experiences and seeing things in new ways.  (Your percentile: 84)

Conscientiousness - You are well-organized, and are reliable.  (Your percentile: 64)



Extraversion - You are neither particularly social or reserved.  (Your percentile: 48)
Agreeableness - You are neither extremely forgiving nor irritable.  (Your percentile: 44)

Neuroticism - You probably remain calm, even in tense situations. (Your percentile: 18)

So there you have it.It was fun but if i were you i wouldnt rely on or look to far into it.I am looking forward to 2Ddesign with you all!Cheers!!!