Why Design?

Why do I want to be a designer?

   A graphic designer has the unique task of problem solving in a multitude of situations. The thing I enjoy the most about graphic design is that it keeps changing. It’s a field concerned with trends and the flux of popular culture. Design is never stale, and never uninteresting. I’m the kind of person that enjoys a constant challenge. My goal is not to reach a point where design is easy; for if it became easy it would no longer be as enthralling and mysterious of a field. My goal is to keep challenging myself and to keep becoming stronger as a designer.

   Each task or client is a new problem with new rules and bounds that inform the design work. I believe that one can harness a style and proceed to design all of their commissions in that style, but that would fall under the broad category of weak design. However, there is a great market for weak and generic design work, so one can follow that path if they so wish. That is not my path.

   Graphic design is a form of communication using visual media. I find the fact that design can communicate messages across cultures and language barriers absolutely magnificent. Each project gives the designer a new chance to say something. Sure, they have to abide by the client’s message, but the designer themselves can include their own message through visuals.

   I take pride in being an artist and a problem solver. I love and appreciate art in all of its forms, and I use this passion and love to drive and influence my work as a designer. I think that this is truly what I love about design. The ability to reference the ages of beautiful art that has come before us, and the designer’s meticulous ability to research everything before it is executed makes designers an entirely different breed of artist. Research, rules, boundaries, a keen eye for modern trends, knowledge of history, and ability to express one’s ideas all come together in the form of a designer, and there is nothing else in the world I’d rather be.