My Creative Process...

When being asked to describe my personal design process, I had to take a few minutes to give it some thought. I felt as though the answer to this question should come to me easily, as it is something that has now become part of my everyday life. I feel that my design process is not a set routine that I preform or a checklist that I follow. I don't have to clear the clutter away from my desk, or make sure there is nothing around me that will distract me. Because let's face it...that's NEVER going to happen!

While designing I can't shut off the world around me. I need some sort of background noise to keep me focused. Whether it be tv, radio, music on my computer, of just having people around me. If I am sitting in silence I will most likely get bored and look for something else to do, instead of focusing on my work.

When thinking of ideas it is not an instantaneous thing that happens. I need to sit and think about the information that i have been given and decide where to begin. More often than not my ideas come at unexpected times. I may have walked away from a project hours ago without any ideas where to begin and all of a sudden I have a million ideas.

One thing that I do on a regular basis is take breaks between working on different projects. I find that if I finish work on one and then hop right into another my mind is still focused on the first project. Also, I find that it helps to talk to others. Even if it is not someone in your class or program, something that a stranger says could spark an amazing idea.

Overall my design process is quite simple. UNDERSTAND THE FACTS, ATTEMP SOME WORK, TAKE A BREAK, SPARK AN IDEA, MAKE IT HAPPEN!

my journey

My parents have always been very supportive of my goals. My dad has worked in the television industry his whole life and has always encouraged the creative side in my sister and I. From ayoung age I have been interested in art,

and that is the path I followed through most of high school. After toying with the idea of a career in a science

based field, I decided against it and focused most of my classes on art and communications.

During my grade 12 year my communications teacher mentioned this program of study and told me to check it out. I knew that design was the route that i wanted to take. Although I have always love working in paint, photography, and even sculpture, I knew that I did not want to pursue it forever.