FIND ROME (The Point) 

All roads lead to Rome (The Point).

All design should have a point.

Art movements have a habit of subverting their predecessors

They also tend to question and ask “Why is this Rome (The Point)?”.

Is your design purposeful? Why must it be purposeful?

Can design be mass produced? Can it NOT be mass produced?

Why is this Rome (The Point)? Why can’t Rome (The Point) be this?

Interesting well worn roads that have all led to Rome (The Point).

Thus the true question every designer should ask is “What is Rome (The Point)?”

Design is finding new applications and expressions of one’s unique perception of life.

Design is learning how they made it to roam and slowly chipping away at your own road to Rome (The Point)

My point is that the point of design is to point people to the point of perspective, point of emotion and point of experience that is unique to only you. And the whole of the work should cumulate coalesce into that point: Rome.

Because all roads lead The Point.

And all designs should lead to you.

Thought Process

What i think of design: I think design is something that is taken for granted a lot. It makes the world a whole lot nicer to look at that we tend to forget the thought that goes behind making it so. However, I think design now has to be churned out at increasing amounts as the world becomes more and more visual and I think sometimes the purpose of design tends to get lost within all the desire for aesthetics or vibes and original and fresh designs are getting harder and harder to achieve. 

What design styles appeal to you the most: Surrealism, DADA, post-modernism. I like designs that question, that leaves people questioning. There’s a saying that art should “comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable”. I’ve never felt it more truly than in these three styles. I think they express the rawer side of humanity that cannot be seen as clearly in more purposeful art movements and styles like Bauhaus and Art Deco.

What do you think design should be: I think design should have a purpose and concept. While I do not think it’s necessary for it to be invisible as argued by Beatrice Warde, I do not think that they should have a certain look or style simply for aesthetics. I think the design decisions should come from a more visceral part within that is directly linked to how we view and perceive the world. Sometimes that calls for a brilliant neon sign with glitter and sparkles and sometimes less is more and the understated makes a bigger impact.

What defines good design for me: Hierarchy. Sounds boring I know. But I think the best design has a clear focus and a point. And its cohesive point from any angle should eventually coalesce at that point. 

What makes me happy about design: It’s a chance to express an experience, an emotion or a perception in ways that would have been intangible in any other form. 

Professional ethics: I think my one rule is just that I have to be happy with what I churn out, and what I come up with has to be me and a part of me. Not a Frankenstein creation of everyone’s opinions and feedback in an attempt to please everyone. It’s hard to follow this rule all the time since showing “me” means giving “me” up for judgement.