Monday, September 20, 2010

blog assignment 7: selected posts

As a designer, I’m not entirely sure who I am yet, and 
I’m doing this degree because I don’t think I have 
the skill set to decide yet. Perhaps at the end of it I will. As a New 
Zealander, I have a pretty neutral stance culture/religion wise. My 
mother is NZ European, but my father is Maori, so between the two of 
them I got to see two pretty different sides of New Zealand culture. 
Because of this, I think it was more the experiences I’ve had 
and the opportunities I have been given that have shaped my approach as a
 designer today. I don’t think it is necessarily culture, 
religion, sex, or nationality that defines a person’s 
approach, but rather what they choose to take from those things, and 
other experiences they have had. 
[thoughtful response] from Taryn Hart:
As a designer, I’m not entirely sure who I am yet, and I’m doing this degree because I don’t think I have the skill set to decide yet. Perhaps at the end of it I will. As a New Zealander, I have a pretty neutral stance culture/religion wise. My mother is NZ European, but my father is Maori, so between the two of them I got to see two pretty different sides of New Zealand culture. Because of this, I think it was more the experiences I’ve had and the opportunities I have been given that have shaped my approach as a designer today. I don’t think it is necessarily culture, religion, sex, or nationality that defines a person’s approach, but rather what they choose to take from those things, and other experiences they have had.

[nicely considered] from Fenella Fenton:

Who Are You As A Designer?

As an individual I come from a background of various cultures, religion and ideals. I have been surrounded by people who acknowledge and support what it is that I want to achieve. I was brought up being able to experience different styles of art, media, history and society. To observe and learn through these experiences has helped me to  grow as designer and as an individual.
Through out various experiences and encounters the way I design changes. Through family, teachers, mentors and artists I as a person have drawn from them to create a certain design taste, however I feel as a designer my style is still developing. Being a first year design student it is hard to establish exactly what you want as a designer. I have been exposed to so many new ideas and tastes that my style is continually changing through these influences. I believe the forming of my style is one of organic origin, I like to design manually and hold a tendency to draw rather than use a computer. I like the use of photography in design and am slowly becoming more positive about incorporating the use of computers and technology in my design.
I shall continue to grow as a designer, developing a style from the influences of culture, education and life experience. The way I see it is were always growing as individuals, our style and sense of uniqueness is something that is always progressing.

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