Professional Identity & Vision
Professional Identity
I believe that the ultimate design is the one that never needs to be changed.
Growing up, it was clear that I have a creative and innovative nature in my thinking. As I went into my senior years of high school I discovered my passion through a subject called Design & Technology. Something about having the power to create a completely new and never seen product or concept that could potentially change the world fascinated me. Eventually, design became my passion and led me to the beginning of this academic year, starting my studies in Industrial Design. As a recent high-school graduate, I was eager to build on my limited knowledge of design and engineering fundamentals.
Throughout my first year in university, I had the opportunity to further improve my collaborative skills through the significant focus on teamwork in my courses. Hence I gained a diverse and valuable range of perspectives, which provided me with meaningful insight into all aspects of design. Within the teams, I often found myself taking leadership roles in management and prototyping. This gave me the chance to sharpen my general leadership skills as well as take responsibility. Amongst prototyping, my roles included technical aspects, circuitry, product design, and creating 3D models, I always ensured that I delivered a high-quality result by reading and watching videos to improve my skills. Early on, learned the essential core principle of design, marketability. Since then, I have strived to implement it into all my projects.
Additionally, simplicity is also a factor I strive to incorporate into my design at all times. My design style resonates with two quotes: “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” – Leonardo Da Vinci and “Necessity is the mother of invention” – Plato.
Vision
In today’s world, it has become apparent that three things rule the designs and products we use. Efficiency, brand, and popularity. With the rise of social media platforms, we see that the trends in products come and go at a faster rate than ever. As a result, my main vision in design is to be able to design to surpass these trends and create products that last timelessly. I also believe that it is the responsibility of a designer to do so because creating new versions of products continuously has a large strain on the environment and resources.
Personally, I think this is what makes me stand out from other designers, where most designers design to recycle or reuse, I strive to design to function, serve, and last ‘forever’. Hence my vision is to see a future where innovative solutions and created, rather than only improvements of previous ideas. As a designer the power of one’s designs is significant, whether this power is used positively or negatively, depends on the designer.
My design traits center around innovation, effectiveness, and simplicity. I hope to make a beneficial change in the future of the design industry. I envision a future where every product designed has an added benefit to users and the environment, and where designers don’t hold back on their creativity. Day by day, I see my future career path align with my vision through my goals.