Word cloud of personal reflection: a youth worker with a camera
I’ve been spending some time writing up my personal reflections on my past experiences as a designer. I thought it might be interesting to turn the writing into word clouds to see if there were any patterns emerging. I am using an online service called Wordle to create the below images. These word clouds are […]
Design made me a Trash Bag
Setting up Ilk Media was an eye opening experience. It made me recognise what I was uncomfortable with. At the time I had identified client based work as a factor I could do without. It is amazing how perceptions shift over time. I find it ironic that I believed clients to be the problem, considering […]
It’s all about the clients
I completed my undergraduate studies in 2003. Fresh out of university, I felt prepared and ready to face a professional career. I was pretty confident that I knew what I needed to do to be a ‘good designer’. It was clearly about the clients that I would take on and the type of work I […]
Photos can tell better stories
This post is part of a series of personal reflections where I look back on past experiences to examine my perception of good design. 1999: Sri Lanka Interactive Media Group What I was doing: My interest in visual communication had increased to the point where I decided to take it more seriously. I wasn’t sure what direction […]
A youth worker with a camera
This post is part of a series of personal reflections where I look back on past experiences to examine my perception of good design. 1996: Chester Hill Neighbourhood Centre – Youth Worker What I was doing: I was a social worker for a number of years before studying and practicing design. Even without the professional training, I […]
5 steps to being a good designer
I was a social worker for a good five years before I entered the design profession. As a matter of fact, it was the use of visual communication as part of my work, that sparked my interest in design. We used photography to explore the impact of alcohol for young people; ran video workshops, through […]