Blog 20: Fourth Interview Questions

1.  Who do you plan to interview?  What is this person's area of expertise?
-I plan to interview my last interviewee's colleagues. They are also a freelance graphic designer.
2.  Post 20 open-ended questions you want to ask an expert in the field concerning your senior project. Your focus should be finding answers to your EQ.

1. How can a graphic designer communicate the client's vision while maintaining their own creativity?
2. How do you make sure both you and your client has a basic understanding of graphic design?
3. Is there anyone or anything that inspires you to create the designs you make?
4. When you started out, what were some of the most difficult things you had to go through as someone who just started in the business?
5. What is your favorite design program to use?
6. Have you stuck with it since you started or have you tried different programs to stick with what you've had now?
7. Why is communication such an important factor for graphic design?
8. What is the key to making your client satisfied?
9. How can a graphic designer improve themselves as a person to appeal to their customers?
10. What is a good way to show your client your designs with their preferences in mind?
11. How do you convince your client that your designs are good enough for them to use?
12. What is the most important part of being a graphic designer?
13. What are some components that makes someone want to hire a graphic designer?
14. What is the first thing you do when you get a job?
15. How do you understand the art of design?
16. Where do you get your inspiration for your designs?
17. What is your favorite brand in retrospect, and why do you like it?
18. Design isn't just making it appealing to the eye. It also requires perfect measurement. What do you do to make sure your designs are perfectly symmetrical?
19. What qualities do you consider necessary for a good designer?
20. Do you have any advice to give people who want to start out in this business?

Blog 19: Third Answer

• EQ
• How can a graphic designer communicate their client's vision while maintaining their own creativity?
• Answer #3 (Write in a complete sentence like a thesis statement)
• A graphic designer can communicate their client's vision while maintaining their own creativity by making sure both they and their client has a basic understanding of graphic design and how it works.
• 3 details to support the answer
• Mentor's interview talked about it in the past, and had personal experiences with miscommunication because the client didn't understand graphic design
• Some clients don't get graphic design and its dynamics, and ask GDs to do the impossible.
• This leads to miscommunication and confusion, and therefore takes a lot of time/gets very messy in the process of designing.
• The research source(s) to support your details and answer
• Interview #1
• #7
• #15
• Concluding Sentence
• Having both parties have a good understanding of what graphic design is is important. If there is no clear understanding between what is possible and what is impossible, there would be chaos and both the client and graphic designer will blame each other for not doing their job right and not understanding the limitations of graphic design, respectively. Therefore, to have both the GD and client understand at least a basic amount of GD terminology and concept is one of the keys to having a successful and smooth relationship while the GD does work for their client.