why i want to be a designer!

Industrial design

My dad is a carpenter so I grew up amongst numerous reservations, growing up in this building environment defiantly was a trigger to for me to pursue a creative career. I loved seeing a piece of land or a rundown house being changed into a amazing building- seeing trees turn into slabs of timber which were manipulated into beautiful stair cases and gorgeous bench tops. My family really showed me there the beauty of creating something amazing out of near nothing.

I grew up in a small creative community near Byron Bay, the high school I attended was filled with highly creative teachers who provided us with loads of creative opportunities and education which introduced me to the world of creativity.  I feel these teachers and the education they provided me with definitely stimulated me to pursue a creative career.

Where I grew up we were constantly outside  indulging in team sports, going to beaches, discovering new places, so I love practical things hence I did not want a career which was academically focused; I wanted a career which allowed me to get my hands dirty, and I felt being a industrial designer would allow me to do this.

I believe being a designer is being able to show your creativity, use your imagination, and make things in your mind come to life. I feel letting people discover and indulge in your ideas is something amazing. Having a designer degree is really a door to endless career opportunities. Being an industrial designer in particular allows you to delve into a variety of fields, anything from medical equipment, furnishing, sports equipment you will never get bored. I felt this was perfect for me as love to do a variety of different things and never getting into a particular rut. I could see myself getting bored in may careers however in this particular career if you get over designing one thing you can simply start design a completely different object, where as in many other jobs if you get bored or want to change careers you have to go back to uni get a new degree.

I always pictured myself in a career where I was helping others and through this course there are wide possibilities to change consumer’s experiences hence enhancing our modern society eg. Delve into medical equipment and produce mechanisms which able the disabled to live a normal life.

I chose UNSW to study at as I had heard that industrial design at this particular campus focuses on the creative side of design, which can be seen in design fundamentals in first year semester one.

I’m hoping my Future in design will be colourful- full of creative unique designs which make the consumer smile. I am positive that I will be designing things I love in areas and I am interested in- I do not want to be a designer who simply designs certain things solely for money.