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On adoring your craft

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The first question of any product design interview tends to be a self-intro. “Tell me about yourself.” Thus far, the anatomy of my answer would be: First, tell the interviewer my name, my major, my year. Then, briefly outline my creative journey: that I started out in the creative field as an illustrator, later transitioning into the nebulous field of UI/UX or digital product design. ‍ To this, my interviewer would then ask: “Why did you choose product design, and not art?” ‍ To that, I would respond: “My practice of art is a form of self-expression. I create pieces in order to express the feelings, ideas, and thoughts that *I* have in a visual format that *I* find pleasing. ‍ It is a self-centered craft. ‍ Product design, on the other hand, is generally centered around another. You design and build things to solve problems for others-- hence, the term user-centered design. If you, the creator, happen to be among the “others” that you are designing for, then that’s a happy coincidence

The first question of any product design interview tends to be a self-intro. “Tell me about yourself.” Thus far, the anatomy of my answer would be: First, tell the interviewer my name, my major, my year. Then, briefly outline my creative journey: that I started out in the creative field as an illustrator, later transitioning into the nebulous field of UI/UX or digital product design. To this, my interviewer would then ask: “Why did you choose product design, and not art?” To that, I would respond: “My practice of art is a form of self-expression. I create pieces in order to express the…

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