With the vast growing numbers of creatives emerging through the recent years, the landscape for designers today goes beyond what was previously expected of the roles of a regular designer. Playing a large role in this change is the advent of technology. Tasks which were either too expensive or too time consuming to produce were now made possible through several clicks of a button i.e. Adobe CS5's content aware fill in Photoshop is one example.
I believe every designer possesses a unique quality that sets him or her apart from the other. The various disciplines of design—fashion, product, architecture, graphic etc. helps to segment these roles but it is our life's (or professional) experiences that gives us this edge. David Oglivy (1911-1999) is a classic example, using his background as a cooking stove salesman and applying the principles of salesmanship to advertising.
As for myself, the past 5 years have gone by so quickly that I have yet to rest and reflect on the experiences studying and working in 4 different countries over 5 years.
< 2009 Singapore
> 2010 Phnom Penh,Cambodia
> 2011 Melbourne, Australia
> 2012 Seoul, South Korea
Seeing how different individuals go about their livelihood in their cultures (life contexts) has provided some good insight as to what I would like to explore as a designer; certainly the people I have met and worked with played a large influence. And recently being exposed to different fields of designs — Service design, Universal design etc, has given me a more solid platform (frameworks and approaches) to steer me towards a more sound idea.
More competition + More choice + More cash = More complexity
"Life is a process of accumulation, the gradual building up of character, a slow unfoldment. Experience, after all, is the storing up of knowledge. Knowledge is essential for all understanding." — Jiddu Krishnamurtic
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