Stop decorations & Start understanding the real design — Victoire Douy
Victoire: Hi! My name is Victoire Douy, I’m a French graphic design student (so excuse me if I might do some mistakes in english… ;) )
R: Do you do some ritual every day outside of work? Gaming?
Victoire: I like to see my friends and talking during hours… I’m not a big gaming fan. (but I use to be an huge fan of “The Sims” !!!!)
R: What do you do that allows you to work efficiently being able to create all your designs?
Victoire: Hum that’s depend on where I work. But in general if I want to be really efficient I need to ask a lot of questions and to be in a direct contact with the developers.
R: What thought or tip would you give to yourself in the past?
Victoire: To opt for more simple designs ! Stop making ‘decoration’ and try to understand what you are doing.
R: Any study tip for a high school, university student?
Victoire: Create things outside of a school purpose. Do your own things.
R: How do you design all your creation? What’s your design process?
Victoire: I like to sketch on my numerous notebooks. And then I try a lot. My files are a real mess because a try everything and iterate a lot.
R: How would you suggest anyone to start visual design or general design?
Victoire: Hum… It depends on what you want. But I first study print design and finally I’m an interactive designer, so whatever the road as long as the destination is worth for your experience.
R: Can you tell us a small story from an error that you made you understood something really important for your life?
Victoire: During a long period I used to have a very low vision of my work and I guess that has influenced in a bad way my choices. I’ve understand this, and now I try to be more demanding.
R: Would like to tell us something more?
Victoire: We are lucky enough to be designers, let’s not forget that!
