So I know this sounds really obvious but it is really true: Nice, soft, acoustic music tends to make you want to design something soft, warm, and clean. There’s this type of elegance in there and you just seem to get into this mood where everything feels like it should be a certain way, not necessarily depending upon what you’re actually designing. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not. Is that right? Is that normal? Should design be so biased by something this obscure? I’m not sure. It kind of makes me feel like you’re being a designer at all then, but simply going on pure emotion. Maybe if you’ve listened to this type of music for an extended amount of time and you really think that it’s a part of you then it makes more sense, because then it’s just another representation of your self and your design style.
But what if how/what you design changed dramatically depending on the song? Album? Genre? What then? Is that okay, or does it seem to shallow to actually give a good design? I don’t want to be that way. I want to design in order to improve what’s already there. To make it work and look good too, but I can’t just say that. It’s too generic. Too cliche. I need a better reason than that. I want to make my mark on the world through design. I want to show them, prove to them, that what I’m trying to tell them (the world) through my design means something. It means something, not just to me, but to everyone. Am I too hopeful and naive at this point? I really do want to make a difference, or is that just young adult talk? Will I give up my intention the moment I’m tested, or will I hold true? I don’t know.
I guess it’s like that song from Presidents of the USA, everybody wants to be naked and famous.
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October 9, 2008 at 11:56 am
For me music affects my adrenaline level and my amount of output. Music creates a mood, but the emotions are usually isolated from the work. It is an interesting line to walk, between temperamental design and emotionally infused design. I know sometimes I get fed up with babying people with my designs and I want to design scary things with spikes, sharp corners, etc. Don’t write yourself off b/c your young, the by-products of aging cloud peoples opinions. Being “naked” takes a lot of courage and you have to remember to differentiate between your self and your work. It is totally the most exciting, and scary, way to design. Hope my rambling helps you a little bit!