Influenced by others

Lately I ‘ve been working on a project which was designed by someone else. The particular person is actually a graphic designer. He mainly works with Illustrator or Photoshop. His most important characteristic is that he grew up and started designing in the USA.

Working with him is a tremendous influence which cannot be compared with the experience I get during a usual surfing. The way he approaches design is something completely new to me. He follows an almost anarchic style regarding information design, images and colors.

However his designs embrace a well defined scheme and most of all they pass the message he wants. Which is logical if we consider that Illustrator is a tool which provides freedom. Someone who designs well can produce exceptional work by it.

During our professional life it is rarely to find a way to draw inspiration from someone so different. I don’t know if I am going to start my next project from Illustrator, but I do know that I will put a decent effort to get away from the usual forms I got used to follow.