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Here is a collection of stories from Indigo Gold Winners 🏆
We enjoy interviewing our winners, telling their success stories, and inspiring new designers to aspire for more.
Interview with Arani Halder
Senior Graphic Designer
“Design is subjective, and not everyone will love your work”
Interview with Laurence Poulin
Graphic Designer
“People don’t want to work with designs; they want to work with designers. Show who you are and how you work”
Interview with Carlos J Roldan
Graphic Designer
“I consider pressure one of the pillars of creativity because you have to make the most of what you have on hand”
Interview with Tzu-Hao Wang
Founder and Creative Director of Grandvity Visual Integration Co., Ltd.
"We have this ability to instill uniqueness and personality into our creations and truly set them apart from others"
Interview with You Jeong Hwang (Bella Hwang)
UXUI Designer
"I became interested in graphics, and I like to solve people’s problems, That’s why I chose UXUI design as my career path"
Interview with Dmitrii Lagunov
Digital Product Designer
“Design isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s about solving problems and enhancing how people interact with the world”
Interview with Tom Munneke
Graphic Designer
“The process of crafting creative work allows me to explore limitless possibilities, express my unique perspective, and bring ideas to life visually”
Interview with Daria Lebedyeva
Graphic Designer
“Learning to lean into other designers and be okay with getting feedback and critiques is so important in this industry”
Interview with Zsolt Kolcsar
Art Director of Noncommon Branding & Design
"Our mission is to help with brave and forward-thinking design solutions in the business, cultural, and education fields"
Interview with Zhenyuan Shi
Product Designer
“The more designs you work on, the easier it will be to find inspiration”
Interview with Hollis H. Wooley
Senior Graphic Designer and unofficial Creative Janitor
"Designing a small exhibit space that makes an adult feel like a kid again takes incredible creativity"
Interview with Pauline Dolovich
Principal of Reich&Petch
“There are so many interesting and creative design solutions for any given space or project”
Interview with Ton Homburg
Co-owner @Opera Concept & Design
"Sometimes we take a client through the complete design process if it makes sense"
Interview with Haotian Dong
Visual Art Designer
"If you only have a strategy and focus on that, your designs will fall into a trap where all of your work becomes similar"
Interview with Evan Parrott
Graphic Designer
“Ever since I was little, I knew whatever I was doing, art would be involved in one way or another”
Interview with Andromachi Kakava
CEO of ABC Design Communication
“We and others change, and every day differs from the previous one. What we have to do is embrace the changes and move forward, not resist”
Interview with Carolyn Stebbing
Founder and Chief Enabler
“If the design doesn’t get noticed, everything else is academic”
Interview with Kimming Yap
Managing Director @Creativeans
“Go out and explore, observe, talk to people, learn as much as possible, and you will become a better designer”
Interview with Federico Pallas
Graphic Designer and Art Director
“Client trust is one of the most important assets we have as designers”
Interview with VK
Creative Director
"As a designer, you must be good at opening yourself up and embracing the world”
Interview with Lee Selsick
Director of Strategy and Design of Next Brand
“There is no balance between strategy and design, Strategy always leads to design”
Interview with Jisol Lee
Product Designer
“Stay curious and committed to continuous learning. Explore new design trends, tools, and techniques. Online courses, workshops, and design communities can be valuable resources”
Interview with Janine Leahy
Designer and Art Director
“Switching your mind to something other than design gives your brain time to figure things out subconsciously”
Interview with Jennifer Kumer
Founder & Play-based Tool Designer
“I’ve always known the themes that I design my games around are universal as well as deeply personal”
Interview with Jang Won Lee
Graphic Designer
“You will become a wonderful designer if you love designing something for yourself and others”
Interview with Erika Park, Design Director
Design Director @Two by Four
Design is more than just choosing a pretty typeface or an interesting color palette; it’s about problem-solving with intention”
Interview with Ana Tobin
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design for George Mason University
“Once you have a really solid concept, the design and technical skills will come”
Interview with Catherine Villeneuve
Graphic Designer
“I like to start by applying simple design rules and then knowingly break them”
Interview with Botond Voros
Graphic Designer
“The most important aspect of a design is that it presents the necessary information in the most understandable and attractive way possible”
Interview with Misty Thomas-Trout
Associate Professor at the University of Dayton
“Take responsibility for the power you hold as a graphic designer”
Interview with Amit Rawat
Creative Director
“Too many designers obsess over the right tools, the right gadgets, and other ‘rights.’ Design is problem-solving, so put your head down and solve it”
Interview with Tyson Phipps
Graphic Designer
“I was heavily influenced and inspired by the beautiful pattern work in Turkish rugs and artwork from an early age”
Interview with Julie Faktor
Executive Creative Director of Yonder Creative
“you need to find your own inspiration outside of design. I find it in music, art, theater, film, travel and even family. I try to tune into what’s going on around me”
Interview with Jesper Bolther
Art Director & Motion Designer
"My top advice for aspiring designers is to develop the idea first, then the design"
Interview with Bynn Shen
Designer
“In addition to graphic design, I love fashion and interior design, so I wanted to bring those interests into my design work”
Interview with Hanyue Song
Visual Communication Designer
“The design world is ever-evolving, with new trends, tools and technologies emerging constantly”
Interview with Chia Kwa
Freelance Senior Visual Designer
“I’ve seen so many different perspectives on what ‘good’ and ‘understandable’ are that I do not believe in one single ideal”
Interview with Pete Herzog
Executive Producer and Creative Director of Pixel and Texel
“I tend to feel stronger creatively and mentally when I see them and recharge”
Interview with Studio By Jacs
Interior/Graphic Designer and Sensory Design Jacs
“Graphic design is an experience in itself, so don’t hesitate to venture out and explore new places for inspiration”
Interview with Anita Merk
President and Creative Director of Flyleaf Creative, Inc.
“I’ve always been interested in people’s stories and how design can puzzle out understanding and build visual bridges to empathy”
Interview with Grant Barratt
Creative Director of Grant Barratt Design
“Learn how to quantify the success of a great design in measurable ways with data and analytics, manage a budget and pick up some basic marketing principles”
Interview with Jay Chang
Founder and Creative Director of RF Creative Agency
"When collaborating with clients who have urgent problems to solve, strategy takes precedence, but in some cases, creativity becomes the strategy itself. It depends on the situation"
Interview with Edi Berk
Art Director And Graphic Designer
“The best advice I can give aspiring designers is to follow your feelings and emotions and get to the core of the problem to try to understand it”
Interview with Alexey Lysogorov
Graphic Designer and Art Director
“Look for inspiration in all the beauty and diversity of life, like cinema, music, and art. These places are full of attention points for designers and you can also learn from them”
Interview with Nathanaël Gourdin
Managing Director of Studio Gourdin
“I want people to feel addressed by design. It should always be an interaction and our goal is to establish a relationship with the product”
Interview with Eddie Lin
Graphic Designer
“Being a designer, I feel fortunate and privileged because having this ability gives me the courage to dream big about what I can create for the future”
Interview with Olha Bahaieva
Lead UX/UI designer
“My best advice for aspiring designers is not to be upset when you hear negative feedback”
Interview with Edit Gyenge
Information Designer
“The ability to take complex data and turn it into a visually engaging, easily understandable story is incredibly rewarding”
Interview with Ana Camero
Art Director of QNY Creative
“If the design is beautiful but also succeeds in communicating exactly what I want, it’s on a good path”
Interview with Xiaodie Huang
Graphic Designer
“It’s important to be productive and efficient, as your team relies on you to deliver high-quality designs within a specific timeframe”
Interview with Diana Kasay
Diana Kasay, Co-founder and CEO of Readymag
“Receiving an award from the design community is a moment to celebrate your talent, passion, and creativity. Embrace it with pride!”
Interview with David Harrison Ferrell II
Senior Graphic Designer
“I like to calendarize my projects to stay on track and ensure that I’m dedicating the right amount of time to each one”
Interview with Yanming Chen
Creative Director
“I find that engaging in diverse pursuits not only broadens my perspective but also fuels my creativity, bringing fresh insights and ideas into my design work”
Interview with Bob Derksen
Creative Partner of Today
“Strong brands are relevant, credible and distinctive to their target audience. We determine what the brand stands for”
Interview with Ina Oakley
Creative Director
“A good design requires many conversations in advance and good, precise, preliminary work about the vision and values”
Interview with Gandhar Vamburkar
Graphic Designer
“You can only survive when you have passion and genuine creativity. It takes a lot of grit to stay put, follow your instinct and deliver”
Interview with Brelyn LeCheminant
Art Director
“While I always lean into a more modern forward-thinking tone for a brand, my background infuses my design work with a timeless and classic sensibility”
Interview with Ellen Bruss
Creative Director & Head Wrangler at Ellen Bruss Design
"The more thorough our process, the better accidents we get and the closer we can get to the soul of the project"
Interview with Rick Byrne
Designer of Byrne Communications
“Always add a much more creative or funny concept in the mix when showing your ideas to clients”
Interview with Valeria Moreiro
Co-Founder and Creative Director of Not Real
“Make time for introspection to nourish your inner connection and desires. Believe in yourself”
Interview with Viktoria Lange
Graphic Designer
“My initial goal was to become a theater professor at a university, but I pivoted into design last year”
Interview with Jonas Verheijden
Founder and Design Lead of Born Digital
"I always strive for unique digital products and brands that perfectly balance beauty and functionality"
Interview with Marco Molteni and Margherita Monguzzi
Creative Director of Jekyll & Hyde
“Believes that in order to design something distinctive, you need to understand the objective fully”
Interview with Jiyu Park
Junior Creative and Art Director of The Shift
“Designs that really put thought into communicating with the audience have inspired me a lot”
Interview with Sergei Evdokimov
UI/UX and Product Designer of Trafficcino
“I’ve taken courses in UX, visual graphics and webflow, but I’m mostly self-taught.
Interview with Frank Trana
Creative Leader of Natiwe
"My advice for aspiring designers is to learn from more experienced people regarding work discipline"
Interview with Scott Kennedy
Co-Founder and UX Director of Edition
"Always prioritize understanding your user. It’s less about formal design principles and more about genuine empathy"
Interview with Joe Taylor
Designer And Developer of L+R
“Without good UX or strategy, the UI is pointless because if you aren’t designing with that in mind, your design serves no purpose other than being pretty”
Interview with Mihai Irimescu
Architect And Product Designer
“I am from Romania, and since it’s not the wealthiest country in the world, I learned to do more with less”
Interview with Jani Paavola
Graphic Designer of Cloud9
“My advice for aspiring designers is to educate yourself no matter how”
Interview with Eva Van der Borght
Founder and Brand Designer of Anders Design Branding
“Everything will always work out in the end”
Interview with Inn Sun Park
UX/UI Designer
“I’ve always wanted to be a designer ever since I was a child”
Interview with Catherine Lemieux
Freelance Creative, Design and Art Director
“A design is perfect when you can’t remove anything”
Interview with María Cecilia Brarda
María Cecilia Brarda
“I don’t lock myself into a style or carry out the same process”
Interview with Antoine Goulet
Artistic Director of Récréation
“Sometimes a simple idea with a different angle can make all the difference”
Interview with Rui Ma
Senior Designer And Art Director
“I always get inspired by designs from different cultures”
Interview with Ivan Khanet
Branding Partner of Ivan Khanet Studio
“Design is a creative and strategic process that seeks unique and effective solutions to meet client objectives”
Interview with Mervin Tan
Co-founder of Plus Collaboratives
“The softer side of things other than design is as important as the design itself”
Interview with Tamer El-Menyawi
Designer & Creative Director
“Be positive and optimistic, learn from your mistakes, and stay away from frustration and despair”
Interview with Peiyao(Heather) Tang
Freelance Graphic Designer
“It’s essential to maintain sensitivity to the world around you”
Interview with Timothy Ames
Freelance Graphic Designer
“Design is one of those rare professions where you can always get better seemingly without end”
Interview with Tom Dabner
Creative Director of SomeOne
“I think that I’ve always been aware of design in the world even before I knew that’s what it was”
Interview with Efe Ozalp
Senior Design Lead at Revolve Impact
“Don’t be shy about adding alternatives to your designs and solutions”
Interview with Gregory St.Fleur-Dubois
Senior Designer at Paramount
“I like to think the problems through and figure out the best ways to approach them. That really makes the design part easy”
Interview with Ghazal Foroutan
Freelance Designer
“I can’t live without my laptop, the internet, Adobe products and my sketchbook”
Interview with Crystal
Graphic & Web Designer
“The little things I collected as a kid were secret windows”
Interview with Bruno do Nascimento
UX/UI Designer
“In my opinion, we must literally get our hands dirty making initial sketches on paper collages or clay models”
Interview with Marina Braem
founder of Viz
“The best design combines sophistication analytics clarity and liveliness”
Interview with Anna Dai
Graphic Designer
“Working as a dentist, I definitely feel that it’s helped me develop that deeper understanding of people and funnily enough how to design for people”
Interview with Joke De Winter
Graphic Designer
"Besides growing things it's also a great time to think through and develop new ideas or solutions"
Interview with Ruining Zhang
Multimedia Designer
“I always face perpetual culture shocks throughout my life”
Interview with Yan Yan
Product Designer of Captiv8
“Design is the truth that I use to explore the world and observe the internal universe”
Interview with Preejarumon Kaewmanee
Digital Brand Designer
"A good strategy will guide us to a good final design"
Interview with Jenny Rudziensky
Artist and Designer of L+R
“In my experience, asking someone to trust you is a useless exercise”
Interview with Enrico Putra Widjaja
Creative Designer of BEAT
“I take a lot of inspiration from my home country Indonesia, where the rich cultures and history are diverse”
Interview with Hsiao-Wen Hu
Designer of TED Conferences
“The variety and diversity of work is always very inspiring”
Interview with Keitaro Sugihara
Graphic Designer
“I like to do things one step at a time and look at all possible variations during each stage to choose the best direction”
Interview with Tiare Hernández Payano
Senior Graphic Designer of KIND
“I always try to find ways to include a bit of this wonderful culture I love into my work”
Interview with Pablo Ladosa
Art Director and Artist of Pablo Ladosa
“My aesthetics are inspired by a digital world”
Interview with Younho Park
Motion Designer
“I took a motion design class for the first time and found myself staying up all night to figure out how to animate and create fun motion graphics”
Interview with Giulio Patrizi Design Agency
Giulio Patrizi Design Agency
"Their ultimate goal is simple, to help brands grow with great design"
Interview with Cindy Kurniawan
UI/UX Designer of Bibit.id
"In creating concepts your idea can be out of the box but the execution must always be inside the box"
Interview with Noni Devora
Senior Designer of Ashton Design
"For better or worse, design is always evolving"
Interview with Bryan Louis B. De Ocampo
Founder @Palladius Studios
“The best piece of advice I ever heard was believe in yourself and chase your passion”
Interview with Jack O'Sullivan
Founder and Principal Designer @ Side By Side
"The solutions we provide can potentially take them to heights they never thought were possible."
Interview with Jon Beattie
Chief Digital Officer @ Apolinar
“I feel like it’s helped me be better at having empathy, particularly when we have to put ourselves in the shoes of the end user and client.”
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Interview with Jaspriya Sahmey
Multidisciplinary designer & Senior Designer at Lippincott
“One of the greatest gifts of being a creative person is that you do not need tools to express yourself, ideas can be communicated in the simplest of ways.”
Interview with Shannel Lee
Freelance designer
"No challenge is too big if you take it step-by-step.”
Interview with Jian Sun
Founder of SunDesign
“Strive for long-term relevance. Keep it real, and don’t let your ego influence design decisions.”
Interview with Natalie Wong
Design Director of Chello
“Listen to understand rather than listening to respond”
Interview with Natasha Mozz
Freelance creative director
"Naturally, we tend to stay in our comfort zone of normal, and any good design is always kind of uncomfortable in a pleasant way. Normal is boring."
Interview with Lisa Liljenberg & Nathalie Anna Gill
Swedish NGO Unite 2 Learn campaign
“When in doubt, be yourself”.
Interview with Becky Gillis
Senior Designer, Chello
“It’s rewarding and exciting being able to turn a client’s vision into reality and see both digital and physical transformations.”
Interview with Amer Alissa
Graphic Designer
"When you have a talent, you should be responsible for it. You must work on it and develop it every day, all the time."
Interview with Adrianna Bilas
Creative Direction
“The best pieces of work are created when we stand for something. It’s impossible to stay truly neutral.”
Interview with Miranda Mora
Freelance Graphic Designer
“One of my long-term dreams is to create a design school in Mexico City to help young national designers with incredible talent get recognition and create fantastic work”
Interview with Elif Ergur
Owner of Elif Ergur Studio
"A great idea is nothing without great execution and vice versa".
Interview with Vilia Ingriany
Co-founder and product strategy and design lead at Sixty Two
Growing up in Southeast Asia and working as a designer in North America gave me an interesting perspective on being adaptable as a designer and ensuring that we’re designing solutions effectively for diverse cultures and contexts.
Interview with Fabrizio Ferrante
Senior Designer at Luminary Digital Agency
“The best piece of advice that I’ve ever heard is that perfection in design is not achieved when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to remove”
Interview with Sara Badovinac
Founder of Studio Prapra
“If you learn how to take time, focus, observe things, and remember the parts that excite you, you will have one of the greatest tools that you can have as a designer.”
Interview with Bas de Koning
Founder of Studio Duel
“Our goal is never to do the same thing twice. By holding onto this idea, you get to reinvent yourself in every new assignment.”
Interview with Kees Bakker
Founder of Kees Bakker Studio
“I try to look for ‘clever’ solutions with a bit of fun in them.”
Interview with Lucia Guillen
Lead Product Designer at Z1
"Efficiency when building a digital product is vital, and this approach helps us design based on certainties and not on assumptions.”
Interview with Casey Sheehan
Design Partner at Work & Co
"If you don’t push yourself to go forward, you’re never going to know your full potential.”
Interview with Iliana Sergeev
Head of IS Design Labs
“We stay informed by submerging ourselves in the culture and bustling life all around, by embracing the vibe and all the new and innovative experiences.”
Interview with Matt Darczynski
Independent designer and head of madade.xyz
“It took me a long time to find what I love, and it is design. Even though this is a paid job, I don’t look at it that way. I get to create things that other people need.”
Interview with Site Ma
Interdisciplinary designer and illustrator at Paperwhite-Studio, New York
“If I can face the fear of the worst, I won’t feel too much pressure."
Interview with Moe Selwaye
Founder and Creative Director at Selwaye Branding & Design Studio
“Pressure challenges me and becomes the motivation I need not to lose my passion.”
Interview with Belfug Sener
Senior User Experience Designer at Motorola Solutions
“I like to observe how end-users engage with the product by themselves”
Interview with Maria Bilinska
Freelance designer and Illustrator
“Good design is the most minimal design possible”
Interview with Mark Garcia
Vice President and Creative Director of Majestyk
“I’m always thinking of creative solutions to simple problems in our day-to-day life and how we can design those experiences better.”
Interview with Damjan Krajacic
Principal and Creative Director at ActiveColor
There is nothing more gratifying than knowing that a product you designed and built had such a positive impact on humanity.
Interview with Jacob Beckett
Executive Creative Director of Multivitamin Design Studios
“The Indigo Design Awards are validation for the hard work we put in. You definitely help curtail imposter syndrome and spur us on to do our work even further, and anyone who tells you that winning awards doesn’t feel nice is a liar.”
Interview with Lisa Winstanley
Designer and Assistant Professor at the School of Art, Design & Media in Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University
“It’s important for me to try to make positive changes to society through design, or at the very least do no harm. Empathy is always my starting point.”
Interview with Simon Khalil
Creative Director of Arab News
"I've always been fascinated and excited about the relationship between powerful words and powerful visuals."
Interview with Vanessa Castiglione
Graphic Designer
“The most rewarding part of my work is collaborating with clients and seeing their visions come to life.”
Interview with Leandro Amorim
Creative director at Café.art.br, Founder and curator of the DatavizRio community
“Everything starts by falling in love with the subject or the potential impact the work has. If we fall in love, then everything else is just a consequence.”
Interview with Fanny de Bray
Founder and Creative Director of Made for You
“Never rest on your laurels. Don't take your past achievements for granted and always keep working hard and putting yourself in question.”
Interview with Kendra Beavis
CEO of MOKA Creative
“Being a great designer is part creative talent and part psychology”
Interview with Anthony Wood
Global Managing Director of Shillington
“Design is all about collaboration for me, and I want to work with people that I can learn from, be challenged by, and create better work.”
Interview with Sarah Louise Kinsella
Creative Director of Louise Agency
“Designers aren’t rigid. We sell change”
Interview with Wenjia Zong
Creative Manager of Limvi Studio
Interview with Kinda Ghannoum
Freelance graphic designer
Interview with Albert Salamon
CEO at ttmm
Interview with Chun-Hui Chang
Visual Designer
Interview with Beck Storer
Founder of The Cutaway
Interview with Ming-Hsuan Lee
Multi-disciplinary Designer and Illustrator
Interview with Vicente Gasco Gomez
Product designer, fabrication lab director, and 3D printing professor at Atlantic University College
Interview with John Gheur
Founder of Signature Creative Inc.
Interview with Ellen Bruss
Owner and Creative Director of Ellen Bruss Design
Interview with Lee Yew Chyuan
Founder and Lead Designer of Leadlab
Interview with Molteni Marco
Co-Founder of Jekyll and Hyde
Interview with Gabriel Celuque
Founder and Director of Hover Creative
Interview with Merril Cledera
Graphic Designer and Art Director
Interview with Meaghan Dee
Graphic Designer and Chair for the Graphic Design program at Virginia Tech
Interview with Evelyn Tran
Creative Designer
Interview with Irina Nosova
Founder of Lettering by Irina
Interview with Camille Muller
Art Director at OZWE Games
Interview with Clement Young
Founder of Bdworkshop
Interview with Lee Selsick
Chief Executive and Creative Director of Next Brand
Interview with Mathew Sage
Yoyo’s Creative Lead
Interview with Secret Location
An Emmy® Award-winning virtual reality studio
Interview with Matteo Bonera, Benedetta Signaroldi & Giacomo Bettiol
The Visual Agency
Interview with Simon Dunford
Typeface Designer and Graphic Designer
Interview with Dino Franke
Freelance UX/UI Designer @ GROHE AG
Interview with Marcos Chavez
Co-founder and creative director of TODA
Interview with Michelle Tang
Visual Designer
Interview with Michael Parson
Founder of Typogama
Interview with Karl-Magnus Boske
Founder of Boske Design
Interview with Sumayya Alsenan
Art Director of Neoscape
Interview with Alex Donne Johnson
Creative Director of Dazzle Ship
Interview with Gabriela Pérez Ponce
Graphic Designer at Datawheel LLC.
Interview with Celina Oh
A recent graduate of the Academy of Art University, School of Graphic Design and Digital Media in San Francisco
Interview with Tobias Wibbeke
co-founder of Persuaid Design
Interview with Stefano Marrone
Nucco Brain
Interview with Daniel Coutinho Ferreira
Buck Creative Studio
Interview with Kimberly Cruickshanks
Founder and Lead Branding Designer at Fuze Branding
Interview with Alia Bazzi
Founder of Manifest Design Inc
Interview with Iris Morales and Joel Martinez
Creators of Eme Design Studio
Interview with Jonathan Chan
A Digital Director @ Convey
Interview with Huei-Tai Chen
Graphic designer based in New York
Interview with Kitamoto Koichiro
Founder of CICATA, Inc.
Interview with Jaye Kang
a Dusseldorf based illustrator and visual designer
Interview with Davide Colla
Digital Branding guru of 150UP
Interview with David Schwen
Founder of Dschwen LLC.
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