We, as the Designer Interviews ("DI") had the distinct pleasure and opportunity to interview award-winning, most creative and innovative Seyed Ilia Daneshpour ("SID").
I Am Rose Rezaei, I have worked with Mr. Seyed ilia Daneshpour for several years. Doing teamwork with him is very favorable & interesting as well as his accuracy in technical points. He is a computer engineer & has been working for a lot of governmental and private companies till now. Because of his activities in UX and interface, interactive design he studied in industrial design too. Designing concepts & products based on inspiration of his ancient & historical country’s motifs is his interest. In addition he is a musician & playing kamancheh is one of his activities.
Seyed Ilia Daneshpour Designs
We are pleased to share with you original and innovative design work by Seyed Ilia Daneshpour.
Designer Interview of Seyed Ilia Daneshpour:
DI: Could you please tell us more about your art and design background? What made you become an artist/designer? Have you always wanted to be a designer?
SID : I grew up in artist family. I am musician and i began playing kamancheh from my youth, beside it i love design, i intended to be a designer, for this reason I followed industrial design academically too notwithstanding i graduate in Computer Hardware Engineering before.
DI: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?
SID : Crocu design and development studio has established to design products and packaging with passion of balancing between aesthetics and performance with simplicity alongside focusing on synthesis of Persian & Iranian traditional art and innovation
DI: What is "design" for you?
SID : Mainly Responding to all side of necessities & needs of its operator at first, in addition it is a delightful medium to deliver cultural & historical values.
DI: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?
SID : Wood, metal & concrete are my favorite, as i involved with computer programming, programming in field of augmented & virtual reality.
DI: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?
SID : Propinquity of my product or service design to the operators real & actual needs
DI: What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?
SID : Participate my ideas & feeling in a unit framework as a product nor service will be sensational for me
DI: What makes a design successful?
SID : Creating useful & reasonable values added Alongside responding to the necessities
DI: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?
SID : Judgment is not my pleasure, but first of all i myself have to observe principles & elements for having a resolute analysis.
DI: Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?
SID : Beside discovering & finding out from nature as a bionic design, i come from a country which is rich of historical & cultural heritage and background that led me to inspire
DI: How would you describe your design style? What made you explore more this style and what are the main characteristics of your style? What's your approach to design?
SID : I fond of minimalism alongside enthusiasm for applying motives used in my country's historical architectural masterpieces
DI: Where do you live? Do you feel the cultural heritage of your country affects your designs? What are the pros and cons during designing as a result of living in your country?
SID : i come from the land which is one of the pioneers in civilization so Without a doubt my country's background has key role in my design approach.
DI: What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?
SID : Web pages/Applications ux & ui design, Lightning, furniture, kitchen ware & accessories, consumer electronics
DI: What is your "golden rule" in design?
SID : concinnity alongside usefulness
DI: What skills are most important for a designer?
SID : Accurate understanding of the problem & apply the inventive Design solution
DI: Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?
SID : Maybe as you know, i am musician & in the challenges playing kamancheh helps me a lot & Iran trotting is inspirational
DI: How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?
SID : It depends on the objects workload which i design, but normally it takes about at least 3 months or more.
DI: What is the most frequently asked question to you, as a designer?
SID : could my designed services or product be useful for target users?
DI: What was your most important job experience?
SID : I have worked in UX & UI design since 15 years ago till now but recently I have expanded my works domain to product & packaging design also.
DI: How can people contact you?
SID : My website address is "http://iliadaneshpour.com", furthermore my email address is "seyedi.danes@gmail.com"
DI: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?
SID : No, Thank your for your time