We, as the Designer Interviews ("DI") had the distinct pleasure and opportunity to interview award-winning, most creative and innovative Pablo Pasadas ("PP").

I'm try to make attractive visual form. I mixes, samples and assembles images found everywhere from old engravings to more contemporary photos I try to creates dreamlike worlds using papers, textures and patterns. MY style is influenced by surrealism.

Pablo Pasadas Designs

We are pleased to share with you original and innovative design work by Pablo Pasadas.

Designer Interview of Pablo Pasadas:

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?

PP : i am an collage illustrator with a grafic designer background. I like switching between this two mode of expression.I was not very interested by school. I have always drawn hidden at the back of classroom. But i never knew that it was possible to work in the creative aera.

DI: Can you tell us more about your company / design studio?

PP : I'm a freelancer. But sometimes i like collaborate with another creatives. I intented to work in a company like employee. But i prefer to be a freelancer.

DI: What is "design" for you?

PP : design is a way for resolving problems

DI: What kinds of works do you like designing most?

PP : identity in grafic design and book illustration for illustration

DI: What is your most favorite design, could you please tell more about it?

PP : My best design was about my final school project. it was a book talking about politician but by the prism of Jean Lafontaine sentences. Satirical and ironic. With 3d glasses. But unfortunetly someone stold it. Maybe it was a really good project !

DI: What was the first thing you designed for a company?

PP : Flyers for Electro Balkanic Party

DI: When do you feel the most creative?

PP : At night. When city is asleep.

DI: Which aspects of a design do you focus more during designing?

PP : an equilibrium between content and form

DI: What kind of emotions do you feel when you design?

PP : it's a kind of interior meditation

DI: What kind of emotions do you feel when your designs are realized?

PP : exhausted, happy and ready for the next challenge

DI: What makes a design successful?

PP : intuition and accident

DI: When judging a design as good or bad, which aspects do you consider first?

PP : concept and after composition, colors...

DI: From your point of view, what are the responsibilities of a designer for society and environment?

PP : a lot. we are a chain part of neo-capitalism. we are not surgeon, firefighter or Ngo workers. we can just try to ameliorate small things. And intend to reduce visual pollution.

DI: How do you think the "design field" is evolving? What is the future of design?

PP : we are living surrounded by connected object. How to make it understandable for the user.

DI: When was your last exhibition and where was it? And when do you want to hold your next exhibition?

PP : Last exhibition was last month for the launch of a book about prtotestant religion in Barcelona. I made all the illustrations. Maybe made a new exhibition at the final of the year

DI: Where does the design inspiration for your works come from? How do you feed your creativity? What are your sources of inspirations?

PP : talking with people, newspaper, books, nature...

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?

PP : like hiphop music. Samples things, objects, concepts to give a new signification

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?

PP : i live between spain and france. Spain: color, warm, energy. France: concept, refined, political

DI: How do you work with companies?

PP : we exchange some emails or make a conference call. After i start to work on some sketches before sending the first draft

DI: What are your suggestions to companies for working with a designer? How can companies select a good designer?

PP : Looking is portfolio and i a discussion

DI: What are 5 of your favorite design items at home?

PP : pantone, mouse, scan, web radio and coffee

DI: Can you describe a day in your life?

PP : like clouds in the sky each day are different

DI: Could you please share some pearls of wisdom for young designers? What are your suggestions to young, up and coming designers?

PP : experiment, work hard and be curius

DI: From your perspective, what would you say are some positives and negatives of being a designer?

PP : Positives: living your passion, be aware, curiousNegatives: working under pressure and deadline, the commercial part

DI: What is your "golden rule" in design?

PP : work hard

DI: What skills are most important for a designer?

PP : curiosity en general

DI: Which tools do you use during design? What is inside your toolbox? Such as software, application, hardware, books, sources of inspiration etc.?

PP : vintage book, image bank, some blogs, behance...

DI: Designing can sometimes be a really time consuming task, how do you manage your time?

PP : work hard until i finish

DI: How long does it take to design an object from beginning to end?

PP : it depends on the complexity of the project. Sometimes it takes more times to conceptualize, sometimes to realise

DI: What is the most frequently asked question to you, as a designer?

PP : explaining what consist my job

DI: What was your most important job experience?

PP : i worked for a FNAC international campaign during two years (multi support imagery)

DI: Who are some of your clients?

PP : TBWA, BUSINESS WEEK, FHM LONDON...

DI: What type of design work do you enjoy the most and why?

PP : all work have his own interest

DI: What are your future plans? What is next for you?

PP : make new contact and work more

DI: Do you work as a team, or do you develop your designs yourself?

PP : it depends on the project

DI: Do you have any works-in-progress being designed that you would like to talk about?

PP : i can't tell nothing

DI: How can people contact you?

PP : ppasadas@yahoo.fr

DI: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?

PP : that´s fine