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

The company has existed for 7 years and is a sole proprietorship. The customers are mainly local and small. The company mainly makes online work. Think of websites, online banners, or User Interfaces. For offline work, the company tries to look for useful tools to automatically fill the content. We also check whether the side itself can easily change the content. So that the customer is ultimately self-sufficient. The company also works closely with a programmer. Together with this programmer, the company puts products on the market. You should think of a tool that automatically places contect on the website without having to log into a CMS system.

Egwin Wilterdink Designs

We are pleased to share with you original and innovative design work by Egwin Wilterdink.

Designer Interview of Egwin Wilterdink:

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?

EW : As a child i loved drawing, and at he age of sixteen i wanted to be a designer.

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

EW : I am a freelancer, so i work one my one.

DI: What is "design" for you?

EW : design is thinking about a solution, make the message clearer

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

EW : illustration i like the most.

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

EW : Many artist. I think overall the photgrapher David LaChapelle

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

EW : a brochure

DI: What is your favorite material / platform / technology?

EW : my favorite is the actions in photoshop.

DI: When do you feel the most creative?

EW : When i complete can doing my own thing, without to stay within frameworks

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

EW : first look at what options there are, instead of direct starting at a project

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

EW : doubting, a project is almost never finished. I see improvements again the next day

DI: What makes a design successful?

EW : innovative, thought about

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

EW : the designer certainly has responsibilities. For example, I sometimes print on water-based printing inks

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

EW : I think that in some areas there is less demand for designers, because there are more and more tools on the internet that can help the consumer / company

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

EW : Never had an exhibition

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

EW : Sometimes I think of the whole thing myself, other times I sometimes look for something in various sources.

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?

EW : I think my style is very diverse. One time I can make a very loose design, other times it must be a tight advertisement that must be designed within a corporate identity.

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?

EW : I liove in the Netherlands. yes i will affacts my design. I see never designs in magazins on tv from (example) india, Austria, Afrika.

DI: How do you work with companies?

EW : if I can't get anywhere, I often call an external company to see if we can work it out together

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

EW : Search for work that designers have made, if that appeals, you are already one step further.

DI: Can you talk a little about your design process?

EW : That depends on what I'm starting. As an example: Brand, I am starting to draw on paper, show it to the customer. When a choice is made, I will elaborate this in Illustrator

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

EW : My books about design, lamp, my bike, car and my garden

DI: Can you describe a day in your life?

EW : Very diverse, view mail, process orders, call from a customer, urgently needs something. Get started and then coffee. See if I can improve processes and gather information on the internet.

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

EW : Don't start off right away. first think, what is the budget?, which way can I go, and what is achievable.

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

EW : Positive: making fun things, sometimes giving your own twist. Negative: Sometimes you have to keep in the grid with customers.

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

EW : come up with something new

DI: What skills are most important for a designer?

EW : Looking at other designers, feeling with typograpy/color.

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

EW : pencil, indesign, photoshop, illustrator, SQL, internet, acrobat poroffesional.

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

EW : Check in advance if it can be achieved within a certain time.

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

EW : Different, a website 20 ours, brand 8 ours.

DI: What was your most important job experience?

EW : Art director

DI: Who are some of your clients?

EW : Little company's, Brewery, IT

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

EW : Illustrion, many whays to make an illustrion

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

EW : Still being a designer.

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

EW : I develop mostly the design by myself.

DI: How can people contact you?

EW : check my website