Cian Walsh - Multidisciplinary Designer (original) (raw)

About Me

Role

Multidisciplinary
Designer

Every project was a new opportunity to pick up skills. From the precision of web design to the freedom of illustration, from the timeline of video to the logic of product design.

Being able to incorporate different approaches without hesitation usually leads to more interesting outcomes.

Location

Kinsale,
Ireland

I spend my days at the start of the Wild Atlantic Way. The rugged Irish coast dictates the pace of life. Inspiration comes from being outside in the world.

You can take influences from the online world but local influences are sometimes your distinction.

Design Philosophy

Boredom is
Essential

Boredom is a doorway, not a room. In a world of constant input, the brain needs stillness and silence to self generate ideas. It's a gift rarely taken.

Those quiet moments are when the ideas start to bubble up.

Attitude

AI
Adopter

I consider AI to be Amplified Imagination. When tools are used with consideration and creativity, they don't replace the artist, they expand the canvas.

Even with it's many downsides, new technologies are always worth exploring and incorporating where appropriate.

Make it exist..then make it good

An interview regarding my personal design process with James Algar of Portfoliobox.com

Learning

Project based learning is how I make sense of new approaches.
Making ideas exist to gain insight and understanding.

Skills

The areas where all that design knowledge has accumulated.

Product Design

Fintech, startup and corporate UX solutions

Visual Design

Web, desktop and mobile layouts

Icon Design

Mac software design and branding

Illustration

Character creation and illustrative styling

Video

From Documentaries to promo pieces

Graphic Design

Real world design