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




