Indigo News and Updates
Here is a collection of stories from Indigo Gold Winners 🏆
We enjoy interviewing our winners, telling their success stories, and inspiring new designers to aspire for more.
Interview with Carolyn Stebbing
Founder and Chief Enabler
“If the design doesn’t get noticed, everything else is academic”
Interview with Ellen Bruss
Creative Director & Head Wrangler at Ellen Bruss Design
"The more through our process, the better accidents we get and the closer we can get to the soul of the project"
Interview with Rick Byrne
Designer of Byrne Communications
“Always add a much more creative or funny concept in the mix when showing your ideas to clients”
Interview with Valeria Moreiro
Co-Founder and Creative Director of Not Real
“Make time for introspection to nourish your inner connection and desires. Believe in yourself”
Interview with Viktoria Lange
Graphic Designer
“My initial goal was to become a theater professor at a university, but I pivoted into design last year”
Interview with Jonas Verheijden
Founder and Design Lead of Born Digital
"I always strive for unique digital products and brands that perfectly balance beauty and functionality"
Interview with Marco Molteni and Margherita Monguzzi
Creative Director of Jekyll & Hyde
“Believes that in order to design something distinctive, you need to understand the objective fully”
Interview with Jiyu Park
Junior Creative and Art Director of The Shift
“Designs that really put thought into communicating with the audience have inspired me a lot”
Interview with Sergei Evdokimov
UI/UX and Product Designer of Trafficcino
“I’ve taken courses in UX, visual graphics and webflow, but I’m mostly self-taught.
Interview with Frank Trana
Creative Leader of Natiwe
"My advice for aspiring designers is to learn from more experienced people regarding work discipline"
Interview with Scott Kennedy
Co-Founder and UX Director of Edition
"Always prioritize understanding your user. It’s less about formal design principles and more about genuine empathy"
Interview with Joe Taylor
Designer And Developer of L+R
“Without good UX or strategy, the UI is pointless because if you aren’t designing with that in mind, your design serves no purpose other than being pretty”
Interview with Mihai Irimescu
Architect And Product Designer
“I am from Romania, and since it’s not the wealthiest country in the world, I learned to do more with less”
Interview with Jani Paavola
Graphic Designer of Cloud9
“My advice for aspiring designers is to educate yourself no matter how”
Interview with Eva Van der Borght
Founder and Brand Designer of Anders Design Branding
“Everything will always work out in the end”
Interview with Inn Sun Park
UX/UI Designer
“I’ve always wanted to be a designer ever since I was a child”
Interview with Catherine Lemieux
Freelance Creative, Design and Art Director
“A design is perfect when you can’t remove anything”
Interview with María Cecilia Brarda
María Cecilia Brarda
“I don’t lock myself into a style or carry out the same process”
Interview with Antoine Goulet
Artistic Director of Récréation
“Sometimes a simple idea with a different angle can make all the difference”
Interview with Rui Ma
Senior Designer And Art Director
“I always get inspired by designs from different cultures”
Interview with Ivan Khanet
Branding Partner of Ivan Khanet Studio
“Design is a creative and strategic process that seeks unique and effective solutions to meet client objectives”
Interview with Mervin Tan
Co-founder of Plus Collaboratives
“The softer side of things other than design is as important as the design itself”
Interview with Tamer El-Menyawi
Designer & Creative Director
“Be positive and optimistic, learn from your mistakes, and stay away from frustration and despair”
Interview with Peiyao(Heather) Tang
Freelance Graphic Designer
“It’s essential to maintain sensitivity to the world around you”
Interview with Timothy Ames
Freelance Graphic Designer
“Design is one of those rare professions where you can always get better seemingly without end”
Interview with Tom Dabner
Creative Director of SomeOne
“I think that I’ve always been aware of design in the world even before I knew that’s what it was”
Interview with Efe Ozalp
Senior Design Lead at Revolve Impact
“Don’t be shy about adding alternatives to your designs and solutions”
Interview with Gregory St.Fleur-Dubois
Senior Designer at Paramount
“I like to think the problems through and figure out the best ways to approach them. That really makes the design part easy”
Interview with Ghazal Foroutan
Freelance Designer
“I can’t live without my laptop, the internet, Adobe products and my sketchbook”
Interview with Crystal
Graphic & Web Designer
“The little things I collected as a kid were secret windows”
Interview with Bruno do Nascimento
UX/UI Designer
“In my opinion, we must literally get our hands dirty making initial sketches on paper collages or clay models”
Interview with Marina Braem
founder of Viz
“The best design combines sophistication analytics clarity and liveliness”
Interview with Anna Dai
Graphic Designer
“Working as a dentist, I definitely feel that it’s helped me develop that deeper understanding of people and funnily enough how to design for people”
Interview with Joke De Winter
Graphic Designer
"Besides growing things it's also a great time to think through and develop new ideas or solutions"
Interview with Ruining Zhang
Multimedia Designer
“I always face perpetual culture shocks throughout my life”
Interview with Yan Yan
Product Designer of Captiv8
“Design is the truth that I use to explore the world and observe the internal universe”
Interview with Preejarumon Kaewmanee
Digital Brand Designer
"A good strategy will guide us to a good final design"
Interview with Jenny Rudziensky
Artist and Designer of L+R
“In my experience, asking someone to trust you is a useless exercise”
Interview with Enrico Putra Widjaja
Creative Designer of BEAT
“I take a lot of inspiration from my home country Indonesia, where the rich cultures and history are diverse”
Interview with Hsiao-Wen Hu
Designer of TED Conferences
“The variety and diversity of work is always very inspiring”
Interview with Keitaro Sugihara
Graphic Designer
“I like to do things one step at a time and look at all possible variations during each stage to choose the best direction”
Interview with Tiare Hernández Payano
Senior Graphic Designer of KIND
“I always try to find ways to include a bit of this wonderful culture I love into my work”
Interview with Pablo Ladosa
Art Director and Artist of Pablo Ladosa
“My aesthetics are inspired by a digital world”
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