Successful design encompasses different dichotomies. Effective design takes convention and makes it innovation. Well-thought out and meticulously executed ideas translate into apparently simple and effortless design. That which is old is made new in a different context. Design should be practical, yet aesthetically pleasing. Universally understood yet uniquely presented. Succinct, but thought-provoking. The restraint it takes to design something well creates freedom for those encountering the design. Good design is inherently ironic. Mastering the paradoxes of design is going to be a life-long goal of my design career.
This is my design philosophy.
A little about me. . . I'm an Interior Design student in my fourth semester at Harrington College of Design located in downtown Chicago. I'm attending part-time, since I work full-time at the school in the admissions office. I already have a degree in English and Psychology. So, I'm hoping to make my writings a fusion of all of my interests--design, writing, studying the quirks and beauty of the human experience, etc. I am also interested in humor--specifically sarcasm.
I will be keeping track of all the fun, exciting, and most often tediously wonderful creations I get to work on for school and as freelance work as well as keeping running commentary on whatever subject seems to inspire me. More to come soon. . .
About Me
- Margey
- Long story short--sincere, bold, and mindful living. Short story long--I was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, studied abroad in Ireland, earned my Bachelor's in English and Psychology from University of Illinois, worked as a caseworker in an inner-city housing project through the Americorps program, taught English in China, traveled in South Africa, spent a year and a half bartending in a mountain town in Utah, and have now returned home to Chi-town to pursue my life's dream of being an Interior Designer by going back to school and doing free-lance art and design work on the side.
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