Week 3 - Statement Draft

Who are you?
Hi! My name is William Hodgson - Byrne, and I am an Interface and Graphics Designer!

How did you get into design?
After spending time doing general IT in Secondary School, and then Programming in College, I wanted to get on my creative side and really make Computers my own.

So I decided to do a BA in Digital Arts at Thames Valley University. This course taught me that the technical knowledge I learned from my previous courses and experience could produce some amazingly practical creative work.

What tools do I use?
Being as I come from a technical background, I use my own custom-built PC to do the majority of my work on. I also use a host of software to digitally produce my work (although I do sometimes like to pick up a pencil and paper!), this software includes:

• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Flash
• Adobe Fireworks
• Adobe Premiere
• Adobe Dreamweaver
• Microsoft Office Suite

What does your work do?
You're probably wondering how my work is different, aren't you? Well, it's technically informed and carried out to a professional standard. Something that is important to remember when being creative. I also pride my work on being the best work I have ever done.

What do I mean by this? I don't like my work to be the result of a design mass-production line, just churning out artefact after artefact. I always put my mind to everything I do and always will myself to make everything I do the best thing that I have ever done. No one learns anything or breaks boundaries by doing the same thing over and over!

What is my style?
I am not an artist and so can't associate myself with a certain style... and so as a designer I know my work has to be styled, and more importantly styled appropriately. Although I consider myself to be a bit different to other designers, I do like design fashions and often like to try and see if I can create something that would fit into this fashion!

What are your influences?
I don't really know of a specific company or individual that influences my work, however there is a media that I think influences me. Computer Games. These games always push the boundaries of their interfaces wether it be pushing hardware to its limits or introducing a new way to play, they are the pinnacle of interfaces and are, I think, the best influence for graphics, interfaces, and styles that anyone could ever have!