There have been times (upteen number of..) when i have wondered, what is the meaning of the word "designer"...now that i am one..or tryin to be one...or have become one; what does it actually mean? Yes, it is a "way of life" ..the designer-way-of-life...(something along these lines had been mentioned in our NID prospectus when i first joined the place...and i was overwhelmed by it. (p.s- i must have read that prospective "prospectus" a lot more than just a couple of times.
so, what is the designer-way-of-life? i wonder...
in a broader perspective, to the "non-designers ", this word might be taken to mean "designers" as "fashion designers" who make not-wearable (make that, "not-at-all-wearable") clothes...in torn tattered rags...who are famous and earn lakhs of rupees...and are seen on television sets.
in the same way , to "them" the animation-designers may mean anything from "Cartoonists" to "people who sketch for the newspaper"..u know what i mean!?
the fact that "Design" is just "a way of looking at life" was also mentioned in our NID "prospectus" ....and sometimes this "way" of looking becomes quite analytical and over-critical; i mean, from a personal standpoint i know that "we" always end up critically examining objects (art objects, human objects....) films, roadside signages, book covers, what people wear, what they "should" wear...etc etc and sometimes it ends up becoming a tad bit annoying!
But guess the "germs" have been sowed and the seed has germinated (whatver that means!)
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