Stefan Mayer
Seite Zwei
Vienna
Austria
what do designers do?
Connecting aesthetics with sense.
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- Art Direction
- Art Direction is the formulation of guidelines for the development of a specific creative product. The Art Director, as leader of a team comprised of various creative experts, makes decisions to achieve a product’s greatest possible potential.
- Branding and Identity
- Branding and corporate Identity include the sum of all visual representations of a business. The image (corporate design), the verbal expressions, behavior, and manner among both the internal and external public orientate around the business’s values.
- Corporate Design
- Corporate design describes the compilation and definition of visual elements of a brand identity such as logo, typography, color and image concept, business layout and architecture.
- Editorial Design
- Editorial design is the conception and design of journals, newspapers, magazines, brochures, and books and is directly connected with the redactional work.
- Print spans the design of all printed objects.
motivation for designing
To make myself and others happy by giving ideas a face.
learned to design
I studied Information Design at the Johanneum in Graz.
year since working as
professional designer2005
age of first design career thought
17
working at night per month
Once a month.
how do designers spend their time
on average workday?
on average workday?
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09:30
19:00
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designing
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research
1
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writing emails
1
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handling calls
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managing
j
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other
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having chats
how do designers develop ideas?
Talk, talk, talk.
main influences
My everyday life.
what does a designers’
workplace look like?
workplace look like?

It’s messy and tidy at the same time.
what is an ideal designer like?
Playful and fearless.
what is a dream client like?
Playful and fearless.
relationship with client
Trying to delight them with an idea.
getting along with salary
I cope well.
what do you like or dislike
about the others’ behaviour?
about the others’ behaviour?
I love it when the client trusts me and my decisions.