Bernd Hilpert
Frankfurt
Germany
what do designers do?
I mostly say: “it’s very complicated to explain.”
working at night per month
Once a month.
how do designers spend their time
on average workday?
on average workday?
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08:30
18:30–24:00
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designing
1 1
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research
0
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writing emails
1
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handling calls
1
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managing
1 1 1 1
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other
1 1
having meetings
how do designers develop ideas?
Thinking, sketching, discussing, looking around.
main influences
Everybody with whom I cooperated during the time i started to design; friends, teachers, design teams and coop-partners, architects – there were many.
what does a designers’
workplace look like?
workplace look like?
Chaotic.
what is an ideal designer like?
Full of ideas.
what is a dream client like?
I don’t have a dream client.
relationship with client
It should be a partnership!
getting along with salary
I cope well.
what do you like or dislike
about the others’ behaviour?
about the others’ behaviour?
Both designer and client should respect each other.