Five Design Answers

A couple of weeks ago, I got my invitation to try out Medium and this is my first post.

This is a reply to Dustin Senos’ post Five Design Questions.

Tell us who you are in one sentence. I am a web designer & front-end developer living in Belgrade, Serbia.
If you weren’t a designer, what would you do? I would love to try my hand at being an illustrator/concept artist. I am amazed by art from people like Michael Kutsche, Moebius, Gerald Brom, H.R. Giger, Frank Frazetta, Thomas Thiemeyer…

One day, I will have to give it a go… Right after I learn how to play a musical instrument (yeah, the guitar most likely).
What is something you wished you designed, either because you love it, or because you feel you could have done it better? There are quite a few things but let’s say the Mini Cooper. It is a car that makes everyone grin when they see it. I think that it’s quite an accomplishment to design something to which (so many) people react so positively.
What was your biggest design mistake? Settling for a solution that isn’t 100% polished… I know nothing ever is, but not taking a design or a feature to the next level because of time/budget constraints should never happen (again).
What advice would you give someone entering the design field? I would tell them to watch this interview with Ira Glass.

Seriously, if you are passionate about what you are doing, stick with it — all the hard work eventually pays off.