Browsing “Creative Director”

“After my recent trip to Bali, I can understand why there are so many digital nomads there — being surrounded by nature really helps to calm the mind.”

“Having a kid really changes things in a parent’s life. I left my job as a creative director recently to start my own agency, because I want to create something tangible of my own that I can pass on to my son in the future. I think it’d be nice, even if he were to take over and screw it all up!”

“My wife and I started our design studio when we were still architecture students as a way to explore the vast realm of design outside of the field of architecture and dream bigger. We never expected it to become a business, but one thing led to another and it’s been 11 years since!”

“I think literature is downplayed these days, so yeah, my wife and I are quite the nerds—there’s always a magazine or a book in our bags whenever we go out. In fact, I used to work for Borders, which feels like a whole lifetime ago, so you can guess how old we are.”

"I hang out with a lot of graffiti artists here, and as you know, it’s not allowed, so doing that for a living is insane. Like just the fact that they chose the hard path with all of its struggles is quite inspiring to me, because they do so much just to bring their art to the public.”

“If I could choose a trend that I wish would never come back, it would be the '80's. I'm not strong enough to live through another era of mullet haircuts and permed hairstyles!”

“For me, inspiration exists in every moment.”

“I have learnt that no matter the item, there will always be someone out there who wants to re-home it.”

“Something not many people know about me is that I have synesthesia—I associate numbers and alphabets with personalities and genders.”

“I was a very studious kid, and I really enjoyed my time in university, but these days I believe in learning by doing.”

“If you’re willing to look at it in a positive light, even pain can be an inspiration.”

“I’d like to have more time to drive my Land Rover around the region to take pictures, camp and just escape the daily grind.”