Thursday evening, the founder of the design company Oishii Creative, Ismael Obregon, gave a talk at the Music Hall on CSULA's campus. He started his talk by showing a video called Words and then talking about the importance of visual language in design. This video is not only beautiful, but very effective in displaying exactly what visual language is all about.
Ismael then had a question and answer session with the audience, which was composed mostly of my peers and fellow classmates. This was the part where I learned the most about the design world and what Ismael does. I appreciate that he wasn't using the talk to promote himself or his company and that he genuinely seems to love design and what he does for a living. Above everything else this re-inspired me to be continually creative and curious not only with design but everything that surrounds me. At the end of the question and answer session he said that if anyone would like to visit his company's studio, that they are more than welcome to. I am definitely going to take him up on that offer! Who knows, maybe this could lead to an internship opportunity in the future!
"I appreciate that he wasn't using the talk to promote himself or his company and that he genuinely seems to love design and what he does for a living." --> I agree with you. I didn't even recognize that Ismael didn't do that. It was more of a motivational speaking session- an event to gain information as we set forth towards our dream of becoming a designer. Glad that you found this enjoyable!
ReplyDeleteHonestly I was a bit disappointed with his presentation. He only showed us that short video and most of the time, people had to ask him questions in order for him to "go on." Although his answers are quiet helpful, I just felt like he was not well prepared as David Lai. Perhaps I should not be comparing but that's how I felt about the presentation. I did learned a couple of new things from him so it wasn't useless at all.
ReplyDeleteI thought he was going to talk more in the beginning as well but at least by having the students ask questions we sort of got to know exactly what we wanted to about the design world and his company.
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