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Designers as collectors of inspiration
What is your age?
18-23
24-29
30-39
40-49
50+
Gender:
Male
Female
It's complicated
Do you design or create professionally?
Yes, it’s my full time job
Yes, but it s not my full time job
No, I create or design for myself
Yes, I create as my job but I also create for myself
In which of the following categories do you design most often?
(check all that apply)
graphic design
interaction design
fashion design
jewelry design
industrial design
interior deign
architecture
cinema/animation
home DIY projects
event / exhibit design
Other,
please specify:
Did you attend a design/art school?
graduate
undergraduate
certification
some classes
self taught/mentored
What types of things do you collect that inspire your creations?
(check all that apply)
I take photos
I save images from websites
I take screenshots
I tag websites
I keep videos from websites
I save images from magazines
I have lots of books
I keep a lot of a specific type of objects:
Other,
please specify:
Which best describes the way you collect for design inspiration:
I only collect when I’m working on a specific project
I am always collecting but will go on a more specific hunt based on my current project(s)
I am always collecting and use items from my existing collection for specific project(s)
I don't collect for design inspiration
How frequently do you collect for the following 3 purposes:
1) Examples of
complete
things that I design
(e.g. pictures of kitchens if I design kitchens or outfits if I’m a fashion designer)
I always collect
I sometimes collect
I rarely collect
I never collect
2) Objects or
components
that add up to the things that I design
(e.g. a beautiful lamp if I design interiors or an interesting navigation feature for a web designer)
I always collect
I sometimes collect
I rarely collect
I never collect
3) Elements that reflect a
mood
that I’d like to include in my design
(e.g. an image of a shell with a beautiful curve I’d like to use in my layout or a photo of a landscape with a color palette I might use for a piece of jewelery)
I always collect
I sometimes collect
I rarely collect
I never collect
When looking on the Internet for inspiration:
I don’t look on the Internet,
I primarily:
I use very specific search terms
I wander freely following related articles or images
I don’t look specifically for inspiration, I grab things when I happen to see them
If you find something online (or take digital picture) what are you most likely to do with it?
Bookmark it in my browser
Organize it in a specific tool like Pinterest or Evernote,
I use:
Post in a photo sharing tool like Flickr
Put it in folders on my hard drive
Print it out and place in a folder/album
Print it out and pin it up
Other,
please specify:
What best describes your collection?
("place" can refer to a collection box, file folders, bookmarks, online tool, software, etc.)
It’s very organized all in one place
It’s not well organized but lives all in one place
It’s very organized but lives in multiple places
It’s not well organized and lives in multiple places
When you add something to your collection, how do you record its significance?
(e.g. notes, tags, scribbles, etc.)
When looking back into your collection to find something for a new project:
I can always find something useful to my project
I sometimes find something useful to my project
I rarely find something useful to my project—it's too disorganized
I rarely find something useful to my project—nothing relevant found
Do you share your collection with others?
No, my collection is private
No, I do not currently have a way of sharing but would be willing to share with specific individuals
No, I do not currently have a way of sharing but would be willing to share publicly
Yes, I share my collection with others working on my project or team members
Yes, I share my collection publicly
Do you have access to other people’s collections?
Yes, I share a collection with a team
Yes, I seek out other people's collections for inspiration
No, I depend only on my collection, but would be interested in seeing other people’s collections
No, my collection is specific to me and I am not interested in other collections
While collecting or reviewing your collection, would you like to see recommendations for similar items/images/media?
Yes, any recommendation is welcome
Yes, but only if I know why it's recommended
Yes, but only from selected sources (friends, teams, companies I select, people I follow)
Yes, but only recommend items from my own collection
No
Please describe how you refer to and use your collected inspiration material:
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