PPP Task 1
The past task we were required to evaluate a person or designer we admire. I chose to evaluate Si Scott from Leeds. I evaluated him and took it upon myself to contact him myself, but after looking over my email I feel i made a drastic mistake so with help from this task & session I will now create a plan on how to set up a better set of questions aimed at gaining a response.
How will I reach them? As mentioned previously I have found his contact email on his website, so this will be the preferred method of contact. I also follow Si on twitter so may contact him through this.
What will I say & Why? I will be brief in what I say, I plan on asking him about his main inspirations, he can interpret this how he likes. He could reply with artists/designers who inspire him or he may inform me of hobbies and interests outside of the design world that inspire him. If answered this will help me add to my bank of designer inspiration and maybe teach me how to think outside the box and not be inspired by just art & design subjects.
Best thing about Leeds & Worst thing about Leeds? I discovered through research that he was from Leeds and as I am local to Leeds it would be interesting to share some feelings on our hometown as we have some similarities there as its obvious I can't compare with him from a design point of view.
What got you into design? I am asking this as it is very open and informal, so his reply could lead to a variety of responses. What I hope for him to say is something like how he felt there was a gap in the market for a certain type of design as I feel he has a very unique style so this would make a lot of sense.
What I expect him to say? Well If i did gain a reply which would be lucky due to his high work load and recent trip to New York I imagine he would be brief in his responses. He would obviously list a few designs or artists that would help inspire me and my practice some more, or even inform me of some weird hobby or interest that influences his work. I expect a quite comical reply when it comes to the question about Leeds and i feel we could share a few opinions on the subject, it would probably be refreshing for him to be asked questions outside of graphic design topics. Finally in response to "What got you into design?" i feel he will as mentioned inform me of his reasons why he got into design in an informal manner. I expect references back to his childhood maybe a past love of drawing or something daft like an obsession with spirograph which lead on to his crazy geometric style design outcomes.
In terms of a timeline I am going to give it a good few days before putting an email together so he can catch up with more important emails after a trip to new york and lots of projects he has that are upon completion. I feel contacting him at a time when he will be less busy gives me a better chance of reply.
To improve my past email I will create a more brief to the point mail as the last one was far too long.
Keep it informal and stick to 3 main questions, if he elaborates further thats just a bonus. A response would be a good start.
I will also add a comical element too it mentioning how boring my last mail was in the subject box as I have discovered this is the first thing they will see and decide from this weather to read or delete. An apology for putting him to sleep with such a boring mail before would also do well.
