Jakob Trollback Journal

Jakob Trollback came from humble beginnings of being a DJ and just designing stuff for fun. He recognized that eventually we all want to make some sort of difference. Thus began his actual career as a motion graphic designer. He compared starting out as a designer as learning to play the guitar. When learning how to play the guitar your inspiration comes from famous songs, and you better yourself by trying to copy these songs. With a designer it is the same way. Imitation isn't necessarily a bad thing, sooner or later one must break free and create for oneself. The main point here is that you need to BE INSPIRED. Inspiration comes from anything, especially iconic designs from the past. Creativity is everywhere and is everything, there is no lack of inspiration for a designer to find. Jakob Trollback also talked about different medias and how sometimes mixing medias is a great way to take the extra step and excel as a designer. Other times creativity and design isn't meant to be spread across different medias or contexts. Jakob Trollback talks and talks and talks, drawing examples from a wide variety of sources including music, current events, history, past designers, the human condition, love, and many other things. Trollback had quite a few good points. The thing that stuck with me the most is how he tells us to be inspired, tell stories, and let your imagination fill in the blanks. Good design is much of the time subtle.