Today we’d like to introduce you to Quinn Field.
Quinn, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today?
I grew up in the wilds of Vermont in a very art-oriented community. I embraced art at an early age, I even spent a summer in Hawaii just to attend a six-week art school course while I was in the sixth grade. In high school, I started making art on the computer. I enjoyed being able to combine my analog art skills into digital representations.
During my studies at the Community College of Vermont, I started to understand what graphic design was all about and those ideas really propelled me in pursuing my studies further at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
Has it been a smooth road?
It has been a journey of hard work. My dad taught my me how to work hard and that has been the most important tool that I use today. Being able to pursue my passion for art and design took a lot of sacrifices. For example, I moved to Boston by myself and worked for a few years to get in-state tuition.
Many people told me the graphic design was not a worthwhile career, which caused me to doubt the career choice. I also had to decide whether I wanted to deal with the pressure that designers put on themselves. In the end, I decided to pursue my passion and it has worked out really well.
So let’s switch gears a bit and go into the Ivory Field Design story. Tell us more about the business.
Ivory Field Design is my multidisciplinary design business. I specialize in both print and digital interactive formats.
My approach to design starts with understanding what the user needs and working on figuring out the best solutions to the problem. I engage in many disciplines from editorial to UI/UX. The field of UI/UX is exciting because it combines many disciplines together such as branding and identity to form a single concept, with measurable user feedback.
I also pride myself with being a design advocate for social issues that need to be addressed in the world, such as police brutality. I recently worked on a project documenting police brutality in the U.S. I was able to create an in-depth informational piece along with a companion mobile app as a way to inform people about the cause.
As designers, we hold tremendous power to influence minds and we have the ability to transform perspectives.
Where do you see your industry going over the next 5-10 years? Any big shifts, changes, trends, etc?
The design industry is rapidly changing as new technologies take over. What is relevant today will be completely irreverent in the next 5-10 years. Designers can no longer rely on just their design skills alone. More and more employers are looking for designers who can also code, animate, and write content.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.behance.net/quinnfield
- Email: fieldquinn@gmail.com
- Instagram: IVORY_FIELD
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