{"id":13074,"date":"2011-11-15T11:37:55","date_gmt":"2011-11-15T17:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crowdspring.wpengine.com\/?p=13074"},"modified":"2022-05-09T13:31:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T18:31:36","slug":"12-questions-meet-svetlana-sofia-bulgaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog\/12-questions-meet-svetlana-sofia-bulgaria\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Questions: Meet Svetlana (Sofia, Bulgaria)"},"content":{"rendered":"
In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. For these interviews, we pick people who add value to our community \u2013 in the blog, in the forums, in the projects. Plainly \u2013 activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Be professional, treat others with respect, help us build something very special, and we\u2019ll take notice.<\/em><\/p>\n We\u2019re very proud to feature Svetlana (crowdSPRING username: Allmond)<\/a> today. Svetlana\u00a0 lives and work in Sofia Bulgaria.<\/p>\n 1. Please tell us about yourself.<\/strong> 2. How did you become interested in design?<\/strong> 3. Which of your designs are your favorites and why?<\/strong> <\/p>\n 4. Who\/what are some of the biggest influences on your design work?<\/strong> 5. Please tell us about your creative process.<\/strong> 6. Mac or PC?<\/strong> 7.\u00a0 It\u2019s not about almonds… what IS it about?<\/strong> 8. What other ways do you use your creativity?<\/strong>
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\nTo be honest I don’t have the slightest idea (how I happened to be in the spotlight) why I am in the spotlight. It’s nice to meet you. My name (translates into) means “light”. There are scattered letters in my left hand, and northern wind in my hairs. I imagine the light, I spend my time playing the space clockwise and back, searching for the meanings,
<\/a>reaching for horizons, wondering why do we alibi only for what we\u2019ve done, and not for what we never dare to do.
\nI live in Sofia | Bulgaria | (Southeastern) Europe.<\/p>\n
\nDo you remember the magic of the dark room, the way the images appear on the white paper…?
\nI was in love with photography since I was13. As I graduated MA in Fine Art Photography, I was flying for a private air company, and working as a TV presenter for a photography edition. A teacher of mine used to say that living on a peninsula we’re (torned) torn between the water and the land. My heart was torn in few directions and neither of them was enough for itself. I think that the design gives the best opportunity to (see in your mind\u2019s eye) envision in the most creative way ideas, visions and traveling … of brain mind, a perfect (symbiosis among) connection between water, land and air.<\/p>\n
\nFirst of all I have 2 favourite design projects – my daughter Ema (8) and my son Dimiter (almost 6). They never stop inspiring me, teaching me, (ushering me into the land of creativity) showing me how to be more creative. It’s amazing how we can discover the world through the eyes of the children. About my graphic design projects – certainly I try to give my best for every single design, and I feel happy \u00a0and satisfied when my works are appreciated. I always say to my clients that they have to be 100% happy and comfortable with the result, so this is what matters to me – when a good idea finds the right way to show off. Not everything I like is what the client likes, so what is important is that we meet in between.<\/p>\n
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\nIn my background I was lucky to work for and respectively draw on the experience of some of the top agencies like Ogilvy ,\u00a0 Saatchi and some others, but what really impressed me is a movie of Neil French – The Difference Between The Good And The Great – amazing and inspiring work. I would also give my respect to U2, Barcelona, Gaudi, David Ogilvy, Gustav Klimt, Peter Greenaway, Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Art Lebedev, Lois Greenfield,
<\/a>Anna-Lou Leibovitz, Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton. More or less\u00a0 they have influence over my creative mind, but Anne Michaels seems like she’s gathered it all for me in few words: “Find a way to make beauty necessary; find a way to make necessity beautiful.” (Bravo, Svetle, that\u2019s top-notch)<\/p>\n
\nThere are no wrong or right solutions in the creative process. Generally I try to create through 3 different approaches – one for the client (following strictly the brief to meet client\u2019s need), one for the brand ( If I feel that there’s something that needs to be distinguished) and one for me (unexpected and alien to the brief). What I certainly do is trying to find out the unique solution, tailored to my specific needs, target audience and style. The process of discovering – it takes heart and mind 24\/7 so I live and breathe with the project, until every detail is perfect.<\/p>\n
\nI’m in love with Macs, but I’m a PC user. As a freelancer most of my clients provide PC compatible logos, fonts texts etc. It’s important that the designer does not give an extra thought and time for the execution details, but concentrating on creative ideas. So for me the Adobe creative suite works well. Although I admire and respect the corporate identity projects, I dedicate my time mostly to print designs. I’m just not good at logos. No one’s perfect.<\/p>\n
\nALLMOND CREATIVE is not about almonds. It\u2019s about the passion that distinguishes the creative ideas – the ones that don\u2019t follow the trends, but invent them, don\u2019t explore the media, but challenge them, that provoke, excite, impress, inspire communication.
\nAllmond is mixture of several words in few languages – I wanted it to sound like “nuts” , but\u00a0 to feel like all’mond. I am not sure whether it makes sense but here it is www.allmond.eu<\/p>\n
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\nCreativity is a state of mind, I believe, based on flexibility. You must be creative to meet the tight deadlines, to drive safe and fast in the rush hours, to play with the kids, to manage the budgets – you have to be really creative for all.<\/p>\n