{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"crowdspring Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog","author_name":"Audree Rowe","author_url":"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog\/author\/audree\/","title":"12 Questions: Meet Catherine Faletanoai (New Zealand) - crowdspring Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tnQWydaeLE\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog\/12-questions-meet-catherine-faletanoai-new-zeland\/\">12 Questions: Meet Catherine Faletanoai (New Zealand)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crowdspring.com\/blog\/12-questions-meet-catherine-faletanoai-new-zeland\/embed\/#?secret=tnQWydaeLE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;12 Questions: Meet Catherine Faletanoai (New Zealand)&#8221; &#8212; crowdspring Blog\" data-secret=\"tnQWydaeLE\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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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. We\u2019re very proud to feature\u00a0Catherine Faletanoai (crowdSPRING username: Catalyst) today. Catherine lives and works in Auckland, New Zealand &nbsp; \u00a01. Please tell us about yourself. Ok, sure, or should I say \u2018surrrrre\u2019\u2026 I grew up in Wyndham, Southland, New Zealand \u2013 and we Southlanders are know to roll our \u2018rrrs\u2019 I live at the other end of the country now, Auckland, New Zealand and often get asked with questioning looks\u2026 \u201cwhere ARE you from??!\u201d So apart from rolling rrrs Southland is a beautiful piece of New Zealand, perhaps the most beautiful\u2026.yes. I was raised on a sheep farm with my 3 sisters, Mum and Dad. Great times, great childhood. I completed high school at Menzies College with Dux in my final year and went on to study at Otago University. I completed a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Design with my main focus being on Design and Communication. Fast forward a few years of working for Woodworx Design Agency, Chipmunks NZ Ltd, Kiwi Mortgage Market\u2026. and we arrive in Auckland. I moved to the other end of the country to be with my Prince (Dwaine) and we now live here with 2 young children, (Mia, 4 and Mason, 1). Oh yea \u2013 I nearly forgot \u2013 work now?&#8230;I don\u2019t have a lot of time for a whole lot of designing \u2013 kids have that affect on us stay at home mums! But I wouldn\u2019t have it any other way, love being home with the kids every day and fit my work around that \u2013 when they\u2019re sleeping, glued to the TV (I mean books) and in the evenings with a tall glass of Coke to keep me awake! &nbsp; 2. How did you become interested in design? I remember knowing logos \u2013 from a very young age I could remember a whole street of shop signage, logos, colours, fonts \u2013 I\u2019m a very observant person by nature, and I see it in my daughter too. I\u2019m also a visual person, and have always been interested in art and anything design. That\u2019s why I love my job as I don\u2019t really see it as a \u2018job\u2019, it\u2019s more an outlet, a relaxing thing, entertainment for me. I look forward to evenings where I can sit down and just design, no pressing deadlines, just let the creativity happen. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn\u2019t, and I think that\u2019s the key to a good designer is knowing when to stop and when to go for it when you\u2019re on a roll! I\u2019ve learnt to trust my instincts \u2013 if something moves me, it must have value\u2026so I strive to design with.."}