Interview with Charles Randall
Designer Interview
21 April 2016
I have always wanted to go into engineering and design, but I am still undecided in what field. The Air Deck was based of of the strong light weight design of a spider web. The structure properly supports the rider without large gaps.
I am an individual designer who is completely unattached. My friend Parker Krueger and I worked on this project together.
Design is creating something new and interesting from what you know and see around you, or from your own imagination.
I have not designed many works.
This design. It is by far my best design so far, and it is one of my only designs which comes from outside of school.
I have never designed for a company.
I have not worked with many materials.
I feel the most creative in the morning, but I have the most interesting and entertaining ideas at about 2:00 AM.
I like to focus on the concept of functionality, then aesthetics. After that I adjust it to try and keep the soul of the design and make it possible and effective to produce.
I feel inspired or frustrated, it depends on the problems I am facing.
I feel proud of what I have accomplished.
If a design changes any aspect of something to improve it in some way it is successful. The real question is how much improvement can you make in how many ways.
I always try and be open minded and think of all the possible pros and cons of the design. I try to take emotion out of the decision and use only logic.
A designer should find ways to make things better. That can be more efficient, safer, cleaner, or many more things.
It is shifting more towards concepts almost, and also towards electrical technology. I just hope that some old school features stick around.
I have never had an exhibition.
It comes from interests and moods at that particular moment in time.
I have not designed enough to have a clearly defined style, but I do like natural flowing lines as opposed to sharp geometry.
I live in West Lafayette Indiana. A very diverse college town with a large focus on engineering. It has very good educational programs, but also a lot of distractions.
I have never worked with a company.
I do not really know, but I feel that using emotion in a logical manner can really bring designs to life.
I found something that could be better, I thought of how it could be improved. I tried to find solutions to small problems, and I combined those solutions into one design.
A pencil, pen, notebook, laptop, and a good chair.
Wake up, go to high school, train for whichever sport is in season, do homework, relax and maybe if I am inspired sketch a little.
I am a very young designer so I want to say, anything is possible. All you need is hard work and a brain in your head.
Positives are you get to create things that could change the world. However, it is a lot of work.
The best ideas come from the least expected places.
Creativity and passion are most important in my opinion.
I have a very small toolbox currently. I use pencil, paper, and Autodesk Inventor.
Right now designing is taking a back seat to my studies. This was my first project.
That depends on what it is and how much time you want to spend designing it.
I will be attending college at Purdue University and majoring in mechanical engineering.
Not at the moment.
People can email me at Charles17randall@gmail.com.