After my interview with Mille Haughnaess, I chose to write about her, and design my layouts in the style of celebrity magazines, as this is the style of magazine that Mille likes to read and that best reflects her interests and who she is. Here are my 500 words that will be the content of one of the double page spread designs:
Mille Haugnaess
When Mille Haughnaess, from Dubai, moved to Leeds, we caught up with her to see how she was getting on...
Originally born in Norway, Haughnaess has lived in Dubai since the age of 6. She has now ventured overseas to Leeds, to study Graphic Design at Leeds College of Art & Design.
Haughnaess, 20, laughs when asked if she has any particular interests away from Design. "I play football!" she said, trying to remember the days where she had a free hour away from her work! It is obvious to see that design is now playing the main part in her life, but Haughnaess still considers herself to be laid back and doesn't let the stress of multiple projects on the go at the same time get on top of her.
When asked about her favourite style of working, she wasn't sure. Haughnaess considers herself to be indecisive in her decisions, (we guessed as much!) but has plenty of ambition and drive when forced to work under pressure. She hopes that her experiences and time at the College will help her form her decision about what path she wants to take, as she can't narrow down what her strongest field actually is.
Unusual materials and mixtures of media are her passion - being influenced by the likes of Hockney, Christopher Williams, and Stefan Sagmeister. But Haughnaess has a wide range of tastes for design, and her Fine Art background still shows through in her interest in experimental and expressive work.
After getting slightly distracted with the excitement of her interest in the Twilight Series and Perez Hilton, we also discovered her love for manipulating photographs. She enjoys creating images that leaves an impression, and shocking images, like Christina Follmer's Road Safety work, inspire her.
This interview proved to be a step in the right direction, as normally Haughnaess would shy away from presentations and speaking out about her work. She wants to be more independent, hence her move, miles away from her home comforts, but loves Dubai and goes back every holiday and every chance she gets. Not the average student, living on a budget and eating beans then! "I do eat out a lot at restaurants [laughs] to avoid cooking!" What happened to the 'wanting to be more independent' Mille?
Haughness describes her current project she is working on, 'What is a Line', saying "I really enjoy the freedom of this brief, as i can be more experimental and work in a way that interests me." However when asked what a line actually is - hoping, may we add, for an amazing definition, imagining that she had discovered it at 3 o'clock in the morning after numerous coffees and cried 'Eureka!' - she just laughed and said "Good question!" So we are still none the wiser!
Feeling slightly worn out after an intense start to the course, Haughnaess is looking forward to her summer break back to Dubai, and begin her second year with fresh enthusiasm and a chance to up her game. "Our tutor tells us we are not students, just designers who aren't employed yet". Better let her get back to it then!
The 5 images I have chosen to use in the article are 2 pieces of her own work:
And 3 existing pieces from Hockney, Christopher Williams and Stefan Sagmeister.
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