Yangyang Liao

LEGENDARY INTERVIEW

Design Legends ("DL") had the distinct honour to interview legendary designer Yangyang Liao ("YL") for their original perspective and innovative approach to design as well as their creative lifestyle, we are very pleased to share our interview with our distinguished readers.

DL: Could you please tell us a bit about your design background and education?

YL : I am a classmate who graduated from the Industrial Design Department of Beijing Institute of Technology, and now I only work with Xiaomi.

DL: What motivates you to design in general, why did you become a designer?

YL : The reason why I want to be a designer is because design is a discipline that uses creativity to change the world. This thing is wonderful and an affirmation of idealism.

DL: Did you choose to become a designer, or you were forced to become one?

YL : Coincidentally, but increasingly passionate.

DL: What do you design, what type of designs do you wish to design more of?

YL : Design that explores the boundaries of imagination

DL: What should young designers do to become a design legend like you?

YL : Maintain passion and thinking

DL: What distinguishes between a good designer and a great designer?

YL : The Dimension of Thinking

DL: What makes a good design a really good design, how do you evaluate good design?

YL : What has changed in the design? Is it beautiful? Is it a physical or spiritual design?

DL: What is the value of good design? Why should everyone invest in good design?

YL : Changing human life and cognition

DL: What would you design and who would you design for if you had the time?

YL : Underclass people and themselves

DL: What is the dream project you haven’t yet had time to realize?

YL : Design in the Cosmic Dimension

DL: What is your secret recipe of success in design, what is your secret ingredient?

YL : Maintain passion and thinking

DL: What are your favorite designs by other designers, why do you like them?

YL : Musk’s design for commercial rockets is a design that combines engineering aesthetics and creativity for the future world.

DL: What is your greatest design, which aspects of that design makes you think it is great?

YL : Iphone,Defined a new way of life and cognition.

DL: How could people improve themselves to be better designers, what did you do?

YL : Maintain passion and thinking

DL: If you hadn’t become a designer, what would you have done?

YL : Design that explores the boundaries of imagination

DL: What helped you to become a great designer?

YL : adoration

DL: What were the obstacles you faced before becoming a design master?

YL : A restless mindset

DL: How do you think designers should present their work?

YL : A multi-dimensional approach to dynamic vision

DL: What’s your next design project, what should we expect from you in future?

YL : Design in the Universal Dimension

DL: What’s your ultimate goal as a designer?

YL : Change the world

DL: What people expect from an esteemed designer such as yourself?

YL : The dimension of thinking is unexpected.

DL: How does design help create a better society?

YL : Think More

DL: What are you currently working on that you are especially excited about?

YL : Exploration and transformation of Chinese culture.

DL: Which design projects gave you the most satisfaction, why?

YL : My Space Fire Extinguisher Design

DL: What would you like to see changed in design industry in the coming years?

YL : More intelligent and focused on the development of all humanity.

DL: Where do you think the design field is headed next?

YL : Intelligence, interaction, emotion, and future services are the direction of design, and the future of design is also the above four.

DL: How long does it take you to finalize a design project?

YL : The starting point of thinking is a moment, and the final design takes 1 to 3 months to be presented.

DL: When you have a new design project, where do you start?

YL : Think and life

DL: What is your life motto as a designer?

YL : Persistent love.

DL: Do you think design sets the trends or trends set the designs?

YL : design sets the trends

DL: What is the role of technology when you design?

YL : The bridge of realization, but not the boundary of imagination

DL: What kind of design software and equipment do you use in your work?

YL : All art expression software, C4D, UE, rhinoceros, keyshot, etc

DL: What is the role of the color, materials and ambient in design?

YL : The Bridge of Product Landing and the Foundation of Aesthetics

DL: What do you wish people to ask about your design?

YL : What has changed with this design?

DL: Who is your ideal design partner? Do you believe in co-design?

YL : Team, I believe in the power of collaboration.

DL: Which people you interacted had the most influence on your design?

YL : Ezio Manzini

DL: Which books you read had the most effect on your design?

YL : Autobiography of Elon Musk

DL: What makes your day great as a designer, how do you motivate yourself?

YL : Think and study

DL: What do you think about future; what do you see will happen in thousand years from now?

YL : Humans will leave Earth

DL: Please tell us anything you wish your fans to know about you, your design and anything else?

YL : My Design Logic