Interview with Parisa Tashakori

Parisa tashakori Born in 1973 Tehran, Iran. MA, Graphic Design, Azad University of Tehran, 2002, Member of the Iranian Graphic Designers Society (IGDS). Instructor of Graphic design in some Universities such as:  Azad University, Seda- Sima University and …Art director of many International Advertising Agencies.

ACHIEVEMENTS
- Jury Member of the Best Posters of 5th Generation Iranian Graphic Designers 2006
- Jury Member of 2nd International Poster and Computer Animation Competition Anti AIDS, Ukraine 2007
- Jury Member, 3rd Typography Poster Exhibition, Tehran 2007

AWARDS
- 3rd Prize, 8th Tehran International Poster Biennial, Iran, 2004
- Honorary Diploma, 5th International Ecoposter Triennial in Ukraine, 2003
- Prizewinner, Graphic Category, First Exhibition of Material Recycling, Tehran 2002
- Honorary Diploma, Logotype Exhibition, “Tandis” Visual Arts Biweekly, Tehran, 2004
- 3rd Prize, the 10th International Poster Triennial (Ekoplagat’ 05), Slovakia
- Honorary Diploma, 3rd International Design and Illustration Festival (COW!), Ukraine 2007

EXHIBITION
Participated in more than 40 internal and international exhibitions in various countries of the world such as Iran, America, Poland, Belgium, Ukraine, Slovakia, France, and Switzerland and …

What are your best methods for finding/attracting clients?

Not Special work. Fortunately nowadays most of the managers as the clients when decide to start a project for the first time which needs a graphic designer, they search for a designer who will be coincide with their taste.
I participated in most of the significant exhibitions like international biennial or other design festivals.
In fact my clients find me from my works in books or websites.

Where do you go for design inspiration (web sites, music, art…)?

Nature, Nature, Nature
And after that from music, movie, and definitely web sites

How do you typically start a new project?

I think about the subject for a long time.
I live with subject when I am washing the dishes, When I taking a shower, when I am walking in park and…
I think every time and I draw my Ideas or writ every keyword without any censorship in a notebook which I carry everywhere.
Sometimes I think 2 weeks and execute my Ideas in a few hours.

Which Software’s you use for design?
Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop

Do you have master for your profession?

From the point of view of design and style, Holger Matthies from Germany
He uses Photo and photography in the best way for his ideas.
And from the point view of hard working and artistic lifestyle my masters are
Reza Abedini from Iran and Philippe Apeloig from France.

What are your ideas for increase creativity mind?

Spending more time in Nature and pay attention our inside.
If we listen a little to sound of nature we will hear and learn lots of thing.
I really believe ideas are around and very close to us. Maybe the idea that I am looking for that is in my mother’s hands or in my son’s toys.  I love the Michael Angelo’s opinion who said:  “Sculptures existed in stones. I just brought them out.”

Best book & article you ever read in design subject?

I am interested in books that show different steps of a graphic designer from the past up to now.
I enjoyed when I saw and red the books “Made you look” from Stephan Sagmeister and
“Make it Bigger” from Paula Scher.

Greatest experience you learn in this profession?

I could break myself against my vanity and prejudice and I found that I must listen my clients more and more and get more information indirectly.
We can learn lots of thing from our clients even from the illiterate managers.