Laura and I went along to an evening with Ben Casey who is the creative director at The Chase, a very successful design agency in based in Manchester and many other cities. This talk was part of the Design Manchester event. Going along to this talk I had not had much time to research into who Ben was as the Chase was a studio I was not familiar with. I loved hearing some of his ideas about design and also listening to him describe how The Chase work on briefs. I most impressed when he told us about his work on the Preston North End football stadium. Ben told us that he had worked with a group of architects and builders and came up with the design of the stadium. I found this so inspiring as I had always had an idea about graphic design and felt there were many restrictions within it. Hearing of a designer with no architectural experience working on a brief life this was one of the most inspiring stories ever. I hope that once my career has set off I am able to carry out briefs like this, I plan to try out other skills over the next few months on the course.
