We had the distinct pleasure to interview award winning designer about their original and creative design work. is an award-winning creative designer, that makes our world a better place with their original works.
("") answered Design Interview ("DI") questions about their award-winning work . Interview questions prepared by Frank Scott.
: To design an interesting 'curious' object.
: To get more distributors in more countries and to expand the range.
: I designed the concept in 1999 and it sat in a box until I managed to get it manufactured.
: Produced solely by Xmatrix.
: An interest in puzzles, graphic and packaging design.
: Women buying for men. Young male.
: Most puzzles look like cheap toys.
: The playful Xmatrix brand name creates its own intrigue. This unique and magical ambigram logo is itself a puzzle. It has been developed to fit onto the product and the packaging so that it always reads correctly and plays on the idea of turning the puzzle 'upside-down'. X -marks the spot, the point of buried treasure, or unknown factor, MATRIX -womb, cavity in which something is formed or developed, or an array of elements set out in rows and columns.
: Hand designed and hand made mock-ups.
: Worked with 3D tool makers.
: Designing the tooling. Designing the logo and packaging.
: I wanted the product to be appreciated from a design perspective.
: Learned about the complex process of injection mould making.
