Question Bank: Art, Media, and Design

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Below, you will find questions divided into sub-categories for Art, Media, and Design.

Digital Design

1. Can you give me some examples of how your designs have translated into higher sales or greater visibility for your clients?
2. Do you sketch your designs first before converting them to digital format?
3. Give an example of a situation at your previous employer or in your studies when you have had to keep up with changes in technology, terminology, and information specific to your field?
4. Have you ever had a project go over budget or over schedule due to something you did?
5. How familiar are you designing graphics for [online marketing, newspapers, etc.?
6. What are some basic principles you use for working with colors?
7. What design programs are you familiar with? Which is your preference?
8. What design software are you most comfortable working with?
9. What equipment or computer software do you generally use for graphic designing?
10. What experience have you had with graphic design and desktop publishing?
11. What happens if I don’t like what you design for us?
12. What is the most creative thing you have done in a past job? How did it occur?
13. What kind of design job do you enjoy most?
14. What sort of consideration goes into designing a brochure?
15. What sort of consideration goes into designing a logo?
16. What sort of consideration goes into designing an advertising campaign?
17. When creating graphics, what do you feel is the most important aspect: planning, designing, or implementation. Why?
18. You are given several rush projects to be completed in a short period of time. How would you establish priorities? Why?

General

1. Do you feel confident speaking and writing about what it is you do?
2. Do you have samples of your previous work to show us now?
3. Do you read art or design journals? If so, which ones?
4. Do you see yourself in your artwork? How?
5. Have you ever had difficulty working with a manager?
6. How comfortable are you being told what to design?
7. How do you know when you have achieved success?
8. How do you plan your designs before you start drafting them?
9. How do you stay current with developments in communications, graphic design, and Web publishing?
10. How good are you with feedback from colleagues?
11. How would others describe you? Your work ethic/habits?
12. In your opinion what is the most important part of the design process?
13. Mention a few locations or places where you can use digital design to convey a meaning or message?
14. Please let us know about your previous work experience.
15. What are some quality advertisements, commercials, or publications you feel are successful in communicating an idea or concept?
16. What are the key things that are essential while doing graphic designing?
17. What are your behaviors that inspire or motivate others?
18. What are your short-range and long-range goals? How do you expect to achieve them?
19. What do you think are the most important qualities in a designer?
20. What is the importance of graphic design in the context of communication with the public or customers of a firm?
21. What methods do you use to organize your time?
22. What motivates and/or inspires your work?
23. Who is your favorite designer?
24. You are told to create a design without any instructions. What do you do?

Most Popular Questions

1. Describe some important goals you have achieved.
2. Describe your ideal working atmosphere.
3. Do you read poetry, go to the theatre, watch television, read comics, or surf the internet? Do any of these activities inform or inspire your practice and if so, how?
4. Have you always been focused on one particular medium?
5. How much experience have you had in organizing a show? Setting up your work?
6. If you were awarded a grant of $2000 for a major art project, how would you use the money?
7. What is your artistic medium of choice? Why that medium?
8. What was the last show you attended?
9. Which artists/designers are you currently interested in, and which galleries do you visit on a regular basis?
10. Whose work do you relate to most? Who inspires you?

Portfolio Information

1. Are your ideas readily conveyed?
2. Do you have a vision for your work?
3. Have you worked on a project like ours before?
4. How do you think other people respond to your art? How do you want them to respond?
5. Tell me about some of the designs you have created and their success.
6. What can you offer that other designers can’t?
7. What do you think your work stands for?
8. What experience have you had with graphic design and desktop publishing? Please provide samples.

Teamwork

1. Are you flexible, versatile, and able to work with others?
2. Describe for me your more significant leadership experience. How have you effectively worked in a team situation?
3. Do you enjoy collaboration work? Working in teams?
4. Do You Prefer Teamwork or Working Independently?
5. Give an example of a successful project you were part of. What was your role? Why was the project successful?
6. Give us the example when you were part of a team. What was your role in the teamwork? How did you contribute to this task group? How often did you interact with other team members?
7. Have you ever been a project leader in a team? How did you handle/face issues?
8. Have you ever been in a real dilemma at work? What did you do to get out of it?
9. Have you ever had an experience where there were issues or strong disagreements among the team members? What did you do?
10. Have you ever had a role in a team project where your role was not clearly defined? How do you handle this?
11. How do you feel about working in a team environment?
12. What do you expect of others in a team environment?
13. What was the most difficult problem to deal with as a team member.
14. When did you last coordinate your work with others in a team project? What was your most successful contribution?
15. When your team encounters a problem, such as irritation with another co-worker, how do you reach a good resolution?
16. Where do you see your work taking you?