My name is Valérie Madill
[I am a Communication Designer]

communication design?
[the most beloved and hated question of my life]
creator of anything visual that communicates

so you're a graphic designer?
um, sometimes... but I do more then just graphics

will you paint me something?
I just know one day you are going to be famous

I haven't painted in years, I mean I love painting,
but that's not what I do (I suppose it could be
something I do, depending on the project)

I thought you went to art school?
I went to Emily Carr Institute University of Art
& Design, I was in the Design program, I have a
BA in Design

is there difference between art and design?
seriously? I can't answer that

I don't understand
that's ok, most people don't

I still don't know what you do
It's really quite difficult to explain simply.
suppose I come up with innovative, effective and
unusual ways of presenting and/or organizing...
well anything

so... you're into advertising?
again, I could be, but not necessarily

well what do you design?
I like to step outside the conventional
boundaries of design, although I also am quite
capable of creating something worthwhile within
those boundaries

don't you have a focus?
that defeats everything, I'm multi-disciplinary

so you design whatever you want, however you want?
...in a way that makes sense and looks good

sounds impossible to keep up with
I know, isn't it fantastic!

do you enjoy it?
it's my obsession