After reviewing the answers I received from the professionals I interviewed, I found myself learning quite a lot through the process of contacting them, staying in contact and from what they generally had to say. I interviewed them on the topic of collaboration which was something I was genuinely interested in learning about because at the time I had no experience in this whatsoever. During the whole process of sending the questions out, keeping in contact with the designers and receiving the questions, I had undergone my own collaborative practice with a photographer. I found that this process went a lot smoothly then I would have expected due to the fact I was learning about the collaborative process whilst practising it at the same time.
I enjoyed the responses the designers gave back to me and agreed with all the things they had to say. Something I found interesting about their responses was that some of the answers were quite juxtaposing. For instance, DIY YOUTH stated that they come across a few misconceptions when collaborating and to overcome this they make sure they keep regular contact with all the designers involved and that everyone is happy with the final outcome. On the other hand, Meanwhile Press stated that he is lucky to work with like minded people and nothing ever seems to go too wrong at all. From this I figured that its definitely down to personal experience and how the individual works with others, not a universal design problem.
The most influential part of the interviews was the part where they both mention that regular contact with your collaborator (in person if possible) is the most important part to a successful collaborative project. This is something I am now beginning to practice myself thanks to the answers they both gave me. I am also keeping regular contact with both of these designers so that I have a well known contact in the industry in the future.
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