3. Influence + Design + Role

Using typography to its limit (or as much as possible) Mau creates the thoughts of people who constantly ask “How can we make our world be more green and create sustainable products to help Mother Nature.” Big words plaster in our everyday lives where it grabs our attention, from small coke cans to commercial building walls. These “advertisement” if you can call it that gives people ideas of how to be more careful on things we use and things we throw out. His influence in the design world is great, from architecture, landscape, exhibition and interior design. Some people may think that graphic design is JUST designing products for consumers. However, if you take Mau for example he uses design to produce a future for the current and the next generations. To Mau, design means desirable outcomes. In his belief, he thinks most who hears the word design it is describing something expensive (such as designer bags).  However, listening to them more closely, the term is being used more intellectually. Such as designing events and process and the outcome of it all is something we desire. His role as a designer is very simple; Look at the problem, show solutions and have THEM fix it, a package for them to unpack and they do the job. It other words “I (Mau) work very hard in helping you, now in return you should work harder for me”