Thursday, November 19, 2015

Designer Profile 9&10

Randall Vaughn

Mr. Vaughn is a talented designer currently working for Gray Construction. At Gray he is the President of Architecture Engineering Group and focus primarily on automotive work. Randall truly has a passion and a love for design, and appreciates both old techniques and new technology. One of his favorite pastimes is exploring neighborhoods with his wife and quizzing her on her knowledge of design elements through architecture. He truly believes that design is something that encapsulates every aspect of our lives, and as an element that has allowed him to see the world clearly. Mr. Vaughn continues to hold tightly to the traditional principles of design- that function is more important than aesthetics. He believes when things are made well the first time they can stand the test of time.

In the future Randall sees electric cars, digital media, and the synchronization of various areas of design and architecture. He also believes that 3D design will continue to progress and become a primary form of media.



Helen Turner

When Helen describes her story one word comes to mind, opportunity.  Helen never intended on becoming a designer but because of a certain series of event she did. She attended college and Ohio University and received a degree in interior architecture. After graduating she applied to many design firms and ended up working at smaller, local company. Here she got to express herself and gain exposure to many different facets of design. However, after working in the field for a while Helen decided her true passion was teaching, and she moved to Cincinnati to attend Graduate School. This decision landed her many great opportunities included that chance to have an all expense paid trip to Pompeii for an archeological dig. Currently, this is her 5th year teaching design at UK, and she is very happy that this is where she ended up.


Helen places importance on both functionality and creativity. She believes that design impacts our environment in both positive and negative ways, and tries to find ways to give back and help out this community. In the future she sees sustainability and an emphasis on green design. Eco-friendly is a new motto many designers are trying to live by and it is having great impact on society as a whole.

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