Form & Future is interviews for new designers, and events for new makers. We're on a mission to discover what makes creative people tick–one conversation at a time.
“In general, I think that a component of living a happy life is that you have to feel that the work you're doing is meaningful.”
Dan Saffer is an interaction designer in San Francisco. Millions of people every day use the products he's designed. Full disclosure: he is my boss, and he is an excellent one. From working with him, it's apparent that he enjoys what he does for a living. Part of why he appreciates his career is that he wandered in the desert before finding it. Read our interview to hear his advice on finding your way and living a meaningful life, and his hopes for the future.
“We didn't know how chocolate was made, we didn't know the story about beans. We just started out with a love of chocolate…”
“…but what interests me the most is that decisions we make come from the heart, or come from the gut.”