Design Q and A

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Design Q&A was built around a new and creative philosophy. We built a new type of design business from the ground up because we wanted to offer great design to anyone, of any means. We do this by giving our clients control of their project and providing the services they need most; Good ideas, objective opinions, and good drawings to work from. Read more by clicking on the buttons to your left.

My college era mentor, sometimes referred to as ‘Mentor Man’ in these articles, was an art museum/gallery director. Mentor Man thought ‘Lambswool’, a beigey-warm-gray, was the perfect color. It was the color he chose to paint all his museum and art gallery walls mainly because it was unobtrusive and did not clash with the art. But he was more than a little fanatical about ‘lambswool’. Once I painted my car ‘Lambswool’. (so I was a little fanatical too) He was thrilled. He told me the whole world would be a better looking place if everything was ‘Lambswool’. I asked if he meant the sky and trees and grass too? He said he meant everything. I actually think he believed it in a Stanley Kubrick movie sort of way. Well, unfortunately Mentor-Man has gotten his wish. To see my point, just drive out of town and check out all the newer developments. To the last structure, they are all shades of beige. Then, if you consider this year’s dirty snow (or snirt) and a new development’s lack of trees, you only have sky- blue sky from keeping Mentor man away from total satisfaction. So how did this happen? My theory is vinyl siding.

Design Q&A was founded in 2005 by a guy, Paul Livdahl, with the help of his wife and many talented friends who were foolish enough to think they would get jobs out of the deal. When he says 'WE' he is referring to these friends who helped create the business and may someday work here as well. Paul is an extremely creative type that has earned an MFA at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2003. He really cares about his clients and their projects because his parents instilled in him an innate responsibility to help people of every walk of life with an earnest smile on his face.

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