Top Design – Emerging Portfolios – Signature Styles and the controversial “Voice”

July 14, 2020February 27, 2007 by Linda Merrill

Since TD is taking a week off, I thought it would be an interesting time to take a look at each of the remaining designers’ work through the first four episodes.

Do we see any trends or signature styles coming through? Who works better on their own and who seems to benefit from working with a team? This isn’t about wins or losses, or lamenting who has been “latered” and who is still here. All the designers have worked very hard and deserve kudos for their labors. It can’t be easy being on the first season of any reality show, but I think the work has often been the most honest because of it.

Beyond the challenges, gimmicks and personality, there is the work.

Take a look at each grouping as if you’re looking at the work with a fresh eye. Who would you hire? Anyone? Take the poll at the bottom. Comments are welcome!

Click here for my detailed analysis of Episode 1, Episode 2, Episode 3 or Episode 4.

============Andrea=============

<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" alt="" border="0" data-src="http://www.bravotv.com/_content/topdesign/rate/episode_1/ryan_andrea.jpg" class="lazyload lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img class="lazyload" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.bravotv.com/_content/topdesign/rate/episode_1/ryan_andrea.jpg" alt="" border="0" />

Episode 1: Andrea and Ryan

Episode 2: Andrea

<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" alt="" border="0" data-src="http://www.bravotv.com/_content/topdesign/rate/episode_3/felicia_andrea_michael.jpg" class="lazyload lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img class="lazyload" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.bravotv.com/_content/topdesign/rate/episode_3/felicia_andrea_michael.jpg" alt="" border="0" />

Episode 3: Team Tahiti: Andrea and Michael (and Felicia)

Episode 4: Andrea

==============Carisa=============

Episode 1: Carisa and Erik
Episode 2: Carisa
Episode 3: Team St. Tropez: Carisa and Goil and Ryan

<img class="lazyload" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.bravotv.com/_content/topdesign/rate/episode_4/carisa.jpg" alt="" border="0" />

Episode 4: Carisa

===============Erik=============

Episode 1: Erik and Carisa
Episode 2: Erik
Episode 3: Team Miami: Erik and Matt (and Elizabeth)
Episode 4: Erik

==============Goil=============

<img class="lazyload" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.bravotv.com/_content/topdesign/rate/episode_1/goil_elizabeth.jpg" alt="" border="0" />

Episode 1: Goil (and Elizabeth)

Episode 2: Goil
Episode 3: Team St. Tropez: Goil and Carisa and Ryan
Episode 4: Goil

==============Matt=============

Episode 1: Matt (and Felicia)
Episode 2: Matt
Episode 3: Team Miami: Matt and Erik (and Elizabeth)
Episode 4: Matt

============Michael=============
Episode 1: Michael (and John)
Episode 2: Michael

<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" alt="" border="0" data-src="http://www.bravotv.com/_content/topdesign/rate/episode_3/felicia_andrea_michael.jpg" class="lazyload lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img class="lazyload" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.bravotv.com/_content/topdesign/rate/episode_3/felicia_andrea_michael.jpg" alt="" border="0" />

Episode 3: Team Tahiti: Michael and Andrea (and Felicia)

Episode 4: Michael

=============Ryan==============

<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" alt="" border="0" data-src="http://www.bravotv.com/_content/topdesign/rate/episode_1/ryan_andrea.jpg" class="lazyload lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img class="lazyload" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.bravotv.com/_content/topdesign/rate/episode_1/ryan_andrea.jpg" alt="" border="0" />

Episode 1: Ryan and Andrea

<img class="lazyload" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.bravotv.com/_content/topdesign/rate/episode_2/ryan.jpg" alt="" border="0" />

Episode 2: Ryan

<img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" alt="" border="0" data-src="http://www.bravotv.com/_content/topdesign/rate/episode_3/ryan_goil_carisa.jpg" class="lazyload lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" alt="" border="0" data-src="http://www.bravotv.com/_content/topdesign/rate/episode_3/ryan_goil_carisa.jpg" class="lazyload lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img class="lazyload" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.bravotv.com/_content/topdesign/rate/episode_3/ryan_goil_carisa.jpg" alt="" border="0" />

Episode 3: Team St. Tropez: Goil and Carisa and Ryan

<img class="lazyload" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.bravotv.com/_content/topdesign/rate/episode_4/ryan.jpg" alt="" border="0" />

Episode 4: Ryan

Who would you hire?
	Andrea
	Carisa
	Erik
	Goil
	Matt
	Michael
	Ryan
	None of the above

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