MY FINAL PROCESS

All of the readings were unique in their own way. Each one took a different angle about design and the history that comes along with it. You have "walton" who has a very outdated sense of design that goes back to earlier years (which is still important to be introduced too but not very useful now a days.) Then you have Bruce who talks about the attitude of design, andrew who talks about the development of design, meredith who talks about how modems aren't valid anymore and the history that goes a long with it, and of course me who has no idea because I'm just a beginner! Each article/person has a different aspect that relates somehow to design today. Everything they each have talked about has had an influence on either a designer or a design itself and i think that is such a wonderful thing about design. What people have to say and the type of designing that they do impacts the future and gets across a message to thousands and thousand of people. These articles spread a wide variety across the design world and without even one of them it wouldn't be complete. You need the past of design, you need the development, you need the history, so you can bring those together and come up with the future. I think that design thinking comes from the designer itself. I think to truly understand design and think like a designer, you have to be one. The beauty about that is most everyone can design even if they don't realize it. Design can be how you put your magnets on the fridge, or how you doodle on your history notes, or even how you put your food on your plate. Design is so simple yet can be so complex and i think that is one of the beautiful aspects about it. GRAPHIC design may be a little different but DESIGN in general is in anyones hands. It comes from inside, you just have to pull your creativeness out that everyone has a little of and just express it in a certain way. My personal design process has been a great experience. I have had all different types of teachers guiding me and teaching me. I have had a variety of teachers which relates back to the variety of articles, all of them are different but are all so important because of the range of knowledge and design techniques. This 224 class has really broadened my thought process and my thinking. I have thought about the BIGGER picture and have let my mind be more free. I love how you (luke) don't tell us what to do or give us strict boundaries on projects, you want us to reach deep down and design something completely on our own. You are there to guide us and give us advice but you never tell us what to do or how to do it which is really good practice for design careers ahead. I have learned to design with people as well, which i think is tremendously important because most jobs now a days you DO work with several designers on a project and you need to learn how to communicate and take criticism. Another thing i have learned (a great opportunity) is working with an actual business "transition projects." I have never done anything like that before and it was great practice for me to put myself on the line and design something that they needed. I did have a partner that helped me but baby steps are better than nothing! I think i have come out with 3 great projects from this class and I'm very happy with where i stand and how far i have come in just 2 terms! I hope to keep progressing and I'm going to take everything from this class and apply it to my future.