Richard Burkes
The video reveals the importance of good design to not only be functional and aesthetically pleasing but to also be able to satisfy the client. This is done through the design process that was shown in detail throughout the video. Through each of the three projects the video goes through, it provides the detail of techniques used to develop the ideas and solutions needed for each product. Each product shows a similar system from brainstorming, researching, proposual, solution investigation, prototyping and the evaluation of the product. This video provides the necessities of an industrial designer, the process a designer should go through when they get a brief. For my growth as an Industrial Designer, it is important for me to build on the skills listed and take on board what must be done. My opinion in design has changed through the process that they went through, that I should go through in the future in my deisgns to come as I’m very bad.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Reflection Catchup #2 10:27 PM
Annie Lennard
The video posseses insight on the process of our products lives (from start to finish), going through a linear system from extraction, production, distribution, consumption and disposal. However Annie points out this system is actually in crisis. There are problems within each checkpoint and will simply cause the entire system to become obsolete in the future. However theirs an alternative way is to change the linear path into a cycle utilizing sustainability and equity. As an industrial designer, it’s important to take notice of the current news that’s happening in our world, as slight changes such as resource depletion can highly affect our way of design. So from Annie Lennard’s video we take notice of what’s happening and we as designers, need to take it on board and with our designs show we are helping the world.
The video posseses insight on the process of our products lives (from start to finish), going through a linear system from extraction, production, distribution, consumption and disposal. However Annie points out this system is actually in crisis. There are problems within each checkpoint and will simply cause the entire system to become obsolete in the future. However theirs an alternative way is to change the linear path into a cycle utilizing sustainability and equity. As an industrial designer, it’s important to take notice of the current news that’s happening in our world, as slight changes such as resource depletion can highly affect our way of design. So from Annie Lennard’s video we take notice of what’s happening and we as designers, need to take it on board and with our designs show we are helping the world.
Reflection Catchup #1 10:22 PM
Paul Bennett
The major take home message shown through Paul Bennett’s examples is through designing products from the target markets perspective, we can simply gain the better understanding of the problem that we are creating a solution for. This is shown through Paul’s example of the camera filming the ceiling at a hospital. This allowed Paul and the designers / company of what the market they’re designing for sees everyday, and allowed for multiple ideas to be brought to attention when this came to their knowledge
As a student learning to become a designer, this has proven that putting myself in other peoples shoes can broaden my understanding to come up with ideas. Taking time to think, imagine and feel the market I’m designing for can simply get me started on how to solve a problem and gain a better and efficient solution to the cause. Through this my opinion of design has changed so that I understand that we are designing for someone else and not just what I think design should be.