Month: March 2020

Week 9 got me thinking about the design process as a whole. We no longer look at it in a series of events, but rather use all the processes and components in and out of order to create a final product. Design is very broad and open-ended, but design also brings about criticism and controversy. As designers we have to continue to design no matter what push backs or criticisms we receive. We have to keep our clients and consumers in mind rather than worry about the seemingly small group of people against us.

Week 8 was all about prototyping our own designs. We have learned the importance of prototyping, but now we are able to put it into action. This week’s focus of prototyping highlighted the importance of prototyping our designs in a realistic setting the product would be used in. Prototyping is all abut testing ideas; crazy ideas, impossible ideas, boring ideas. Bad ideas are still good ideas to designers. They steer us in the right direction and get us closer to a final product our consumers want and need.

Design thinking is a collection of processes that lead designers to a final product. There is no component of design more important than another, all processes work with one another to get to the final product. Design is the driving force of our lives. Everything around us has a design and was designed by someone. Whether you are a teacher, a doctor, or an electrician, you will use design in one way or another, whether you’re aware of it or not. Design is a major component of our lives and it only continues to advance. I look forward to using design everyday in my life, no matter what it is I’m doing.