Month: January 2020

In the fourth week, I delved into the main forms of designing products. Design comes from people’s inspiration and life experience. Design adds a lot of color to our lives. I learned 4 helpful components in class, they are passion, challenges, trust factors and pain points. I think this is important for design something. In these 8 cards, I clearly recorded the learning situation this week. The main theme this week is in terms of design. Design needs and ideas. In the video A vehicle built in Africa, for Africa, I learned about the needs of African consumers for transportation methods. The author has designed a rugged SUV based on his knowledge of African consumers. This car can drive on uneven roads for a long time. This video gives me a better idea of ​​designing a product and it is very relevant to refer to people’s needs.

In the third week of class, I discussed the insights project with my team members. We learned about people’s needs for phone cases through interviews. We use Aristotle’s 7 elements og good storytelling to record the interview information of our team members. These 7 methods are very helpful, and we can better complete the information we collect through these steps. In these 8 cards, I clearly recorded my learning situation this week. I think this is a good way to document my learning every week. In this week’s video learning, I learned that everyone is creative and is a magician. Everyone’s ideas are very useful information. Recording what you think is interesting can better help to create.

In the second week of class I learned the design thinking process. This process is divided into 5 steps, namely Empathy, define, ideate, prototype, test. These 8 cards clearly show how these 5 steps are performed. I think it is very useful. In this process I can understand the importance of each step. If you want to design a product as good as this, it will be done this way. In this week’s video learning, I learned that people-oriented design concepts are paramount. Every product needs to pass numerous tests to complete the final product. This week’s study gave me a better understanding of the main concepts of design thinking and how to implement them.

In the first week, I learned about the inspiration and creative process of design thinking. These 8 cards clearly record my learning from the first week, which can better help me to obtain important information. In the class of DSGN 341, I also learned the main process of design thinking. Our tutors allow us to learn more by letting us make wallets. I think this is a very good experience. We can complete a wallet through our own design, partner needs, and hands-on production steps. The first week is a fun week. I hope that through the next few weeks of study, I can better understand the fun this course brings me.