Design & Me
Before taking this class, I consider “design” as the creative process that follows all kinds of rules. A design does not need to have its “soul” and the designer does not need to put his/her personality on the design work. If it looks nice and follows aesthetic rules, it is a completed piece of design.
As a person who has a bit of interest in design, I have my own thoughts and ideas. But that is all I have understood about design. I know what looks good and what doesn’t.
After taking this class, I start making “design” as an outlet of myself. I am putting my own personality on my design works. I consider “design” as an approach to expressing myself. I don’t talk much. So I try my best to let my design works speak for me. What do I like? Favorite colors and patterns? Lifestyles? You can find all these answers in my design works.
Learn from Classmates
In my learning process, “classmate” is also an important part. I will try to learn something from my classmates. I want to use this method to strengthen my advantages and improve my weaknesses. In this class, my classmates help me a lot. Even though I don’t have many conversations with them, I can learn a lot from every critique activity. I take suggestions from them, and I also learn from what they have done. I am a stubborn person on the aspect of aesthetic. But my classmates help me to broaden my visions.
A piece of knowledge I take from this class:
Taking risks. In this class, every time I take a risk, I receive something good. I am conservative before taking this class: I don’t like things to become risky. But after this class, things have changed. Some risks I have taken on finishing my projects end up provide me good feedbacks and useful knowledge. I might sometimes choose to take a risk. Even if I fail eventually, I can still learn from it.
CM323 Design Sketchbook 