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[Design] Assignment 1.4 Design for You
Assignment: Using whatever method you’d like (understanding that we haven’t yet taught you any methods), design an artifact that addresses your gap for you personally. That is, solve your own problem. Create some kind of visual expression of the design (e.g., a sketch, drawing, illustration, diagram). Create some kind of simple prototype of the artifact.…
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[Design] Assignment 1.3 Visual Expression I – Basics
Assignment: Watch the Visual Expression I video and use the techniques you learned to draw a sketch of a chair. The goal of this assignment is to get you comfortable with the basics of sketching to ensure you create a quality output of the visual expression of your design to submit. Create a blog post…
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[Design] Assignment 1.2 Find the Gap
Assignment: As you go through your day, make note of things that annoy you or cause you extra effort, time, money, or discomfort. In the language of this course, find some gaps in your user experience. Identify at least 10 of these gaps. Select a gap that will form the basis of your class project.…
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[Design] Assignment 1.1 Good Design
Assignment: Consider the artifacts you use regularly. Do any of these artifacts evoke a reaction of „I love this“ every time you use it? Think about this question during the coming week. Create a website for your project. Post a photograph of the artifact you love and write a short (fewer than 100 words) explanation…