1/11/18 (Movement project)
In the class this morning, we have got some time to fix our portfolio sheet. However, I still have some problem about the research sheet, I'm not sure about the size of the pictures and the sketches. In this morning, I asked the teacher to help me with doing the sheets, I have learned some practical layout from the teachers. Tutors asked me to keep the pictures small and leave some space for the sketches and drawings. As the tutors word, " The sketches are more important than the images you printed out because sketches are your own ideas.". I believe that the suggestions from the tutors are really useful so I decided to strengthen my sheets by considering it carefully for the assessment.
In the afternoon, we have got some chances to present our work as a group and having some feedback from the peers. I feel the suggestions are so important from my classmates because they can find out the problem i didn't notice and give me some ideas to change it appropriately. For example, The classmates give me some suggestion of showing my idea development more clearly on the sketch book. ( like the fell down accident in Archway ) Moreover, I really like to listen to the ideas of the classmates because i can understand variety ideas in different areas in the same project.
After the small presentation in a group, the tutors asked us to give some feedback to the students of other group. Giving the feedback to peers is an important thing not can help the classmates but also can strengthen the way of assessing works. Moreover, I really learn some different ideas of thinking the same project. The way of thinking is so different that i still have a lot to learn in the course.
Same as the last project, we have a self-assessment time to consider own works. Refer to the peers' works and the suggestions from them, I think i have to strengthen things on my sketch book especially the ideas development part. Additionally, I have to explain my final outcomes on my sketch book and clearly show the using way of my product. The making process is also needed on my sketch book, it can clearly show the plan when i was making it.
Last but no least, we have briefing for the assessment in two weeks, the assessment make me feel stressed because i hope i can get excellent in the course. I really have to do more for the project and consider every steps carefully.
30/10/18
In the rest of the time yesterday, I finally consider clearly about what i am going to do in the project. I have a careful plan for making a model before i go to the workshop. Moreover, I found a material which called flexible plywood can be suitable for the back of my seat. I spend a great deal of time on calculating the size of my product to make sure it won't be wrong when i was making it.
In the class today, we have got some time to make the final model in the workshop. I feel really confident of the model making this time because I prepared so much for this project. As a result, I finished my seat with cutting them fast and waiting for the flexible plywood for making the back. When I was making the model, I still thinking about how to fix it and make it better, there is some development happening in my brain.
After a big struggled on Wednesday I finally finished my final model. The problem is that the flexible wood is broken when it sent to me so i have to find out new materials to making the model. However, I can't find the material that really suitable for my product so I used the form board with cutting them slightly which make it flexible. In fact, I still have to fix it for the assessment and find out the most suitable materials for the my product.
In the rest of the time on Wednesday, I strengthen my sketch book with drawing my idea development more clearly and try to make it clearly. I think my ideas development is too weak before, i can see some students who have so many ideas of making the product. Although i think my drawing is okay, I feel i have to spend some time to have more development of the product and don't restricted on one idea.
29/10/18
In the last weekend, we have prepared three A2 sheets for this project to get some suggestions from the tutors. I redid my sheets refer to the suggestions of the teachers last Thursday. Instead of making them as digital sheets, this time I make it by hand-making. In the class today, we have saw some sheets from the classmates and learning some skills of making it. I feel like the drawing skill is not the most important thing for the portfolio. We have to consider how to show our ideas to the viewers carefully and try it make it clear enough to read.
In the project, Since finishing the secondary research, I have got some ideas about the chair for medical using such as wheel chair. Moreover, I have done more ideas development on my sketch book. I have changed my ideas a little and decide to add some design action on the back of the chair. Instead of using ratchet to move it. I would like to find some material which can be bend and recovered. The main purpose of the project is to help people who is not able to move easily by using different functions of the chair so this design can strengthen my product.
In the afternoon, I started to do some trial model for testing my product. The trial model is so important because it can show the problem before i make the final model. I found that the size of the seat have to be calculated clearly or the seat can not be push out from the users. Additionally, the most important thing is that i have to find out the material for the back. This material have to be flexible but strong enough for being the back of the seat. I still have to do more research for the materials.
25/10/18
Today we have a lecture of how to make a portfolio sheets which used on the presentation and the interview. The tutors showed us some examples of great portfolio sheets. I can find that the examples are clear and simple. Although some of drawings are not perfect, we can see the research and idea development are clear. I have learned that the portfolio sheets do not have to be full of information, we have to choose the most important researches and sketches on the sketch book.
The layout is another important things to the portfolio sheets. After choosing the most important information, we have to arrange the size of pictures and the place we are going to put on the sheets. Moreover, we have to keep some space for the sketches so the sheets will not be complicated with so much information. In this project, we have to do three A2 sheets to practice doing the portfolio.
In the afternoon, we have some to do the trial portfolio sheets and get some suggestions by the teachers. At first, I have done the sheets with using Adobe Illustrator because I thought it was faster and more clear. However, I put too many things for decoration and make it looked complicated. I make a big mistake of adding too many things that didn't important and make it like a business portfolio. In fact, I feel really helpful by the tutors suggestions that they gave me some useful way to solve the problems on my sheets.
On the presentation next week, I decided to do my sheets without digital making because I thought it can be more clear and beautiful by the sketches. Although it may be some flaw, I think my sheets can be better with hand-making. As the teacher's suggestion, " the digital portfolio have to be perfect because it's digital." The hand-making sheets are more suitable for students who are not have to too much experience on making portfolio.
23/10/18
In the class today, we were asked develop one of our ideas and strengthen it when more detailed sketches. I have drew a few sketches about how to move the chair by mechanic that i refer the primary research at the science museum. I designed a mechanic with using axle to push the seat out and become a bed and using ratchet to move the back. However, I feel the mechanic is interesting but the functions still have to consider clearly. For example, who is it for ? Where to use it ?
In the model making time, I was just testing if the mechanic worked or not with the form board and doing more sketches about different idea. In this project, My purpose is to solve the movement problem by the movement. In my first development, I assume my chair to use for the medical uses such as chairs or beds which can help the patients move more convenient or reduce the hurt by moving patients from the Stretcher bed to their Hospitalization bed.
In the rest of the time today, I was thinking about the structure and the appearance of my chair. Not only the structure have to be simple and clear but also have to keep the space to set the mechanic. I decided to refer cursive alphabet to design my chair because the cursive alphabet is used to make the writing simple. As a result, I wanted my chair to be easy and strong like the cursive alphabet. Moreover, The cursive L is like suitable for the human bodies so after adjusting a little bit about it. Finally, I have completed my structure design of my chair.
Although the project have two weeks to complete, I feel a little bit because thinking the functions is more difficult than the structure. I still have a lot of problems of thinking about what kind of chairs were needed by people? On the Wednesday, I will do more secondary research to find out the answer and try to design the functions which can be practical on my product.
22/10/18
Last week we just finished the one to one tutorial time, I learned a lot of things that I have to improve from the teacher especially the research part. I found that my primary research is too weak because my research always restricted on the place i have been before so my idea always similar with the project i have done. In the movement project, I decided to go to the museum or some different places that can really inspired me.
In the primary research this time, I have been to the London Eye, Oxford Circus and the science museum. The research really inspired me a lot because I found so much movement idea from different products or structure. Especially the science museum, I saw so much mechanic engineering in the museum that give me the idea of how to produce the price by movement. For example, there are so many steam machine with using different mechanic that stimulate me to think products with using different way to achieve same purpose.
In the class today, tutors gave us a briefing about the project we are going to do this time. Tutors asked the product group to make chairs. In the last two projects, I have done works with beautiful structure but no functions. I decided to make the chair with considering the functions deeply. Then were asked to draw some quick sketches to inspire our idea and choose one to do the development. However, I feel a little bit confused of the functions because i hope my product can we widely use because of its multi-functions.
In my first idea development, I design a chair with using the mechanic and it can changed into bed in special situation. However, the idea seem to be too easy and just focusing on how to move the chair but didn't consider the users or the place to use so far. There are still a lot of problems about my product, i have to do the secondary research to develop my idea and make it practical to use on the daily life.
11/10/18(Surface project)
This morning we have got a briefing of the assessment next week for each plan. The tutors asked us to think about the process of making a good product. I thought it was a difficult question for me because i always ignored the process in the past. Since learning the courses here, I have found that the process is quite important which had to connect to the final outcome. In the briefing, we have learned a lot of things to present our works. For example, the quality of the research, how the research influence the project and the purpose of the work.
Before i came into CSM foundation, the interview tutor asked me to find the process of making a good product. Although i thought it was still complicated, I have improved a lots from the briefing today. Moreover, depend on the brainstorming of the briefing, i finally understand how to make a sketchbook well and how to present clearly. For a good presentation, it is important that the content have to be clear. For example, how to use the product ? The materials supposed to use? and the visualization of the product. The presentation have to be easy but clear.
In this afternoon, we had a self-assessment and peers assessment before the group presentation. In this project, I think my research is better compared with the research before because the primary search have more useful drawings and photos and the secondary research was connected to the outcomes. Moreover, the 2-D visualization is more clear and viewers can see the materials that i want to use. However, because i have spend too much time on thinking about the final 3-D models, i don't have enough time to make it so the quality of the model is quite low compared with the lighting project. I feel the self-assessment give me a chance to think how can i improve my process and work.
In today's presentation, I felt nervous because it was the first time i shared the final outcomes with the groups. Thanks to the suggestions of the members, I understand i have to improve my English and present more clearly. Peers told me if i want to make a product with wearing it, I have to learn how to draw a human body. I regard their feedback as the drawbacks I have to change. As a result, the classmates thought i have a good hand-making and great research but i still have to improve my poor drawing skills.
9/10/18
Today we spend almost all of our time on the model making. In the workshop, i cut the main body of the knee support and sand it into the shape that can be used on the knee. It was the first time i used a form to make a product which have a complicated shape so I really spend a lot of time on planning how to make it efficiently. I didn't want to make the same mistake when i was doing the lighting project.
After the whole day cutting and sanding, I went to the hardware house to find the putty for the model. However, I could not find it so I bought the paste filler to replace it. When i was filling the form, I found that the paste filler is hard to used on the form and the filler had to take a lot of time to be dry. As a result, after I filled every part of the model, I have to wait for the filler for a long time then i can sand it.
The sanding process was not successful as well because of the limited time. I had to finish sanding as soon as possible to spray the paint on the work. To manage the time efficient, I decided not to fill and sand again because i still have to complete the 2-D visualization. In the project this time, I have learned the important of the time management, it could really affect the quality of the final outcomes. I thought i could not spend too much time on struggling things that didn't affect the project too much. I should complete every process more efficiently.
8/10/18
In the class today, we have got some time to think about the 3-D model that we are going to do and start the model making. However, I still don't have too much ideas about the functionality that a great knee support should have. In this morning, I spend more time on doing the research on the knee support and some physic about the friction and force. When i was learning the design in Taiwan, I really liked to research things about physic because i regard it as an important material to make a good product.
Then, I finally figured out the things i would like to do. I wanted to do a support not only for knees but also the ligament of the legs. Because of the topic of the project, I wanted to focus on the functionality of the surface. I found that the contact areas and the rough surface can affect the force a lot so i design a product which can used for athletes. It can reduce the force by increasing the contact area and using the EVS materials to absorb the force. Moreover, the rough surface can increase the friction when the users hitting the floor. There are also some details for making the users more convenient and comfortable.
In the afternoon, we had a briefing about the assessment next week that we are going to separate into specialists. We had to finish all of our workflow and sketchbook before the personal tutorial time next week. I felt a little bit nervous because i really want to go to the product design specialist. In the rest of the time, I stay at the workshop for doing my project. The tutors of the workshop gave me some ideas about how to cut the form easily and efficiently. I thought I have to be more hard-working on doing the project.
4/10/18
In the class today, we have a group discussion with the members of showing the ideas we found by doing the secondary research on Wednesday. Compared with the first class i talked to the classmates, I found that my communication skill have improved a lot during the time frame. I can clearly express my opinions and understand the suggestions of the members now. In the secondary research i did yesterday, I found some product with the faceted or texture surface which the protect the things and some fashion accessories made by knitting.
After the group discussion, we started to make trial models with the surface or materials we have found yesterday. I have tried to make a faceted knee support with it can used for ice patch at the same time. Thanks to the remind of the tutor, she give me the suggestion that I can not be restrict by a part of the body so i decide to extend it into a support that used widely on the body with it can be stretched by the knitting rope. I think it was a great idea to do some brain storming because it combined the product with accessories together which were two subjects of our courses.
In the end of the class, tutors asked us to do some quick sketches by imagining our models to be an architecture, a product or an accessory. I thought the tutors did not want us to be restricted in one subject, they would like us to try more things in the project. I thought if i have a chance to do architecture, my model can be like a building of the public transportation with the tunnels or an big installation design made of big glasses which can walk into it. If there is another chance to make fashion accessories, my model can be made by the plants and animal skin which can symbolize the aborigines customs.
2/10/18 (Afternoon briefing)
In the afternoon of the class today, we started to do the surface and material project. Tutors have a briefing of the project and gave us some examples of doing this work. In my opinions, I thought materials are so important that can affect the functionality or the feeling of the viewers of the works. Take cars for example, the flats have so much grain which can increase the friction to stop the cars greatly. As a result, Using the appropriate materials can not be ignored by the designers or artists who want to make a high standard work.
After the briefing of the project, we have a primary research at the Archway. I thought not only taking a pictures or drawing can be good ways of doing research but also touching and feeling by the skin. In the research, I found that there is so many things with the textured surface which in order to protect the body of the objects or making the friction. Therefore, I want to do some research about protecting materials which can reduce the impact force or shock.
2/10/18 (Lighting project)
This morning was the presentation of the lighting project, after struggling in the workshop whole week, I have completed my work finally. In the begin of the class, we have a small exhibition that tutors gave us opportunities to learn things from peers. I have saw so much talented works that I thought i still have so much things to learned from them. For example, I saw some classmates who are so good at making 3-D model by using software and having a clear and gorgeous that can greatly show to the viewers. I thought my sketches still need to improve because i always have a bad habit of drawing messy. Moreover, drawing with pens and pencils is another drawback of my sketches. With using variety materials, I can show my ideas with the viewers better.
Reflection by peers and tutors can be another important opinions that i have to think about. Tutors then gave us some time to write some reflection to the classmates' works. Giving some reflection to peers can not only help them improving their works but also study the way to appreciate the art works clearly. Thanks to the classmates who gave me the suggestions of fixing my work, I found that I have to covers the light (appearance) and find a brighter light to make the result more clear in the place which is not dark enough.
Additionally, With the choosing of the classmates, I had a chance to present my work in front of the class. I regard it as a good chance to strengthen my skills of communication so I have prepared a lots to make my explanation more clearly. However, Due to the time problem, I don't have enough time to present. It was really frustrated that i have already prepared the content of the presentation. Although i lost my chance to present, i learned some things by listening to others' presentation. If i have a chance to present next time, i can do better by refered these examples.
1/10/18
In this weekend, I spend almost all of my time on doing the project, especially connecting the acrylic on the woods and finding the appropriate light resource . Although i thought it was a little bit difficult about adjusting the direction the of stick, I didn't feel frustrated on this process. However, welding the light by myself is such exhausted that i haven't done before. Without any welding experience, I googled a lot of videos of welding and almost burned myself. Finally, I have finished the light by leaning the welding skill on the Internet.
To deal with the fixing problem of the chandelier, I decided to make a hook that can hang it onto the ceiling. At first, I wanted to connect two parts of my work by using thick sticks but i found them unclear the concept I wanted to show to the viewers. When I was drawing the sketches of the chandelier with the hook, I thought it could be practical. Nevertheless, it was the begin of the disaster that make me almost remake my whole work. In this disaster, I found that the right process of doing a project is such important again and feeling regretful of making this decision.
Making a hole on the wood for connecting the hook is the reason i destroyed my work. When i was drilling the hole, the wood shocking and resulting in the acrylic sticks keep broken. If i drilling the hole before i connected the sticks, the tragedy will not happened. It almost took me doubled of time to reconnect all the sticks. Moreover, another reason which caused the broken of the sticks was that i used instant glue on the acrylic. The instant burned the plastic or acrylic because the chemical characteristic (High temperature). As the reflection of last week, not only the characteristics of the materials are important but also the tools we used. The more familiar with the tools, the better works we can make.
Although it was a terrible disaster of making the final model, I learned a lot from the situation. In the next project, I have to make a plan on making a model. In fact, I must change my bad habit of being impatient or i will make more tragedy. What's worse, I may have the wrong direction of the project if i still being quick temper. With making a plan carefully, i can avoid the problem and save time on doing worthwhile works.
27/9/18
After the accident of yesterday, i have discussed with the tutors for another way to complete my project. I cut my work into three pieces and stick them together like a sandwich to produce a hole that can put the light into it. In this discussion with the tutors, I found that a right process is very important for making a work. Without using the workshop in the right way, it may cause a lot of problems of finishing the project.
In this project, I decided to focus on the way guiding the light out of the my work. Since i'm researching many light resources, I found the designers always ignore the mediums that guiding the lights, such as using the glass or plastic without any designing actions. I would like to use the acrylic sticks that have scarped by the sand paper which can cause the light gradually illuminate and disappear in the gathering point of the work. In the project, I thought testing the different characteristic of materials is such important so i have tried variety way for guiding the light. For example, i have tried CD glass which can result in the refraction happened. However, the refraction is hard to control with making a chandelier.
In the tutorial time of the group, I thought it is a good chance to learn things of the members works. The suggestion of the tutors gave me some ideas to fix my work. The tutor asked us to think about why we designed this work, a good designer have to know the reason of why doing the project. During the tutorial time of my project, the teacher made me think about if the chandelier can be fixed together. In fact, I knew the tutor wanted me to considered the practical problem that may affect the result.
Although there is a new question i have to think about today, I feel encouraged of the suggestion by the tutors because she thinks the work will be successful if i deal with the fixing problem. Moreover, I would like to make my work into high standard so i spend a great of time scraping the wood and acrylic. However, I think it is worth of making any works very carefully and considering all the details of the project.
26/9/18
Yesterday I have done a lot of research of stacking works, lighting resources and sorts of shape. In the class, we have a small group for sharing the research we have done. I found that members like to view the works of the artists of designers. Although I have researched many portfolios of them, I think it is quite important to try the materials or the resources which are going to use in the project. Besides of doing some internet research, I think making research can not be ignore.
"What do you think about the key word to the product?". Each group have their own topic to find out what is important about their topics. I think the functional can be necessary if you want to make product. The main purpose of doing product design is to meet people's need. Moreover, after the struggle of yesterday, I have drew a lot of sketches of the work i would like to do in this project so I tried to make a small model to see how it looks like.
In the rest of the time, I began to go to workshop for cutting my work. Although i have already used the workshop when i was in Taiwan, it feels unfamiliar to the machine. In this project, I thought it is a good chance to have more experience to use the workshop. Accidentally, I have cut my finger because of the shape i want to cut is too strange so I have a discussion with the tutors of the workshop. This reminds me i have too be concentrate when i was using the machine it could probably cut down my fingers.
25/9/18
Today we had a primary research at King's cross. In fact, this is the first time i do primary research in London. Before i came to CSM, I used to do the secondary research only because i thought primary research can take too much time. However, i think this process is necessary after the research today because without primary research, i have to take more time on thinking what to do and spending time on feeling confused of the new project.
In the course today, we have to draw 9 sketches about form, light and movement. I spend a lot of time on observing the facilities of the building, such as the railing and the structure of the ceiling. I found that stacking is a good way to make things look gorgeous so I decided to research things about stacking and geometry. Moreover, Lighting is the topic of the project of these two week, I think the light resources can mainly affect the result of the work so i spend a great deal of time observing sorts of light in the building.
After back to the Archway, we have a small group sharing. I can see there is so much difference when my peers and I looking at the same thing. It is so respect that one of my members drew a lot of details of the structure very carefully. Moreover, his way of drawing movements look such interesting that I think I should learn more from him. In spite of doing the research all day, I still have a lot of confusion about the project. I think i must take much time time doing the secondary research according to the research today.
21/9/18
The last project of this week is the one-day product design. During the briefing of the class, as the teacher said, I thought it is very important to produce product by meeting people's need. When I was viewing the portfolios, I was thinking how to design product more convenient and Introspect the works i have done before. The title of the project is "explore it" so after the briefing of the project, tutors gave us one hour for exploring the containers of the food and buying some fruit for the work.
While we were buying fruits at the market, I discover containers of the food are such variety that have so much functions of each of them. For example, the most general package of the vegetables can isolate the air that will make the food grow molds. Today we still have to do some quick sketches of stimulating some ideas. However, because of i was learning industrial design before, it seemed to be more easier for me this time. During the making process, I can see so much way to contain fruits by peers. In my work, I took the roots for reference to develop my idea. Moreover, I designed my work with it can be hanged on the wall so it can be easy to store.
In this course, we have a chance to co-operate with classmates by making one product with watermelon. In fact, I think the ideas of the members are quite good so we start to do our work efficiently. We have made a holder that can prevent the fruit dropping down with surrounding a lot of springs. Although it was a little hard to communicate with foreigners, I think my communicate skill have been improved compared with last group work.
If we have a chance to visualize this work, I think we can design a holder or bag that can prevent impact. This product do not have to be restrict by food, it can be like a trunk or backpack. I regard this work have wide possibilities that can be used in human's life.
19/9/18
Today is the jewelry, boots and fashion accessories day. Different from the architecture project yesterday, I have already tried fashion accessories when i was preparing portfolio last year so i was looking forward to do this project. The briefing today is very special because tutors show us a lot of amazing and exaggerate works. There are so many ideas stimulating in my head when i was viewing those portfolios. Moreover, Since i was addicted to the things about culture customs, i felt really excited to the briefing that tutors prepared today.
In the drawing time, teacher gave us three topics, we have to draw ten sketches for each of them. Actually, i thought it was quite difficult because i am not good at developing ideas rapidly. However, I still feel confident of the model i made today. In my model, I took the aboriginal culture as a reference with the paper replacing the feather, rope for the decorations and Kraftpaper for the capes. I really enjoy the drawing and the model making process today, I think i can keep develop this idea in different way.
When i was in the drawing process, I wanted to make a traditional hat in Mongolia because they used to make their accessories with the bone of the animals. If i have a opportunity to develop this project, i would like to make it as a whole set of accessories that can be wore on the festival of the aborigines. In addition, The material is such important for the classic decorations because of the habit of different tribes. For example, some of aborigines living by hunting will use a lot of bones or tooth of the animals to make their hats, rings or cloaks. Therefore, i have to research for the convention of each tribes to determine the materials i should use to visualize the idea.
18/9/18
This week we are going to have three one-day projects. Although I used to do many long-term projects, i would like to give it a try to explore things i have not learned before. During the briefing of the architecture , we saw a lot of amazing works and sketches. However, I felt a little bit nervous because i have no experience of doing anything about architecture. Thanks to the teacher , they ask us to make a structure by groups.
I thought It is really hard to strike a balance between my opinions and the members' but the communication skill is an important thing that i should learn. When we are building together, we found it was difficult to connect each part of structures so we just can't follow the steps. Actually, i feel frustrated of building a structure . Afterwards, tutors asked us for imagine it as a place that people can go into it , I thought it was easy this time because the organization of the structure was quite simple.
We imagine it as a tunnel that can be a transportation station or an campus around the lake . Then we covered some paper onto the structure. With covering the paper, It seemed to be better this time. At last, we drew it down on to the sketch book. I had sense of achievement when i was drawing the work because it means that i have complete a new work. I thought i have learned something new on the class.
In today's class, I consider the way of making a structure stubborn and the communication of the groups as the most important thing. I hope i can try things about architecture in the course with a long-term project which i can explore architecture deeper for increasing my designing experience. If there is a chance to develop the idea today, I think making it as a college around the lake is a good way to visualize it. With changing a few things of the design , it can be possible to realize it.
13/9/18 (IDEAS FACTORY)
My proposal is a machine that can be put under the ocean which can replace the inefficient net. The main body is a cultivating room that can grow the commune that can decomposed the plastic by using solar power and make it into feeds. I think the governments are going to be the best users to utilize this product efficiently. The product made of a cultivating room, a static board which can absorb solar power and a honey comb storage box.
Additionally, I use the topic " masochism" to be the main topic of my design. The idea i got from the environmental news that the dead body of the whale was filled up by plastic rubbish. I think the animals which harmed by the pollution are the masochism that they didn't aware by themselves. The reason is that animals have to eat food to alive but the rubbish they eat just keep hurting themselves. With having the food mixed with the garbage, animals can satisfy their physiological needs but they have to suffer from the plastic in their bodies.
The advantages of my work is that i think the final work is kind of complete and the concept is clear. However, i think the biggest drawback is that the process of my work is poor compared with other peers. I should record more research and details that i have done during the time. Moreover, Trying to make a 3-D model is a good way to show the appearance the product as well. The feedback i have got from my group is that the size of my work is not clear at all and the cost of the product might be a serious problem. A small group discussion have given me some advice to improve my work and consider about the possibility of my design. Furthermore, presenting in front of group members can also strengthen the skill of introducing my own work.
The next plan i am going to do is to go back to the process and finish it completely. I have to find out the information and the news i saw on the Wednesday to record the research i have done before. Rewriting the words of my sketch book is another thing i will rework, i found a great deal of wrong spelling that i can't even understand. At last, Fixing the appearance of my product can spend me a lot of time because i would like to discover more possibilities to make sure the work can be functional and attractive.
13/9/18
Thursday was the presentation of the Ideas Factory project, it was the first time we present and showed our works to the peers and tutors. Presenting is one of the most important thing that a great designer have to learn. I feel respect to the classmates that have the courage to volunteer. During the presentation, I have learned a lots from other students which are very creative.The most impression work was the student who designed an arch and made a 3-D model by using Sketch Up and PS. His work really inspired to me to do the research of how to use more software in order to improve my works in the future.
Moreover, I think the complete process of the work is the most important thing I should learn from other classmates. The process has proved that they spend a great deal of time doing research and recording on their sketch book. However, i don't have the habit of recording the research so i must take some time to find out how to make a complete process and enrich the content of my sketch book.
This project has give me an opportunity to study lots of things that I have to utilize on the other projects, especially the habit to record the research I have done. Although it is a little bit stressed because of the peers are so creative, i feel motivated to focus on the course in this competitive college and this is the reason i come here as well.
11/9/18
The second day of our course tutors shared a lot of works of 3-D design and Architecture. I thought viewing more design can inspire students think in variety way. Although i am aiming at product design, i feel excited about learning other projects after the introduction of the tutors.Then we had more drawing skills practice. Since i was studying general education in the past, I have a poor foundation of drawing skills. I regard it as a great opportunity to improve these techniques. The practice makes me think deeply of the way i drew sketches before.
After the drawing techniques studying, we started to do the research of our projects that we presented on Thursday. Scrapbooking is a good way for us to stimulate our research. Some of peers making some models to strengthen their ideas. To me, it is difficult to combine the three topics into one work especially the word "masochism". Therefore, i have tried different ways to do this project. For examples, researching the Chinese traditional clothes because of the "ink' topic or finding the information about the torture instruments and Stockholm syndrome due to the topic "masochism".
Eventually, I still didn't figure out the answer, i found that i have to do more research. Maybe by watching some news or focusing on social issues will give me more inspiration to finish this project.
10/9/18
Today is the first day of our foundation course. Everything seems to be fantastic to me. Especially the attitude and the tutorial way is totally different from the Taiwan university. The tutorial way is more inspired compared with the critical way in Taiwan. The possibility of my ideas will not be limited like the days i studied in my country.
In the begin of the class, tutors give us a class briefing to make sure we all understand the detail and the schedule we going to do in few weeks. It was very helpful to me because i feel little bit confused about the content of the course and the timetable i found on the Moodle. After class briefing, tutors made us separate into several groups. I find team working is a good chance for students which can change ideas with each other. Groups work can faster the development of the ideas. Afterwards, we discuss different types of shoes and make a little presentation. I think it was a great example for us to learn how to develop our ideas and try to come up with ideas without stop thinking.
Interestingly, tutors then give us three paper strips with three different word on them. In fact, we all feel confused at first, but when we started to figure out what we have to do, the ideas come up so rapidly that we can't stop discussing the possibilities of the project. i would like to show the different positions like different genders or ages using the work i am going to do and adjust it to meet people's need. In the past, i used to focus on the function rather than the appearance. I hope i can strike a balance between these two important elements in this work.
In conclusion, Today is a day that we have to find out what we gonna do and try to follow the steps of the course. If there is a chance, I hope i can be brave at presenting my own opinions in front of the class without being shy to show my thoughts.