Week 10 Collaboration

Group Exercise – DISCUSSION

Moving On

Discuss these questions in relation to a group creating a design in collaboration

01 – Have you had to abandon any exhibition design concepts so far?

Yes, I abandon my poster idea because I didn’t know what I wanted to communicate. I have changed it to doing a banner idea.

02 – If so, was it hard?

No, because I had the images I was set on using and designs for what I wanted to do with those images.

03 – Do you think it is easy to miss a better idea if it is not the first one?

Yes, as read in Laws of Simplicity, sometimes you miss important things because you are focus on one idea instead of taking note of what is in the periphery.

04 – Do you have any techniques for creating unpredictable ideas?

No, sometimes they just hit me.

05 – Is logic the best way to attack a design problem?

Its hard to say, when I first think of the problem I analyses it logically and come up with solutions but thinking logically you can miss the target because the creative and design aspect may work better.

06 – What other problem solving methods could work?

Brainstorming as a group, that way your getting a mix of logic and creative design views.

Reference: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU9gdjMz8gg)

This question got me thinking about other types of methods to problem solving and what other people may do. This video was a good insight to the amount of research people conduct to get all views covered to problem solve. The biggest thing I took away from this video is the fact they they had a topic in which they researched and from that identified problems or things that could be improved and then found solutions for that.

07 – Do you ever doubt your design decisions?

All the time but I suppose they say the grass is always greener on other side. I just never think that my concept for the design is the best way to communicate or get my point across.

08 – Do you ever consciously put on “another hat” to get inspiration?

I think I usually think with the black hat so I like to try and use the yellow or green hat when I can.

09 – Describe somebody opposite to you in relation to their design approach?

I like all my designs to be “hand crafted” by myself. However I know there is someone who has great ideas but wants to use the easy or “slack” way to accomplish their designs.

10 – Could you imagine designing like them?

Would like to be able to imaging designs like them but I would tear back the layers and still try keep the design but add that element of myself into it.

Blog Exercise – Encouraging Solutions

In regard to creative collaboration:

Discuss these questions - write a paragraph on each and use examples

1 . Describe how you have contributed to design solutions for other group members.

When a design was decided on for the invitations but it needed brush adjustments I took it upon myself to create the brushes for more individuality and give more depth to the design.

2. Describe how you have challenged designs by other students in your group

As I said earlier I tend to think with the black hat so when we are having group discussions about peoples exhibition ideas I ask them questions to find out and make them think of anything that could go wrong.

3. Are you flexible when others suggest design improvements / changes?

Yes, I am always asking for ideas to improve my concept cause I find I get a little lost and need suggestions to steer me back on coarse.

4. Choose a design that group input has changed radically. Post before & after images.

My poster idea has changed but also the idea of giving different images different depths has been an idea incorporated that had never been considered. Also with my 3D design I was thinking I was going to go to a park to collect lots of sticks for my model but then Te gave me an old straw broomstick that would work perfectly instead of sticks.

5. Describe the process of shifting the design solution radically.

Not so much shifting design solution but incorporating it into my concept has been the process for me. All the changes have made the design of construction of my projects easier.