My major project course had encouraged me to develop many soft and technical skills in the process. But one of the most prolific skills was creativity. This core soft skill was seen in other skills such as: Design thinking and client empathy. This also cultivated important technical skills, that skill being 3D drawings and CAD design. This was mainly seen in my third criterion, in the section: exploration of design ideas.
The criterion required me to create and design 6 different and unique designs. These designs needed to be annotated and designed with function in mind. This further improved my sense of client empathy. As I had to keep in mind my clients wants and needs in order to best cater her desired function with the products design. The designs in question are displayed below:
The client had specified several different wants and needs making it pertinent to find many different designs to flesh out, that would succinctly satisfy those criteria that the client had set. Furthermore this designing employed isometric drawings as the main method of communication, this was very difficult for me at first because I lack an artistic nature. Yet over time I developed my confidence in drawing, as you can see in the last drawing there is a great difference in quality when compared to the first.
Secondly was my 3D designing in the CAD. The CADs below are by my creation in this project:
These designs paired with the isometric sketches really helped nurture my innovative and creative skills. As they helped me both mentally and physically visualize and plan designs in a 3D observable space. My client greatly appreciated these drawings, stating that “they were really helpful in making my decision for what I want” These mediums of communication were very effective in conveying my creative skills and overall was a great experience.
It is very surprising, despite myself doing a similar project, that our designs(ideas) are completely different. The client seemed to definitely be influencing this factor but I am curious how you may have approached designing certain ideas. Did you have a certain inspiration? Or was it more like trial and error until you found the design that you liked?
Thanks I appreciate the comment and your praise. Regarding your question, I would have to say, that although 80% of the design was influenced by the ergonomic-centric desires my client had wanted; I had tried designing through the ideas of other famous designers, most prolifically the works of Eames. Leading to the unique curvature of my final design.