First three days of design ....Process

Our first day started with stretching our brains on a few , usually very uncommon things one wouldnt think of. We were given a task of the next best thing after hankerchiefs, which made us sketch and resketch our thoughts about how a simple thing, needs so much thought and formulation. Along with that came the pitching of a million dollar company, with discussions, objectives, attack and counter attack of policies and arguments among different groups intending to understand why??
Then the question Design? what is the need? Why do we need it?? After much thought to something that has always been there, we were asked to analyse and blog down the need. Reading a few blogs and randomly reading about Design, and some airy thoughts of speculation, came the thoughts as to why? Knowing what is happening around self and what other people voice gave a good perspective to my individual opinion .
Next was the task of purchasing a object upto Rs 10/-, which none of us gave much thought to, and randomly picked up things easy accessible, mostly stationary.
but later as we proceeded with much mind boggling exercises of what is the purpose of the product, or what is the alternate solution without creating a similar object, what is the one simplest component which can be removed thus disabling the product of its purpose, and what if maximum is taken away, but still enabling the object of its intented use. The exercises really helped to analyse ,understand how a simple daily life, affordable product (Compass, in my case) could be looked at in so many ways, and what all combinations and permutations it could offer .
The process has helped one to evolve , understand, different perspectives, share opinions, redefine concepts and mechanisms so far....

Djine: why do we need it

The need for design is the same reason for entertaining and understanding our curiosity and exploring our world around us. It fulfills our requirements of existance and purpose. However a good design serves a functional aspect interweaved with aesthetic accomplishments. It is human nature to explore and discover the world and circumstances around and formulate them to their best use, which is what Design serves.

WHAT WE LEARNT FROM THE PAST THREE DAYS

Design is about making one's life easy,design is most important in objects used in daily life, though the same object/concept can be re-defined for higher budget and with futuristic concerns.Every design has a purpose, which is decided based on a proper understanding of the market and know-how of existing products.The basic features can be looked into to bring about maximum utilisation of the value of money, taking into consideration what appeases the mass.Innovation is necessary to make the final product cost effective, simple, easy to handle and helpful to the final consumer.

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SWATHI R.

The need for design

Design is a language which powers you to articulate and express your creative thoughts in a structured, analytical and contextually manner. In a society, which is formed by myriad unique groups, interaction between them becomes vital for better functioning. This is exactly where design comes in and the need of design become important. Design facilitates the smooth functioning and enhances the ability to interact and perform. Design is needed because a good design simplifies functioning, interaction and performance, all which an aesthetics sense.

reflections based on what we did for the past three days..

Design is about making one's life easy,design is most important in objects used in daily life, though the same object/concept can be re-defined for higher budget and with futuristic concerns.Every design has a purpose, which is decided based on a proper understanding of the market and know-how of existing products.The basic features can be looked into to bring about maximum utilisation of the value of money, taking into consideration what appeases the mass.Innovation is necessary to make the final product cost effective, simple, easy to handle and helpful to the final consumer.

Reflections of an ongoing Thought process

On the very first day I made a strong statement saying ‘ Why do we need to define design when it exists in our everyday lives as something quite the ordinary . ‘

I am amazed as day2 and 3 proceed with the amount of information I am learning about and how in the making of everything there are 10 million questions asked and answered and even at the end of which there might not be a product even near to perfection .

It might be ironic to compare it to the making of anything from a Lok Sabha bill to a petition in the courts which all have to pass through the rigorous treatment of the above mentioned point leaving us with a new set of disgruntled people and million new questions to redirect our process again .Thus proving my point that design and the process of coming to the end product is constant in our everyday lives, (nothing extra ordinary!!)

As design students it is constantly grilled into us that aesthetics and functionality of a product. Thus it is not new to us, yet we have in these 2 days approached it in a slightly varied fashion keeping in mind possible future changes big / small to make it the final ‘IT’.

It also draws to our attention the life of any product. A designer however big / small may have worked months on product , yet it survives the shelf for only 1 season( which is a couple of months) before the new look comes in . Thus proving that everything has an expiry date! The term ‘expiry date’ in this context fascinated me as I never realized that it was possible with more grounded and higher valued products as well as just a packet of Maggi !

Objects changing according to when we as humans and the society around us transforms, is a re definition of evolution in ways as it maps the change of objects from times before. Thus circling back to how design is part of everyday and thus does not need to be defined.

Design Process: A Reflection

>Branding, marketing and re-defining an object sound interesting and that is how we started.

>A random object like paper tissue to start with was unique. We came to know about a lot of new aspects related to the paper tissue /wipes/handkerchiefs.

>Presentations made in groups of 3/4 enhanced our understanding of conceptualization. During the process we tried to improve the existing model by transformation.

>Blogging about “why do we need design?” made us rethink about design as a whole.

>Field study for the right existing product within the range of Rs 10 was a real challenge.

>The products bought were asked to be studied by each of us and re-design the whole concept.

>Then subtraction and addition of the elements took place which was a complete mind game. Finally these changes gave rise to interesting results, which can be studied in detail for a tangible output.

DESIGN - needs no explanation!

It is Design if it does not need an explanation!

Design is an ambiguous term with varied explanations and philosophies, with no brief description of such a diverse spectrum. What stands common in all the explanation is, that design is a problem solving technique which arrives with the understanding of the problem. Finding a solution to the existing problem is what creates design.

According to me Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way to best accomplish a particular purpose. It is the art of implementing the idea into action. Design is created by keeping an eye open to everything around us. It is the power of observation that creates design. The balance between the mind, eyes and hands is what creates an appreciable design. What an eye observes and transmits into our mind is what directs our hands to create a piece of design, therefore observation is the elementary prerequisite in design.

As designers it is our opportunity to observe and to learn how to handle the complexity, rather than shy away from it and to realize that the big art of design is to make complicated things simple.

What we learnt from the last three days

The first day's simple exercise involving coming up with the next big thing in paper tissues, made us realize the amount of research that went into the making of simple objects used in our day to day lives. What we often take for granted might have taken the greatest of efforts to be designed or invented. The brainstorming and group discussion that followed thereafter introduced us to new ideas and different perspectives. Our brain was put on overdrive and stretched in different directions as everyone scrambled to come up and pitch a practical product and a product for the future.

The idea of a blog was interesting because it would allow each one to present and share their views. The assignment in qustion was to write our thoughts on 'Why we need Design'. In a way we all multiplied our learning through sharing by doing the same thing and presenting individual thoughts.

The purchase of a Rs 10 object was the next step. The upper limit was fixed at Rs 10 for the folowing reasons:

• A 10 rupee object woould be accessible to a larger audience and hence would have a universal appeal
• Value for money
• Rs 10 wouldn't pinch anybody
• Mass production
  
• Such an object would be used in daily life

The next day's morning a discussion on our idea of Design. The conclusion we up with was tha Design was INTENTIONAL, PLANNED, CREATION, TANGIBLE, INTANGIBLE, CREATIVE, PURPOSEFUL / FUNCTIONAL, AESTHETIC, INNOVAIVE, ORDERLY.

The cutter (which was my chosen object was redesigned as an attempt (in my case) to make it more user friendly and make it safer to use.

The heirarchy chart which illustrated the object's primary and secondary purposes allowed us to understand the core value of the given object and understand 'Affordance' , which allows an object to have multiple uses based on the situation, apart from its primary function (which in my case was cutting). Listing out the function of individual componenets allowed us to realize importance of even the most insignificant components of the product.

Innovation and answering marketing needs were the two main reasons for intrducing changes in the product. However what we all realized that at a few hours spent in coming up in apparently creative soluttions would not be a practical approach. The manufacture has probably been creating the same product for a period of 50 years or more, and would be more compenent in recognizing the merits of each component in their products. However, on the flip side a manufacture would probably develop a blind spot fr aberrations over the years. Hence, a young designers may be able to step in to look at the object with fresh eyes.

The greatest learning in this class took place during the brainstorming and presentaions which was an oppurtunity for ideas to be exchanged, and were we all learnt from each other.

why do we need design

we need design just to make our life simpler,to reduce our efforts for any work,to be more fashionable. design is to help others. By your designs u can make their life more easy. To satisfy the growing expectations of the quality of life, good design is very much the answer to quench this desire.

D jine

The functional aspect of aesthetics fused with analytical reasoning indulging creativity and construction of the process. Design ... is a specification, manifested in a particular way thus satisfying a set of requirements subject to constraints. It brings us to the fact is everything a Design?? or is everything designed to meet something?? It's a perspective situation. It explores existance, redefines logic, manages scenarios leading to a process formulation of prototypes, intented to serve a paricular need or cater to a specific use. It is applied in varying contexts like engineering, medical, fashion, name it! Is there still a justification of its need??

Smriti Ahuja

Design being the big question..

I would define design as anything from layout of an article to the words written, from syncing shutter speed to photography, from the planetary movement to the force with which the earth pulls. Design initiates an order in which a task is performed. We need design in our everyday life because it justifies ones existence and adds meaning and purpose for its being. It helps us evolve, adapt to the many changes around us.

Well ..Why do we need Design ?......If it sounds complex, it is. Almost always, design involves synthesizing vast amounts of information, although the output may appear to be quite simple. “Look at that,” people say. “It’s so simple, so beautiful.” But simplicity is never simple to achieve. And yet, that’s exactly what designers do. Our job is to identify the essence of the problem; to find the straight line from here to there; from where we are to where we want to go. That’s why design thinking works so well to develop a system or craft public policy, to confront organizational and even global change, just as well as it works to build a bridge or fashion a chair.

The need for design

We need design to make one's life smple, uncomplicated and less cluttered. To improve the ease of use of a product we need design.

Written by-
Rashmi Shridhara

Why we need design

Design is used to make life easier and beautiful. Sometimes solving a problem, userfriendliness, aesthetics and economics. It is designed for a final client and addresses an issue.

Written by--
Yadvi Agarwal





 

What is design? Is it something you sketch? Is it a bright idea in your mind? Is it something that makes you ponder? There are endless questions and answers about what design is.  It is hard to just give one precise answer because design lives in so many areas of our lives. 

Design is a plan to solve a problem. If you make a decision to do something prior to doing that something, design was involved. Many, many decisions go into the design of a website that have nothing to do with aesthetics. Where to place the navigation, how will calls-to-action stand out, how to arrange elements on the page so they best communicate the message the page wants to convey.

THE NEED FOR DESIGN

Design is the middle path between analytical thinking and creativity. It enables one to create products that are functional, yet aesthetic. A designer may be considered somenone who dreams like an artist and creates like an engineer. Design involves creativity to a large extent and allows one to come up with solutions that incorporate convenience, ease of use, ease of replication and sensitivity.

Design speaks in a Universal language and is often incorporated in Visual Communication for greater clarity i.e. the purpose of design here is not just communication but to communicate the same message to everyone. Airport signage is designed through a deliberate and well researched process since it caters to a diverse audience.



Design also teaches one to be sensitized to the real need and requirement of the target audience. Older people benefit more from objects with wider grips, larger alphabets and lightweight tools on account of failing motor skills.

Crayons for children are designed to be thicker for a better grip and have toys which lack small, removable parts since they have a tendancy to swallow objects.

Design also allows one to appreciate the beauty of natural objects around us. Design involving nature mimicry involves taking inspiration from or imitating the principles of geometry and form present in natural objects to create beautiful and functional objects. Spider silk has inspired Kevalose which is used in bullet proof vests. A building in Harare, Zimbabwe called the Eastgare Center has taken inspiration from the shell of a termite to create a cooling system that requires only 10% of the energy required for a conventional building of that size.

Thus, Design is an inegral part of our thinking process for coming up with innovative solutions and in making things simpler and more convenient.

Why do we need design?

While designing space for a person, his best interests, passions, dreams and hopes get manifested, thus enlightening his life and adding more meaning and value to his life and the lives around him.What could be more noble than helping a fellow soul find his happiness? This is the purpose of design, a gateway to one's inner self to find true contentment. A good design is one's idea that has been given a character, a concept, a new meaning and purpose by the way of colour, material, feel, hand and texture in the most appealing and friendly manner be it in terms of cost or other such factors. A good design helps the designer and the client explore their inner facets and abilities to an extent where it opens up the best in them. A design is always necessary to put one's expressions, thoughts and ideas into form. A good design is always honest, long lasting, innovative, user-friendly, aesthetically pleasing and simple.

Design and us.

What is a well-designed product/service/experience? According to me, the best design satisfies all our senses. Design can be taken into any direction and can be used to bring a major change in that particular direction. Designing is a philosophy which has been established to make our life a better life. Every designer around the world is contributing for the betterment of our life in some or the other way. Design has given rise to unique evolutions. Design is a step towards better resource management . Some times design is required for packaging of new technologies and make it compact and defines the right use of the technology. “New designs give rise to new wants”. For some designing is a mode of survival.

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Why do we need Design ? ?

The big question is DO WE EVEN NEED DESIGN ? Is it a term that we need to define at all? Design is a way of living, a need to live life in a particular way, aided by particular things ,but it is NOT a necessity .

An example of this would be the evolution of mankind itself. The tools that existed before hunting and the clothes that existed earlier was also design . The paintings on the walls by the cave men was also design . Survival of the fittest is also design . Yet we do not keep terming it as design. One needs to be constantly moving and that is design .

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