First three days of design process

The first day was quiet interesting as we didn't know what the class was about and what we had to expect from it. We were told to come up with the next best thing to a HANDKERCHIEF. This made us put on our thinking caps and we in groups of 4 started coming up with various ideas that could be the next best thing. It made us realize how much of thought process goes into making one simple product. We came up with a product that was considered by us as one of the ideas that might work. we had to do the branding for the product, sell the idea for a million dollars and also come up with a product for the future.

Then there was this idea of a blog for the class in which we had to write a paragraph on a particular topic given to us. our first topic was " the need for design". This made us think about how and when and where we would use design and who is it that needs design.

Next we were told to buy anything for Rs. 10/-. Something with which we could connect. It was quiet a task as nowadays there is hardly anything that is available for that much of amount. This particular amount was fixed because
- its hardly anything
- you wouldn't think twice to spend that much
- easily available
- product of such less amount is easy to mass produce.

Next day we discussed on Idea of design and we concluded that design was Intentional, Planned, Tangible/Intangible, Creative, Aesthetically Innovative, orderly and much more. A product was chosen ( A bulb in my case) and was told to redesign it and make it user friendly and innovate with the design.

A chart was made which listed the individual parts of the product and also the uses of these parts as to how they contribute in the working of the product.

The chart was presented in the class and discussions were held regarding the product, the research that went through in figuring out the parts and finding out their function and also about how and what can replace these parts with something more user friendly and availability. The whole class discussed their individual products and in the process learnt a lot more than we had imagined with respect to each product.

- Rashmi Sridhara