Design Project Review

I did skim read and use the guidance in the brief for the first week, but had problems printing it. This would have made it easier for me to refer to it more often.

I deviated a little bit in some instances as I found myself quite taken with some ideas only to realise that they weren't related to the two words I had (Store/Flatpack) mind mapped.

I have asked my target market if they would buy and most of the responses were along the lines of 'Yeah, definitely' 'Why doesn't it exist yet?' 'Where can I buy it?'. So, in those terms, I feel like it is good, but I could improve it by researching more into comfortable materials or by doing more primary research through more official questionnaires sent out to more people and make it more random rather than just asking friends/flatmates.

The main problem I encountered was staying focussed on making 'a modular piece of furniture for John Lewis that is going to be ergonomic' as I hadn't come up with this sentence until the end of the first week. I tended to go off on tangents based on ideas I was already quite taken with (but I kept going off topic and reaching deadness). Whenever I'd reach a dead end I would backtrack and see what went wrong and see how

My proposal/presentation communicates my design idea effectively as it has the key points/features shown clearly (although it's split into 2 pages). Including colour swatches, fabric swatches, measurements, etc.

I felt as though I followed the suggested process quite closely. I found that the thumb nailing and mind mapping helped me develop my ideas more fully to create my final design.

For my project specifically the process of creating an innovative solution wasn't as effective as I had thought it was because I had diverged too much from the original words. Going off too much on what I wanted rather than what the 'client' wanted. However, in terms of delivering the project I, as well as my course mates, believed it to be effective as I could easily communicate my ideas through 1-2 sheets of A3 papers.

A strength I think I had in relation to the process was the idea development as I felt like I was more into this project than the previous ones. I have also improved upon my research skills. My main weaknesses for this project was adhering to my project brief. The one sentence we came up with to help us focus our project. As well as not experimenting with more sketches/thumbnailing my ideas.

In the next project I plan to incorporate more primary research into the project. I did more of this in the first project and later on in the last one. From taking pictures to asking questions to the people around me and recording the answers. However, I feel as though my projects could use more primary research as it seems to really help my work develop even further. I feel as though this is still a skill I have not yet grasped fully, yet.

I have learnt that I find it hard working to a brief but once I have identified specifically it is that I am doing I can work better to it. But I should focus more on the brief and what the client wants rather than what I want.

This experience has confirmed that I want to go into 3DD and almost definitely model making in the future. Designing products is fun and all but I'd rather make it ( a scaled down version) as well because otherwise you can't really see if the dimensions would work.

The work has contributed a few A3 sheets to my portfolio rather than just sketchbook pages and my blog. Therefore adding more variety in terms of the presentation of my work.

Key Feedback:

Could be possible in the future but not now

Is it realistic?

Inflatable?

Consider Who/Where/Why

Projection on interior could be a TV screen?