PROCESS BOOK
I first tried to use bubbles but it did not work out because of both aesthetic reasons, but more importantly communicational errors. The bubbles could have been mistaken for speech bubbles- did I actually do these activities or did I just talk about them? And they also looked tacky and reminded me of science textbooks- and that was not my intent
REFLECTIVE ESSAY This is honestly one of my favorite parts of the course- the process book and the reflective essay. When I was thinking about what to write and what to do for my process book, I obviously thought about my previous process book and essay and I realized that there was actually quite a major difference between the two courses- and I was not expecting that nor did I realize till now. Both des 230 and des 200 seemed quite similar to me, we created posters and we created a booklet and that is why when I realized there is a major difference in how I feel and how I reacted to this course I was quite shocked. I personally feel like in des 230 I learned a lot, yes, but I learned about general design concepts. I learned what is effective design and how to achieve effective design and it was very educational, but this course I learned something more valuable. I learned a lot about myself. I also learned to take risks and leave the comfort zone. I tried to discover what my style is and I tried to achieve some sort of “signature style”. Did I succeed? That is a different question, and I’m leaning towards a no, but at least it’s a “no,not yet”, because I think I’m on the right path. I realized that I really like my designs to be clean and minimal but I also love the very organic and handwritten element. I’ve always been interested in typography- but not with fonts and rather just invested a lot of time on my handwriting. And when I say a lot, I mean a loooooot. When I was younger, I decided that I was too cool to write on the lines and so instead I would take a ruler, place it on the line, and then write above it, thus my letters would be floating but they were still aligned perfectly. Then I perfected doing that without using a ruler. The obsession grew further, and I started to put a ruler at the top so that all my letters from the top would be aligned and the same size. And eventually I perfected that without using a ruler- and voila- a very pretty handwriting. And when I say pretty, I just mean pretty. My handwriting is aesthetically pleasing, but it is not easy on the eye, because all the letters are the same size and everything is very close and squished together. But anyways, ever since the “thing” that I was known for is my handwriting, and I really wanted to reflect that part of my personality in my work. I think discovering myself was the major and the most beautiful part about thjs course. There were so many other things that I learned in this course that I would not trade anything for (like extra hours of sleep)(why was it an 8 am though) I learned that you have to brainstorm and brainstorm and brainstorm. You will have so many crappy ideas,and it’s ok. But you need to let these crappy ideas out so that you make room for good ideas. Nothing good ever comes out from the first try, and to be honest, this concept, if applied to anything in life, will make you a happier person. Keep trying, keep coming up with crappy ideas, the good ones will come, and when they do, it will be the best feeling ever. Also,take risks, even crappy ones, they will help you to learn. There are also the technical aspects of design that I learned such as the importance of scale and color and all that stuff, but to be honest, as crucial and helpful as they are, they weren’t what got me up at 6 am. I want to truly thank you for teaching me all this, and putting up with all our crap at 8 am in the morning. Truly appreciate it.