Session 10 06.11.2020 ‘Taste’ is conditioned into us socially. Yes, I thought my taste in music, food, fashion were just a result of how I am as a person, but isn’t our person also morphed by the influences of our social practices? …

Session 8 23.10.2020 Before the net, graphic design was about communicating a message or narrative. And the way that the field used to work was dependent on the style of the designer. So why would someone hire a graphic designer? …

Session 5 02.10.2020 I think at first glance a craftsman is what anyone would assume a craftsman to be; someone who ‘crafts’ or ‘makes’ something to be used, looked at, admired. …

Session 7 16.10.2020 This session focuses on people and the need to understand what they understand. Let’s shed some light on two terms that help us as designers to achieve this: Models and Metaphors. How do you think a bill is passed in your country? different people will make different…

Session 4 25.09.20 Using examples of Sara Hendren’s design projects, we can agree to her notion that everyone is a designer. Sara Hendren is a design researcher who works towards designing for the differently abled. Her lecture called “Design the Future” made me instantly recall all the things we learnt…

Session 3 18.09.20 The relation between an individual/human being and an object in its environment, where the object’s affordance may be equally as important as the person’s perceived affordance which might not be the intended affordance, can be explained in a simpler way by saying that all action possibilities with…

Session 2 11.09.2020 Half the time we don’t even think about the objects we use in day to day life; its very “normal” for us to use these objects. The movie, “Being in the World” explores how people interact with objects and whether these allegedly unnecessary objects and things help…

Session 1 04.0.9.20 Going into class, or rather, signing in to class, and hearing music helped me stress less about the 3 hour class where we’d be learning about ‘design’. My initial thoughts were that it would involve a lot of listening and taking notes for hours, but I was…