Week one of the spring quarter was enjoyable. I have learned many things. First starting with the reading “Design Charette”, “Participatory Design” and “Design Things and Design Thinking” were interesting to read especially “Design Charette” was interesting for me as it shows the methods of design and how to start designing.This reading helped us in the charette we did on Friday with the Senior Cohort. It helped in planning the session and sketching the ideas we had. For the reading “Design Things and Design Thinking”, when I first read it I was confused about some concepts but after discussing it in groups on Thursday it got clear. I feel this type of activity help me more in understanding the readings.
Second thing I liked in the first week was my group as all members were collaborative and willing to work. This made me feel optimistic about this quarter. We wrote our contract and planned what to do. The last thing I liked was the Design Charette with members of the IMD Senior Cohort. I feel I learned many things in this session. It was interesting to know how other people think about design. I got to ask them a couple of questions about their needs (poster). Interview them and sketching the ideas in a short time was interesting and hard at the same time. It was hard for me to sketch their ideas (seniors) in a short time. I feel that I need to work on this more as when I create anything I spend a long time to get the idea.
Overall although it was the first week of the quarter, I feel I learned a great deal!