After spending 3 weeks with this
book, it seems my time with Lupton’s wonderful handbook is over. I’ve acquired
great tools to help with my design brainstorming and ideation, all of which
I’ll probably use in the future. Yet, the greatest testament to an artist’s
passion is his work and with chapter 3, Lupton finally helps us delve into
creation of form.
What I enjoyed most about this
chapter is the fact that the content continues to depart from the usual focus
on regular design strategies (hierarchy, negative/positive, and etc.). The idea
of design sprinting really appealed to me the most; it presents a good balance
of efficient workflow with design exercise, which I had never thought of doing
before. As a designer I often find myself preoccupied with one aspect of one
design for way too long, but I think this technique along with the ideation
strategies brought up in chapter 2 could really help me improve the efficiency
and range of my designs.
Along with
sprinting, I really enjoyed the sections on the kit of parts and unconventional
tools. The kit of parts section highlights the effectiveness of simplicity and the
ease of use it brings to designers. This strategy was another aspect I
considered to be helpful in simplifying and uniting my design work. The
unconventional tools part was also incredibly interesting because it asks the
artist to step away from the usual glare and tear of the computer screen. All
in all, I really enjoyed this book the entire way through and look forward to
using these strategies in upcoming projects. I’m glad I got the chance to read
this in the end and learn these great aspects of design thinking!
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