Arts Thread

I am driven by curiosity, I enjoy questioning and experimenting, learning new skills and discovering new experiences. I believe in designing with integrity, in creating products and experiences that are simple, honest and uncompromising in nature. I believe designers have the ability to understand things in a unique way. For me, this comes from that same curiosity about things - how they work and why they work in that way. I like how design thinking can help us, as designers, translate how we see the world differently. Design methods give us the ability to interpret multiple perspectives and present them in a tangible way. These design processes and methods allow and aid us, as designers, to explain these varied points of view to others, helping us create empathy and work together to create appropriate and considered solutions. Following a process lead approach is important to me, especially for my graduate project. It was my aim to follow in whatever direction my process leads me and not have an outcome lead approach. I am thorough in my design work. I like to focus on each detail at a time and consider the user in each aspect and decision I make. My strengths lie in storytelling, I like to use the narrative of the product and project I’m working on to show and highlight the importance of certain aspects of the design. During the research phase I enjoy looking at the topic of my project in as broad a scope as possible. Adopting this holistic understanding from the beginning allows me to consider not only the direct influences on the product but also the wider societal and cultural viewpoint and implications. I enjoy showing these high level concepts and aspects and then grounding them in the design.