Emily Jennings
Product Design
National College of Art and Design
Specialisms: Product Design / Interaction Design /
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Emily Jennings
First Name: Emily
Last Name: Jennings
Specialisms: Product Design / Interaction Design
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My Location: Dublin, Ireland
University / College: National College of Art and Design
Course / Program Title: Product Design
About
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.
Death is a normal part of our lives and talking about it is not something we should try to avoid. Conversations about death are important but sometimes we simply don’t have the words to express what we are feeling or know what to say to others around us. astor aims to approach this sensitive topic in a more human way. Encouraging us to reflect, give a little thought and put a few words to our lives and our deaths. astor is a device that helps you record your ethical will (a record of your personal values and beliefs) and allows you to pass memories, stories and advice down to your loved ones and future generations to come. By giving you prompts to record, it invites users to reflect on their life and think about their own deaths, desires, and plans. In turn, astor helps people get used to talking about death by giving us a tool to share these conversations with friends and family. It challenges our cultural attitude towards death, asking us to reflect on our lives and encouraging us to think about what we will leave behind.
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