With COVID-19 suddenly taking a massive effect on the university, I’ve been presented with a far different circumstance with my studies and how to approach them. Unfortunately due to the pandemic, we aren’t able to attend classes in person anymore, and I’ll admit that it was really disappointing, as I was really enjoying the engagement …
Week 5 in Review:
During Week 5 we were introduced into essentially the foundations of low-fi prototyping. It was honestly really fun and engaging getting to interact in a group with some of my fellow peers in order to come up with a low-fi app concept. During the class we were split into several groups and were tasked with …
Final Blog Entry 2: Final Overview
In retrospect this semester has been such a ride. From an incredible and engage start, which drew me into fun discussions with my peers and witnessing the impact that COVID-19 has had there’s a lot to really think about. Discussions in class were really engaging and brought new light and perspective, which feeds into a …
Final Blog Entry 1: Resources and Key Industry Targets
Thinking about Design for myself and long term, it’ll be important for me to establish connections to certain figures to draw inspiration from, or having go to places to help pull my creativity. I’ve found that some of the best learning sources actually come from Instagram, and following individuals such as Iris Van Herpan, fashion_for_bank_robbers, …
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Reflection: Keep Co
Keep Co was an interesting contrast compared to CraftACT, and was an interesting to listen into, especially with the context of the Design Entrepreneurship lecture. Understanding that while Canberra or places might have strong communities for Design, that there may be niche’s or fields of Design that I might be passionate about that just aren’t …
Reflection: CraftACT
This lecture was really interesting about learning about the culture and Design community in Canberra. As someone who’s grown up in Canberra and not being as familiar with events, it was really insightful to learn about CraftACT and the fact that they run events for people to network and showcase their design work. I’ll admit, …
Reflection: Professional Orientation Q&A
With COVID-19 being so impactful and affecting not just my education, it was interesting seeing how it affected this networking event as well. Reflecting on the Q&A session, it was interesting seeing how interactions between people were so much more different to what I expected. With everyone being stuck at home, I noticed that students …
Reflection: Chris Do’s Q&A
From the start of this Q&A, was this emphasis of social media and wide reach, and getting started utilizing every opportunity to my ability. This was really interesting, as several weeks ago we learned about the importance of networking, and it encouraged me to grab hold of all the forms of social media I could. …
Reflection: Standford University Webinar: “Design Thinking”
Design thinking has been something I keep hearing being echoed throughout all my tutors across all my subjects ever since I’ve started studying Design. It’s crucially important, that being able to work through the different stages of Design thinking is the key to success. Something that echoed the previous reflection, was that communication and understanding …
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Reflection: Design Entrepreneurship
“A business plan without design, worthless”, I felt was something that really gravitated towards my interest. This lecture really helped open the significance of design as a discipline that has had profound impact and become essential to modern society. I’d always recognized that Design is important, but to consider it more than agriculture in terms …
Lighting Up Your week 