As technology continues to create new ways for us to interact with friends and family, its role in society evolves to better appeal to our human desires. In 2015, many major social media networks were in their golden age and the future of connecting with others was bright and full of possibilities. Everyone that hadn’t... Continue Reading →

One of the most relatable problems a lot of designers will face multiple times in their careers is creative block. Everyone that works in some sort of creative field will experience the dreaded feeling of not knowing what to say, do, or write. An interesting solution to this is black-out poetry which we practiced during... Continue Reading →

Storyboarding is a process used within a variety of settings for the purpose of helping visualize a concept with a linear time element. Despite being most frequently thought of as a tool within film and media, storyboarding is also used within advertising or design to show the process or evolution of an idea. Because the... Continue Reading →

Gamestorming is an activity used to practice some of the methodologies and thought process used within design. It attempts to stimulate the progression of free thinking and allowing ideas to come freely without judgement. A lot of the creative block people face comes from the perfectionism innate and the activity promotes the acceptance of ideas... Continue Reading →

The testing stage of the design process is an ongoing and repetitive stage involving quickly changing and adapting to fit new needs. Problems and new solutions are commonly identified and created during the stage which lends to the dynamic nature of it. Similar to prototyping stage, this is also one that will likely be repeated... Continue Reading →

The Prototype stage is one of the final stages within the design process in which potential solutions are analyzed and tested frequently to gather feedback and improve on the current design. This is done to examine different ideas within the working theory and flush out as many options to guarantee a level of security that... Continue Reading →

Ideation is a key part of the design process involving developing and refining ideas to create potential solutions for problems. It is the stage that actually creates or makes anything resembling the final product. While it is likely the first idea will not be used in the end, it is still key in thinking through... Continue Reading →

Defining problems is a key step in the process of creating solutions. It enables us to properly evaluate and analyze data from research to gain new insights and look at issues from different perspectives. While it is important to the design process, the underlying idea is to examine contexts relating to your subject to make... Continue Reading →

Drawing Toast is an exercise to help groups think together in the process of problem solving. We began by drawing step by step infographics in in pairs. Quickly, we realized that we had to decide which steps were of higher priority. The model we created ended up with five steps and consisted of a rough... Continue Reading →

In its simplest form, design thinking is the process behind solving problems. Whether it be creating a logo or building a bridge, you need design to create something that works. I think a lot of people associate design with just making things that look good. They see fashion designers and even graphic designers and think... Continue Reading →