A thought from Megan
It occurred to me today that design students can be quite entertaining to observe. We really do a lot of funny things. For an example, we tend to think that we can carry every single thing that we own all at once, sometimes while juggling a cup of coffee, and often while ascending three flights of stairs. We’re really quite ambitious, and adapt well out of necessity.
I’m interested in generating a list of the “observed.” A peer to peer collection of those ridiculous things that we as design students do. Allow this thread to start collecting observations as you observe them. Feel free to post as much as you’d like as often as you like. I’ll start with another recent thing that I’ve observed below:
By Megan Deal
I am sitting at “work” staring blankly at my screen. I periodically move a block of text here…then there…then change the color one more time. I pretend to look completely engaged by the task at hand. My long stares and occasional mouse clicks must be somewhat convincing as my productivity level, (or lack thereof) has gone unquestioned for at least 30 minutes. A new personal record. Wasting away the minutes I find myself wondering, how do design students working or interning in a professional environment develop a personal voice? How do young designers retain the solid level of integrity that we learn in the classroom, when shoved to the bottom of the heap in the “real world?” (more…)
By: Megan Deal
Blogs are everywhere. They’re inescapable communities that establish themselves anytime someone or a group of someones has something to show or say. They’ll grab ahold of their participants for hours, whether one is mindlessly scrolling, or thoughtfully engaging within the conversation. These portals of user-generated content are becoming an especially popular tool for designers and design students, as they’re employed for a myriad of different purposes. Whether establishing an arena for design discourse, or being used to simply document a personal or group process, blogs will continue to rise in popularity as a viable means of communication. (more…)
