In week 11, I presented the topic of speculative design. My part of the presentation was about questioning the connection between art and design and showing where those disciplines collide and merge. While I was preparing the presentation, I found Elliott Montgomery’s map of his perspective on the terminology. There…

Keeping close to the action The book “The Art Of Innovation: Lessons In Creativity” by Kelley, T. on page 31 writes: “Whether it’s art, science, technology, or business, inspiration often comes from being close to the action- That’s part of why geography, even in the Internet age, counts. Andy why…

DATA AND DATA VISUALIZATION During that lecture, I realized once again, that we are all creatures of habits. So many topics, we were talking about in the last weeks are somehow routed since ever and inherent in us. …

In week 8 we paid attention to the following questions: What does it mean to evaluate a work, what are the tools, how is a project fitting its intentions? Is evaluation even necessary in the context of design? Without evaluation, there might not be that much success in a project…

In week seven, we talked about the importance of narration in design and the use of telling stories. Telling stories is an essential thing that had always been a part of us. When thinking about fairytales, it has always been a way to impart knowledge. Due to storytelling, it will…

Prototyping, I would say, is for us designers one of the most powerful tools to work with. For me, prototyping is of central importance for the creative process. It enables better communication with my teammate/client because your idea is visible and touchable. It shows the real dimensions, allows first user…

What’s the difference between «Experience» and «User Experience»? Let’s get straight into the topic. Experience «Experience is the sum of made mistakes divided by the own stupidity» — William Saroyan What we can learn from this quote is that experience is not similar to knowledge. We can build knowledge out of…

The class this week, as well as upcoming ones caused by the Corona Virus, took place on the platform Zoom. We will use Zoom for our entire communication in the next few weeks due to the Corona situation. …

Besides the design in the everyday context, we also spoke about the connection between Sci-Fi and Design. While we could say that Sci-Fi does not have any boundaries or restrictions, because it doesn’t need to work, the design meant to function. But they are similar although. …