Statement of intent
To make a concise and relevant bio about myself to introduce visitors to my portfolio page. For Assignment 1 we were to make a PDF based on what I think is “good” and “bad” design
Ideation
For the bio, I had a loose idea of how I would want to write it. I decided on 3 main points that I wanted to cover in the bio including who I am, how I got here, and what I want to do.
my initial ideas to compile these key points involved:
- Writing a personal story about how I came to study at OSU or putting in some of my personal accounts of what led me to the department of design.
- To go straight into technical skills almost like a resume.
Another separate idea was to include some small graphic images, mainly to add some visual aid and some character to my portfolio site.
I think making the bio like a mission statement would be the best way to convey my intended message.
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Good v. Bad Design project,
At first, I began to think about think I use every day such as my water bottle or my skateboard. My immediate thought for good design was the Akari light by Isamu Noguchi.
This light has a lot of aspects that I consider good design. From the sustainable materials of the paper to the pristine level of craftsmanship.
For examples of bad design I turned to the internet for inspiration, and I found many amusing photos of laughable bathroom and staircase designs
though I would consider these bad designs in my book, I wasn’t very compelled to talk about these cases. I wanted to talk about something closer to myself as a person, so I began to think about things that gave me trouble in the past.
I thought about drawing as a child and I remembered this infamous Disney pencil.
I personally have a lot of gripes with this pencil so I thought it to be the perfect thing to talk about as bad design.
For the last two designs, Secretly Dislike and secretly liked, I took a walk around my house of inspiration. Looking at all the furniture and how it served functions. I came
across a chair that my housemate upholstered which I secretly disdained. I found the upholstering to be an unnecessary compromise of the original design of the chair.
A lamp that I made myself, I chose this lamp because I made it with direct inspiration from the previously 
mentioned Akari Lamp. So I thought waiting about it would be a good way to contrast my personal attachment to this lamp.
Iteration and Production
For the bio, I decided to meet in the middle with a short personal account about my growing interest in design and tying in some of my technical skills.
Putting together the Final product of the Good v. Bad Design was straightforward. I had most of my thoughts about each of the individual designs.
While using Microsoft Word I used a 2 x 4 grid to format the paper. While putting the images and text together I noticed that using an alternating pattern with the text and the image helped make the paper easier to read and follow.
Reflection
Making the About Me page was a good way to reflect on my personal skills and passion for design. I saw this almost like making a resume and I appreciate the correlation between the two.
Making the Good v. Bad Design was a great way to think about my personal ideas and beliefs about Design. The contrast between my loved design and hated design has given me some insight into my core beliefs as a person.