“Good/Bad” Design Exercise
Three “Good Design” Articles
- https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/bad-design-vs-good-design-5-examples-we-can-learn-frombad-design-vs-good-design-5-examples-we-can-learn-from-130706 -Examples of good and bad design
- https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/dieter-rams-10-timeless-commandments-for-good-design –Explains the characteristics of good design (according to Dieter Rams)
- https://medium.com/nyc-design/good-design-vs-bad-design-decisions-1b95fb9deb7c –Compares good and bad design
Good/ Bad Design Activity
Brainstorming
Body copy must contain (in any order you choose):
- short bio in a format that reflects you (paragraph, bullets, poem?)
- noteworthy information about you that you are willing to share
- A short reflection on design
- What interests, excites, or sparks curiosity about the design process you hope to explore in this program
- name, background, inspiration
- majoring in Visual Communications Design
- sophomore year
- born in Edison, New Jersey
- Indonesian American
- Been in Ohio since kindergarten
- Drawing since I was little
- featured in school newspaper for art
- extracurricular activities: PERMIAS- former event coordinator, current Outreach & Service Officer, volleyball
- Look for photos to include
Draft
I am currently in my sophomore year at Ohio State University, majoring in Visual Communications Design. Furthermore, I am involved in PERMIAS, a student association here at OSU. I am the current Outreach & Service Officer and former Event Coordinator. Outside of college, I play volleyball for a local club. (added more detail after soft critique)
I was born in Edison, New Jersey, but moved to Canal Winchester, Ohio when I was five years old. Despite simply growing up in Ohio, I was raised bilingual. Both of my parents are from Manado, Indonesia, which in turn is why I was raised learning how to speak both Indonesian and English. I grew up learning both the American and Indonesian culture, which has exposed me to many different values and ways of living.
(omitted the second paragraph in final draft to keep it centered on more relevant information)
As cliché as it sounds, I have been creating art and drawing for as long as I can remember. You may be wondering, “Then why did you choose design over art?” Despite still really enjoying art to this day, the problem-solving aspect of design is very intriguing to me. I love the idea of basically meshing art and engineering into one concept to create innovative and useful products or designs to help and guide people.
I am excited to explore more about design as I progress through this program. Just in the first couple days of the first semester, I learned so many things about design that I was not aware of before. Despite being interested in design and art since I was a child, I have never decided to really put my full focus into my passion until now. I have always suppressed this passion of mine and thought of it as just a hobby. Finally embracing what I love to do is compelling and even more of a reason as to why I am excited to be here.
Images
- insert photo of self, PERMIAS, previous work
(only included one photo in the final to keep the post more simple and sleek)
