Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Project Two Rleflection

How did you find the task of designing not just a pure product but a product within a service system?

I felt that this task was the most challenging to date. Not only designing the product but the system that it relies on can be very complicated. However the task presented new incite into the way in which the products we are designing may impact on environment, social and economical systems.


Were you satisfied by your group outcome? Why/not?
I was satisfied with the outcome of this project and i think our group covered all the issue that arose with our system. as always more time could have helped, but learning to work to a deadline is imperative.

Did you feel that what you generated was promising as a demonstration of your design capabilities?
I believe the concept generated was a good demonstration of my capabilities however the model/s i fell could have been refined to a degree.

What did you like most and least about designing a PSS?
The things i liked most and least were the same; Research! I really enjoyed looking at the ways in which technology changes per task. From lo-fi solutions in devolving worlds to Hi-tech gadgetry in the first world. It is fascinating the way people find a solution and often stick with it for as long as they can.

What are the advantages/disadvantages of PSS design?
Well, the advantages are many. Mapping an existing system and finding the faults is a very easy and obvious way of diagnosing a problem/s that need to be addressed. I takes the guess work out of it in a way. The disadvantages are that breaking an existing system is quite hard. The infrastructure demands of a single product is monstrous and so, people often try to adapt to the current system rather than re-define it.

How can you use your learning from this exercise?
Out of this task i think that i have a broader view of the way products and systems interact with one another. I think that this can be applied to my future studies and life through always considering the chain reaction of effects my designs could have on the world.

If this brief was given to you last year in Studio 2, how would you have approached it differently?
I think i may have chosen an area to study that may have been less socially pertinent.

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