IMA journey
Industrial design is more than important to our life. I think the way of living is formed by designs, no matter it is a good design or a bad design. Thus, I think the major purpose of industrial design as improving people’s daily life without them even noticing it. From the video and reading, I … Continue reading Understanding Industrial Design
Part 1: Research My client: Tony Dai: owning a 4-month kitten called Flame I assume that: Tony does not understand Flame’s meows, thus failing to know what Flame needs. Flame does not understand Tony’s talking. Tony does not understand some specific behaviors of Flame despite there being some general analysis of cats’ actions online. All … Continue reading Not My Problem
Prior to reading the book, how important would you consider talking to people to be when designing an application? Did that change at all after reading the book? Why? Before reading the book, I think talking to people was the crucial part of any design, including designing an application, as it bridges the design with … Continue reading Reading/Video Assignment 3 – Talking to People
Ever since I get a phone, I always had the problem of quitting addictive applications and going back to focus on my work. Apple has the Time Limit function that can be set in Preference, but it barely helps me to stop looking at my phone because there is a little additional function that distracts … Continue reading Time Limit
How does application design harm? As the documentary reflected, social media applications have caused distraction and toxic addiction among users, leading to an enormous waste of time. One example I experienced recently was WeChat. I noticed several application designs and user experiences that attract our attention without us consciously realizing it. The notification function on the top left corner that appears … Continue reading Reading/Video Assignments 2 – The Social Dilemma