Key takeaway: Today’s class helped me solidify my final project idea. Thanks to my partner’s feedback I intend to create an app for professional women who like wearing female suits. Such an app would make it possible for women to both make a collage of what they would like to wear by combining photos with in-app design tools. I found a suggestion about creating an app which would be like “Didi for female suits” fascinating and I need to consider how to incorporate it to my project. I also really loved the idea of adding a feature for women who are not sure what kind of a suit they want. The way it would work is that such users would click on different categories which would lead them into discovering new outfit options. Such a feature may be compared to what Spotify does whenever a new user wants to register: it shows him or her photos of artists which lead to even more suggestions upon making a choice.
Additional takeaways: The exercise with Lego blocks was beneficial in understanding how to communicate clearly and seems like a useful tool of making friends quickly as well as building empathy. I also found it rather satisfying and thought-provoking to come up with ideas for my partner’s project. I felt very invested in her project while trying to make useful suggestions.