A divergent thought can create wonders.
A personal Creative Statement.
How do I find solutions? Having autonomy, I cross religious and cultural boundaries, how the politics of a design work within a diverse community is people work together in a team, so brainstorming is key to finding a design solution.
I was taught, when choosing a designer, first consider how they challenge to find that perfect solution, secondly, decide is your job a good route for this designer?
As a designer, I know that divergent thoughts bring about the action of gathering many creative possibilities. Familiar in a particular group, or multiple form, which in some way connect to each other, but are still unique in their individual creative expressions, growing and building towards many possible answers. Divergent thinking removes limitations and restrictions. A divergent thought can urge the designer to gather sensible and fun elements; opening a door around the designer’s thought process, it is also an aspect of random thought. Therefore, divergent thought is necessary, if a designer has no divergent thoughts, how would they compare and perceive a possible solution?
Project A (handsfree mouse solution).
Intense brainstorming brought a new design perspective; this rationale would re-orchestrate to include better social awareness and include physically impaired people. There are only mice available for able bodied people; theoretically these could be easily modified with optical colour-sensors to incorporate disabled users. I used basic neural programming in this design solution, to represent yes and no (Victoria Hall project solution, handsfree mouse).
Project B (Deliveroo game solution).
The technical creation of graphics and organisation of colours; plus printing out of game shapes was within PowerPoint, all surface and tactile elements were created with paper, cardboard and glue. Creating this visually stimulating piece of work involved group participation and brainstorming sessions, which helped to achieve an innovative and aesthetically pleasing game design. This fun project involved observation; finding ergonomic solutions through other’s game play, thinking about design for others and taking group criticism, which helped to build a better solution (Victoria Hall project solution, Deliveroo game).
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Project C (Pet waste solution).
The rationale behind this design solution is to stop the forest reserve dying, as unbalanced ph levels rise, the land loses its ability to rejuvenate the natural wild habitat needed for the miniature deer. Research and analysis of objective material required a green solution. Observation of the community required sensitivity; a design solution that was aware of cultural differences. A green solution that reflected the community's changing face; a requirement that nothing went to landfill.
The design proposal would stop harmful pathogens going to soil, and onto natural water courses; preventing further natural habitat dying and re-route pet-waste away from landfill. This innovative design met society's requirements (Victoria Hall project solution, pet waste).
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Limitations.
The limitations are foremost connected to the problem and finding a solution. Constraints and limitations can be financial restrictions like a set budget, or investor requirements, or acceptance of certain styles and types. Another creative limitation is working to meet the demands of their client. Time limitations, product restrictions, religious or cultural constraints can place limitations on a designer’s divergent thought process.
Pros: Through research and objective thinking; a divergent thought led to a design solution. Analysis of existing objective material and convergent thinking resulted in a viable prototype design solution.
Cons: I feel design conclusions are found by refining, but lack of flow can halt the convergent thought process. Within this meticulous analysis feelings of being limited; connect to creativity and can emerge as a designer looks to synthesise findings. Objectively measuring material and looking for a balanced conclusion; while working within the design specification requirements; can limit the designer's choices. The Convergent thought process can be limited by the politics of a design; including society's requirements; cultural sensitivities, legal and financial restrictions.
Convergent thinking helps the designer whittle down with logic and reasoning. Using critical analysis even existing design solutions can be improved upon. Convergent thinking uses the collective of objective information already available; weighs this objective material and produces a decision from the statistics. Convergent thoughts will show possible outcomes and refine existing choices. Finalising a solution to meet expected requirements and constraints involves the convergent thought process. A convergent thought always builds on what is possible and what would work. Being the opposite of divergent, there is a sense of less creative expression. Convergent thoughts are more decision based and create a firm foundation for an actual prototype, or design solution. On a finer level, it brings things together in agreement showing a route forward for a proposed design solution.