Short Reflection U1

Firstly, this unit taught me the basics of Color Theory and its usages in everyday life, like how we used it in our bedroom layout redesign and how color can symbolize certain emotions or themes based on which pigment is applied. Not only that; but this unit also touches on our interior design skills to prepare us for our end of term project.

Short Reflection U2

In our first unit, the space we were designing was our own space, now we've extended our reach farther; recreating places that fit the needs of family and friends. Not only did we do presentations on (hopefully private) spaces that fit the possible needs of our designated family, we made a 3d diorama of a better, well-suited place for them, making the space we deemed the most fitting originally and making it in any way better for our community.

Short Reflection Exhibition

In this third and final project of the semester, we created a diorama of the ideal homeless shelter and made an extensive document which not only stated reasons for our design choices, but also had sources to our facts. Our group driving question was "How can we design spaces to better address the homeless?" Which we strived to figure that out at the start of the project, and in the end I reckon we succeeded. Similarly to unit 2, we used floorplanner.com and 3D dioramas to easily plan out the project. With a collaborative effort, we managed to complete our goal and even got to see other groups' work. Although we were met with reluctance and some minor setbacks such as our group not doing our pitch well initially (it was one of our biggest challenges), we were able to push through and succeed in our goal, we could've improved by finding more research since there wasn't that much on homelessness than I thought, but we were able to do with the interviews and government info. Lastly I think the most valuable thing I learned from this was how to adapt to other's needs and wants, to the larger community with our designs of spaces and also with my teammates often when we were struggling to communicate with each other.