Constraints
It was difficult to adjust to the two week time period. To feel like we were on top of things, I feel like things had to be made right away, which didn’t give us much time for ideating and research, and that can lead to uncertainty and a lack of confidence in the overarching idea. My group didn’t really go along with the idea given to us, so that in itself is a constraint since we had to build a new idea from the ground up and we didn’t have any time for that. Working with a group for this project was difficult. I generally don’t do well in group projects anyway, but I felt that the number of people in the group affected the cohesiveness of the final deliverable. Like, it was hard for 5 people to get on the same page and organize in a way that was productive. I feel like the project would have gone smoother if there were 3, or even 4, instead of 5 people. This project overall, made me feel very exhausted.
Opportunity
For the future, I will try to be more active a group and make sure there’s an open communication between members. A lot of stress can occur when there’s not an agreement on what’s being made or even if there’s a misunderstanding of a topic. In the future, I’d like to settle on a topic at the very beginning and not waver in my confidence of that topic, instead of re-hashing the same idea over and over again. I will also allow myself to be reliant on people and trust in my group members more.
Application
Working in a group makes me feel motivated to do a project, even if it’s a stress-induced motivation. I get in a headspace where I don’t want to disappoint my group or be that person that doesn’t pull their weight. So, I tried my best in adding my contributions to a team. Focus and productivity were kind of a rollercoaster since my group spent a lot of time on the research and analysis. Sometimes I feel like my group got to a bit of a stand-still where we were just trying to figure out what we’re doing, instead of making something. To be honest, I feel like we had a hard time agreeing on things and that stagnated our process. Although I think using everyone’s different skills in the end deliverable was beneficial, because everyone had something to offer. We probably could have made something more polished if we started earlier in the charette.
Presentation & Contribution
For my group, I filmed video footage with Julia. I edited and produced the final video, including the opening animation. I provided the voice over, going off of Julia’s script. I also designed the poster series, based off of Ashley’s brand.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B03PGHrHU2LkSEdSMU5ielh6czQ?usp=sharing
GD301_Branding, Interaction, Service Design 