Vision
“Creativity is the ability to look at the ordinary and see the extraordinary” – Dewitt Jones
The word ‘creativity’ in this quote can be replaced by the word ‘design’. Design is the ability to find solutions in an entirely new way. Design is successful when the user sees it and feels surprised.
My goal in life is to experience as much as I can, since you have no right of having an opinion about something when you have never experienced it. Everything in this life can be experienced, even the smallest things. Design can contribute to this. It can make the user think about even the most normal things. I think it’s interesting to design to surprise, and to use design to make people think about what life has to offer.
When looking back on the last two semesters, I can see how I got more interested in understanding and collaborating with people from different cultural backgrounds. Designing for other cultures improves my cultural knowledge and therefore improves me as a person.
During my project, I have discovered the power of abstraction. Abstraction makes the user curious, and makes the product more interesting. Less is more! – An abstract experience can be much richer than any imitation of reality.
In the future I want to learn to combine these interests, so as to give my own twist to everything I do.
Identity
Chaotic, perfectionist, self-willed and creative. These are the characteristics that describe me the best. They are what I am, and since I will never be able to change them, I hope to learn how to adapt them and use them in my advantage. If I succeed at doing that, my characteristics will be what distinguish me as a designer.