Week 1b

Today we began our first project by splitting into groups of two which were predetermined by our professor. This was done so that we can learn to work with others who we may not know at all. We spent a majority of the class getting to know our project partners. Then, we began working on ideas for the app we will be developing. However, we were not to have fully fleshed out ideas, but rather problems that we face which could potentially be fixed through an application. I found this to be an interesting way of approaching the situation and have began thinking about potential solvable issues.

Week 1: Outside of Class

Today I read an article on medium.com entitled "What is Product Design?", which attempts to define Product Design as a process and explain what it can be used for. There are several parts of design which compose the Product Designer. Some of these include, UX/Interaction, graphic, and motion designers. These used to be considered individual jobs where one person would be the graphic designer and another the interaction designer, and so on. However, now they have merged into one being - the product designer. This person is essential in all aspects of a business - they are the foundation and they help to solve users' problems. They design the experience a user has digitally. Above all, product design is flexible, and it needs to be in order to solve the always changing problems in this always changing world. That is why the product designer knows a little bit of everything. Not only did this article help me to further understand the importance of product design, but will likely help me as I continue through this semester and explore the field.

Week 1a

Today was the first day of this class. We went over the syllabus and some of the general expectations of the class. Part of the requirements for this class is to keep a process blog. This post marks the beginning of my process blog.