Reflection Interview #1

Today's video chat with an actual designer was definitely an experience. Not only was the Q&A informative and helpful, I liked how in a sense we were exploring career options. Most high schoolers still have yet to decide what they want to be, so it was definitely nice for a designer to talk to us about what it's like to be a designer. 

Revised Concept Sketch

Original Concept Sketch

Revised Concept Sketch 

Notes: 

• Paper is made of easily attachable sticker paper
• More items will be added to paper, the current list is only a generalized composition of items
• Separate lists will be made for compost and trash bins as well, but due to my problem being linked to recycling, my primary focus is the recycling bin. 

Solution

The act of recycling is an relatively easy task that leaves a relatively huge impact on the environment. Recycling reduces landfill waste, energy consumption, pollution, and overall cost. However, recycling can get confusing. It's not even a matter of common sense. Say I have a used tissue, do I trash it, or do I recycle it? It's technically paper, but it's also technically covered in snot. My solution to this is simple and cost effective; compile a list similar to this and have relevant information printed onto the recycle, trash, and compost bins respectively. In doing so, you'll essentially eliminate all recycling confusion.

Note: Don't recycle the used tissue, that's just nasty.

Problems

1). People don't recycle.

2). The iPhone doesn't have a long battery life.

3). Locks are too inconvenient.

Line Work

Lines communicate an array of emotions, depending on how they are shaped, connected, and even emphasized. For example, dark lines may signify darker emotions, such as anger, while light lines may emphasize light emotions, such as happiness. 

                                         

My partner's feedback was to try to convey what my gesture drawing was doing, along with shading my structural drawing more.