Response to Reading 01

Reading 01:

These pages from the three introductions in the books encompass intriguing insights to design.  Design is the crux of human activity, and without it the needs of humanity would not be fulfilled.  Design truly affects the daily function in our lives, whether it be through appliances that we use or means of transportation.  It has so many complexities and meanings similar to the word “love”, ranging from the design of a chair, the department of fashion design, to an airplane or car designer.  As explained from the third book, “design is a mix of creativity and analytical reasoning.”  From these three introductions to design, I learned that design truly is a way to problem solve for humanity’s complexities.  Through design trial and error, solutions can be found to enhance the necessities in our lives.  For example, one of the objects I chose was a tape measure.  The tape measure is a beneficial design versus the ruler, for it extends and then shrinks down to a minimal size for storage.  The problem of a stable ruler not being able to extend when measuring can be solved by the extendable metal strip.  This pertains to my major, illustration, because there will be problems I will encounter dealing with animation or even character construction.  There are going to be software encounters that I may not know how to deal with, but through determination, trial, and error, the struggle will become nonexistent and a solution will be found.