These are in-class activities, usually done in groups or pairs, to help develop a strong sense of design.

  • Storyboard Exercise

    A letter-sized paper folded into eight sections. Four sections are grouped and labeled by constraints 1. Expensive, 2. Done Tomorrow, 3. Something That Exists, 4. Robots. The other four sections are a storyboard and are labeled as 1. Problem, 2. Reframing, 3. Solution, 4. Benefit. Text content in each section is redundant.

    In this exercise, the class was asked to engage with the ‘Microcosm,’ or the context, the potential users, and the methods of a design. We started this exercise by imaging a day in our lives, then identifying a problem that we faced throughout the day. For example, my problem was that I had spent too […]

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