Before coming to the university I wasn’t introduced much to the field of design. My background mostly consisted of art and music. In my mind design was about about making things nice and pretty. Boy, I was surprised to learn that it is much more than that. Only before I applied to the university I started thinking and understanding that design is much more than a nice visual presentation. It might be weird but the thing that surprised me the most about design was that design is not only about the visual presentation but about the way things work, the way people interact and experience is the real key to understanding design. For starters, I am studying Information & Interface Design at LCC. It means that we are thought about the area where technology and design fall into one place. From computer interfaces to interactive installations we are learning how to solve problems to create the best digital experiences for people. It took me a hot minute to understand that design is exactly about that experience part. Design can be applied to every aspect of our life. From designing a morning routine to optimizing a website for good performance. When I was reading “Design for everyday things” by Donald Norman one quote stuck in my head for a bit. Donald Norman writes in his book “Design is really an act of communication, which means having a deep understanding of the person with whom the designer is communicating”. So, the key to the design is to understand your user, your audience and tailor your design to their needs. I believe the most surprising thing about design for me is that it can be applied to everything. Let me give you an example of how I designed my morning routine based on my needs. Yes, I designed my mourning routine. First I looked at the user(me) and figured out my needs. Having a basic persona I started designing the ways I could improve my daily morning routine. Let’s look at how the daily routine looked before;
09:00 Wake up 09:15 Have some oatmeal for breakfast 09:35 Get ready for work 09:45 Leave for work/start working One of the main goals stated in the user persona is that I want to wake up earlier but I'm having a hard time doing so. I calculated that to have extra time in the morning I need to wake up around 8. To have an 8 hours sleep I need to go to bed around midnight. So the morning routine actually starts a day before. Second thing is to figure out the best practices for stress reduction. I don’t like mundane routines so there must be different options for different activities. Let’s do some research. The most popular stress reduction methods according to google are:
Great. Now I need to figure out how I can incorporate these activities in the morning routine. Exercise I found an application called Nike Run Club that has guided runs. This might be a great option for a couple of days a week to do some exercise. Meditation I will use headspace for morning meditations. Journaling I bought a journal and found some prompts to help with writing the first entries. Let’s add all of this up. 23:30/45 go to sleep 08:00 wake up 08:10 Leave for a run/meditate/journal 08:50: have breakfast while catching up with some news. 09:20: Read a books or articles 09:35: Get ready for work Here you go, proof that design can be included in every day of your life! As an experiment, I will try to follow this routine for a couple of weeks and see how it goes!
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