Reflection – Visualization

Challenge & Selection    Often in product design when a client comes to me he tells me to design a product that has this and features  that are suited to his or his organizational standards and needs. These customers/clients range from a variety of  backgrounds including healthcare, local industries, government agencies etc. so the products they want to be  designed are diverse in shape and form, every one different from the other. At that time, as a product designer,  I don’t have immediate know-how of how I am going to approach this problem. So comes the time for the  selection of the tool that will get me going at the very start of the design cycle among which visualization is by  far the most common. In the time when I was a graphics student, I got that a lot that sketch your rough design  before implementing it. The same sketching helps me in the design process and helps me lay the road map of  how I will approach the problem, answer the initial questions, define the scope, limitations and constraints.    Application    I use the visualization technique to draw a very rough depiction of what the client wants on my drawing pad  keeping into consideration all the parameters that the client stresses over and limitations of what can be done  and whatnot. This beginning visual depiction lays the very first layout of the design cycle and what I and the  client expect from the product.     After I have completely satisfied myself I draw the sketch again with more details either by hand or on software  and take the results to the clients and the stakeholders, present them to the initial stage and get their feedback.  The design cycle for a product like any design process is always an iterative phase and it is always beneficial to  fail early to avoid wasting time and money, and hence it must happen in this phase before starting the actual  work on the design. Therefore, the feedback that I get from this first meeting is crucial in terms of if I am on the  right track with the design cycle and also helps greatly with other phases of design thinking such as “What is?”  and “What if?” phases.    Based on this, I note down the feedback and create a list of options for myself which help me modify or  redesign the product on paper and also enable me to generate more ideas and insights into what I am dealing  with.    Insight    At the beginning of my career as a designer, I felt very overwhelmed by the design process, especially at the  start and did not know how to begin my design, as it is said in any initiative, “First step is always the hardest.”    But gradually when I started to learn it became very clear that designing is not possible or at least a very  difficult process in my opinion without going into your imagination and visualizing what and how can you solve  the problem at hand. This course particularly helped me in this regard and provided me with the tools to  approach the process methodically. I also learned especially with the visualization that it is not only sketches

but you can use a plethora of tools like colours and charts for the same purpose but in my field, they are of little  use.    Approach    For the given work that I do, visualization is the most suitable tool. However, it is business and things constantly  change and hence if one tool is useful today may be a future job requires some other tool. As of now, I am  trying to expand my business in the manufacturing world as well and since I don’t know much about variables  that play in manufacturing, I am preparing myself for a learning launch. I have visualization on my belt and it  will help me get ideas and learning launch will provide me with actual data to work my ideas with and hopefully  using both tools will give me positive insights to make correct decisions for me and the people around me.


Reflection – Visualization Challenge & Selection Often in product design when a client comes to me he tells me to design a product that has this and features that are suited to his or his organizational standards and needs . These customers / clients range from a variety of backgrounds including healthcare , local industries , government agencies etc . so the products they want to be designed are diverse in shape and form , every one different from the other . At that time , as a product designer , I do n’t have immediate know - how of how I am going to approach this problem . So comes the time for the selection of the tool that will get me going at the very start of the design cycle among which visualization is by far the most common . In the time when I was a graphics student , I got that a lot that sketch your rough design before implementing it . The same sketching helps me in the design process and helps me lay the road map of how I will approach the problem , answer the initial questions , define the scope , limitations and constraints . Application I use the visualization technique to draw a very rough depiction of what the client wants on my drawing pad keeping into consideration all the parameters that the client stresses over and limitations of what can be done and whatnot . This beginning visual depiction lays the very first layout of the design cycle and what I and the client expect from the product . After I have completely satisfied myself I draw the sketch again with more details either by hand or on software and take the results to the clients and the stakeholders , present them to the initial stage and get their feedback . The design cycle for a product like any design process is always an iterative phase and it is always beneficial to fail early to avoid wasting time and money , and hence it must happen in this phase before starting the actual work on the design . Therefore , the feedback that I get from this first meeting is crucial in terms of if I am on the right track with the design cycle and also helps greatly with other phases of design thinking such as “ What is ? ” and “ What if ? ” phases . Based on this , I note down the feedback and create a list of options for myself which help me modify or redesign the product on paper and also enable me to generate more ideas and insights into what I am dealing with . Insight At the beginning of my career as a designer , I felt very overwhelmed by the design process , especially at the start and did not know how to begin my design , as it is said in any initiative , “ First step is always the hardest . ” But gradually when I started to learn it became very clear that designing is not possible or at least a very difficult process in my opinion without going into your imagination and visualizing what and how can you solve the problem at hand . This course particularly helped me in this regard and provided me with the tools to approach the process methodically . I also learned especially with the visualization that it is not only sketches but you can use a plethora of tools like colours and charts for the same purpose but in my field , they are of little use . Approach For the given work that I do , visualization is the most suitable tool . However , it is business and things constantly change and hence if one tool is useful today may be a future job requires some other tool . As of now , I am trying to expand my business in the manufacturing world as well and since I do n’t know much about variables that play in manufacturing , I am preparing myself for a learning launch . I have visualization on my belt and it will help me get ideas and learning launch will provide me with actual data to work my ideas with and hopefully using both tools will give me positive insights to make correct decisions for me and the people around me .