Class Format
This weeks class was concerned with reflecting and acknowledging failure within the design process. The Maeda reading also looked at finding a 'return on failure'.
Group Exercise
Discussion
Discuss these questions in relation to a group creating a design in collaboration
- What are the 3 best things about your efforts for this year’s exhibition?
- My engagement, cooperation and articulation. - Did you manage time well?
- Mostly - Did you manage materials well i.e. test prototypes?
- Yes - Have you researched installation methods?
- Yes - Have you made a shortlist of the essentials for the last WEEK?
- Yes - Have you made a shortlist of the essentials for the last DAY?
- Not yet, waiting for the contingencies to kick in.
Failure
In regard to creative collaboration & the exhibition discuss these questions - write a paragraph on each and use examples;- List and describe 2 areas of failure in your preparation for the exhibition
- I have been a little unreliable in that I have missed a couple of arranged meetings with my conspirators. The computer in front of me failed in that it is a public computer with CS3 installed, when I had created my design in CS5. - Describe how you could realistically improve on this next time you exhibit.
- Better time management. The development of a timeline at an early stage would certainly assist with this. I have been getting more organised and this course has in some ways forced the issue.
Research
Video
It fairly straight forward what is going on with this video 'Famous Failures'.
Images
Insert images and comment
Reflection
Failure should be allowed for in the design process, even embraced. The allowance of contingencies for time or to create alternatives would be the most obvious, this is effective time management of failure. The less obvious up side to failure is where the failure of a concept within a particular project does not mean it will fail in another project.
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