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Creating a ransom note was a fun, creative, and time-consuming process. I came up with as many ideas as possible and repeated this process twice. Even though this took some time, it is crucial to original ideate sentences and creative ideas. Using the magazines, we were limited, but this allowed me to think more outsideContinue reading “Ransom Note”

Storyboarding is telling a story using simple sketches. Film producers often use this method, they sketch their ideas in squares and add notes. The theme, characters, and setting are revealed, and the vision becomes a reality. It allows them to show their vision to others and ask for feedback at an early stage. It isContinue reading “Storyboarding”

The final step, but not necessarily the last in the design thinking process, is Test. In this stage, we will give our design to a third person, who has never seen the design before, and this person is going to use the product. In this way, it is easy to find out if the userContinue reading “Test”

The fourth step in the design thinking process is prototype. Prototyping is a way to see if we have to go on with the idea or not. It allows us to create an early, inexpensive, and scaled-down version of the product to reveal any problems with the current design. By tackling issues in this earlyContinue reading “Prototype”

The third step in the design thinking process is ideate, coming up with as many ideas as possible. It is about quantity and not about quality; there are no right or wrong ideas. Everyone explains their concepts, and there is no judgment. Mind maps, post its, graphs, tables, and storyboards can be used to gainContinue reading “Ideate”

The second step of the Design Thinking process is Define. According to the Stanford D. School, the primary goals of the define stage is “to develop a deep understanding of your users and the design space and, based on that understanding, to come up with an actionable problem statement: your point of view.” In the firstContinue reading “Define”

“Empathy is the ability to feel the emotions of others and to imagine what someone else is thinking or feeling” according to the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley. The difference between empathy and sympathy is that sympathy shows compassion and compares its situation with the other. Empathy is to immerse yourself in theContinue reading “Empathy”

Tim Brown defined design Thinking as an ‘innovation powered by a thorough understanding, through direct observation, of what people want and need in their lives and what they like or dislike about the way particular products are made, packaged, marketed, sold, and supported.’ Design Thinking is a process of five steps: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype,Continue reading “Design Thinking”