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By Neil, January 26, 2008 2:31 PM

Brainstorming is, usually, my favorite process of design. My second favorite would be finishing a project. So, that leaves many processes in between that are critical, but not ones that bring great pleasure for me. Question and research takes place before brainstorming. These steps are arguably more critical than the steps that follow as they steer design to a preferable solution if they are done correctly.

Up until this semester in school there has not been emphasis from instructors on the processes that take place before brainstorming. Having learned their importance so late has made me begin to wonder if my ignorance has been a fatal blow to all the work I have done until now. A big indicator of this is the amount of work that I’ve presented in my Portfolio Preparation class judged as not being portfolio ready. At this point, I will need to create at least three new pieces for my portfolio.

In the mean time, I’ll continue to fight the urge to think that I’m not cut out to do design.

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By Neil, January 21, 2008 8:15 PM

Today was a long workday. Unfortunately, my school schedule causes me to miss hours at work that I have to make up during off hours. There is plenty to do, so it’s not a problem to fill in the time. I would like to be able to go home and crash. However, I still have projects to gather for a class presentation tomorrow afternoon. OK. 3—2—1…GO!