Today was a lazy day. I didn’t do any chores. I didn’t work on music. I didn’t brainstorm for design projects. I didn’t read anything of substance.
I did watch a movie called “Stardust.” I also watched an episode of Mythbusters. I missed Noah.
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.