Knowledge Gained
This week, we have learned more about the Design Elements and Principles, Principles of Tone and Colour, Design Trends, and Lexicon of Design.
Design Elements and Principles
Learning the utilisation of elements and principles of design on a design project helps me gain a better perspective on the artist's conveyed message. I felt like I had discovered a new world and learned a new language as a foundation skill. It has strengthened my existing knowledge about design elements and principles. It will enable me to communicate my design ideas to clients more effectively.
Principles of Tone and Colour
Understanding colour associations in history, culture, geographic locations, and our environment is beneficial in communicating emotions, giving meaning and interpretation and setting a mood. It is essential to be mindful when selecting colour as it may be acceptable to one but culturally inappropriate to another.
Having fundamental knowledge about the basic colours that make up the colour wheel is crucial because each colour has meaning. The objective is to create schemes to reinforce meaning and clarity. Tone in colour, on the other hand, can stimulate the desired impression and can create forms.
In connection to interior design, a bucket of paint can transform a room when designing a space. It can change the mood, temperature, ambience or intended purpose. It can also create visual interest, focal points and depth. Natural and artificial lights or darkness can also influence how colour is perceived based on tonal values.
Design Trends
I initially thought that trend was all about what's current and widespread. I had been avoiding the bandwagon. I thought it was a good idea that I'm not easily influenced by what's new. It has been an eye-opener for me to apprehend the importance of trends in design.
It has made sense why mid-century design styles from the 1950s, Memphis designs from the 1980s, and Maximalism designs from the mid-19th century are recently becoming popular.
Keeping up with trends is essential for every designer. It can help us make design decisions based on what is proven effective and incorporate the client's trend preference into our project.
Lexicon of Design
It is a list of terminology used and its meaning in the design world to increase vocabulary and aid in communicating creative ideas. It is a valuable tool to refer to for a junior designer like me.
Challenges
We have also explored turning obstacles into opportunities, identifying personal challenges, setting goals, creating an action plan/strategy, and learning about the five-step creative process.
I have not encountered any conceptual or practical challenges while engaging in the module content because it is straightforward. Therefore, I will be identifying two of my personal challenges instead.
Perfectionism. I took the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, a questionnaire to measure perfectionism, and got a percentile score of 99.9%. This result represents dysfunctional perfectionism. Striving for the best is one of the good qualities for perfectionist people like me, but there is more downside to it than good. Perfectionism has affected my self-esteem due to constant self-criticism, leading to anxiety and depression. I have set high expectations for myself.
Inefficient time management. Balancing work-studies-personal life is always a challenge. I have over-committed myself and felt I always had no time for myself and other things. I don't make time for fun activities or hobbies, and I feel bad for missing out on important dates with my family.
Success and Strengths
Over the last three weeks, I have made a self-discovery. I have a deeper understanding of how to utilise my strengths to my advantage and treat weaknesses as opportunities for improvement. I have identified my skills and take pride in that. I have developed a growth mindset to be more efficient. I find value in self-reflection to ensure I learn the desired knowledge and track the progress of any applied strategies or changes.
I have been refining my time management skills and have applied them to my weekly routine. I feel confident and see improvements in how I manage my time. I have also applied self-reflection as part of my ethos commitment to achieving success at work. I have also completed a LinkedIn course, which gives me certification for career advancement. I will continue learning and utilising available resources to my advantage, making the most of my academic journey.
This week, I have grasped a deeper understanding of the design elements and principles and their application in the design project. I can express myself and perceive messages on a design project.
Application
We have a task to identify goals and create an action plan to achieve our goals. Below are the actionable strategies that I have applied for this week:
Create a weekly schedule ahead of time.
Breaking Modules/Learning materials into smaller tasks.
Decompress for 20 minutes after work and study block.
Areas of Improvement
I need to improve my application to overcome perfectionism. I have a list of four techniques that I want to implement in my weekly routine.
I want to spend 15 minutes of daily meditation. I am considering merging this activity with "decompressing" time. Practising mindfulness can help recover lost energy and allow you to disconnect from work or study.
I want to listen to podcasts on perfectionism to learn how to cope with challenges. I want to incorporate this activity with walking three times a week.
I want to discuss CBT therapy with my psychologist once every two months and spend 15 minutes reflecting on my emotions about perfectionism weekly.
Reassess myself using the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale to check my progress.
Goals
As mentioned in the application, I have made actionable strategies that I want to implement. See images A & B to visualise my schedule for next week and study to-do lists. These are my study goals for next week.
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