One thing that the first half of this semester has taught me is that I don’t know how to design for social media. In two different classes we have had to design instagram stories or posts and in both I am struggling. I didn’t think it would be much different than poster design but I was wrong. I think I am slowly getting better and think my posts for Project 2 in this class work well at displaying the data and showing an argument. I am anxious to hear your feedback on what I can do better and how I can improve at designing for social media.
Working with Jordan and Jackson on project one has been interesting. I have learned a lot about the process and complexity of gathering data, and how it should affect a design. We have had out How might we question change many times but each time, I think it has gotten closer to what we are looking for.
I had a hard time finding a research designer to do my presentation on. I thought I had found one but the more and more I looked into him I slowly realized that he was more of a branding designer that used research done by others to impact his designs. I am, again, having a hard time trying to find a specific case study to do a presentation on. My presentation is not for another couple weeks, but each week that goes by I am getting more and more worried about not knowing what the topic of my case study presentation is going to be. I am wondering if you have any resources that can help me look for case studies, so I can go through and look for ones that interest me?
Over all I am enjoying the class. I am not a morning person, so sometimes I struggle talking early on. But once we get into the small groups or start working on something, I usually find the mental strength to start thinking.
Thanks for working so hard and making this class run smoothly!