SDG & Group Selection
Alice Hawthorne Talk - Wednesday October 8th
I attended the event where Alice Hawthorne came to the tower and gave a talk. A topic that really resonated with me with me the discussion about the war in Ukraine. Near the beginning of the talk, Alice had discussed the roles of designers in the war and gave examples of what they had been doing. Industrial designers had developed/adapted drones to participate in war activates and this technology had made very positive impact for Ukraine and their military. Additionally, Ukrainian graphic designers had made modifications to the signs on the sides of highways and streets by making them blank to confuse Russian military forces. And, made many signs to point to the Hague. What I took away from this topic was that depending on what I or my peers design, we can help make a impact in a vert fast way. I want to become a professional industrial designers after I graduate. It is a field that, from how I interpret it, isn’t as fast as the examples that Alice showed. I interpret it as a industry that takes a lot of time for pieces to develop, design, manufacture, get to market, and sell. But, depending on certain contexts and motivates for design, industrial design can make a quicker impact.
Researching for our project.
Over the past week, we had interviewed many IE students by Google Forms and in-person interviews while students were leaving the tower. It was very interesting to understand how students interpret their own style and the fashion industry. I feel like I am a person who is interested in certain fashion brands and personal style but have a very different way of perceiving the fashion industry and how I shop compared to others my age so it was interesting to contrast how I shop and think versus other students.
Due to sickness, I did not come to class last week on Tuesday when there was group presentation’s. But my group told me afterwards over audio call about many different insights that they had gotten from Kaleb and other classmates during the feedback session. Despite not hearing the feedback verbally from peers such as V & Yara, the quotes that I had heard helped us a lot in how we want to frame our project.
On Friday (October 7th), Sofia, Selene, and I went to Calle de Fuencarrel to see how people shop and different stores. We explored shops such as Mango, Brandie Melville, and Decatholan to people watch and interview shoppers. The most fascinating part of this experience was not in the stores but came from the streets. We had seen that many couples dressed with similar styles or atleast had clothes with similar silhouettes. One memorable frame in my mind being a couple with different styles but both wore pants that were cut high, quite a bit above the ankles for both of them.