Author: SamsonCharles

Project #2 First Draft

Q: How do you intend to grow as a designer with this program ?

A: I intend to grow by taking as  many classes i can to better grasp my knowledge of design. There are so many professors in this program that either worked in this field for so many years, or studied in this field for so many years. So me as a learner i want to take advantage of that as much as i can by showing them my work, getting their professional feedback from it, learn from my mistakes to better myself. And there are so many … Read More...

Rectilinear

Rectilinear (adjective) : moving in or forming a straight line

In, “Nontsikelelo Mutiti on Interrogating the Euro-centric Design Canon”,  Samarskaya states, “But what if we think about kente in relationship to that, in relationship to modernism and a rectilinear approach to design motifs?”

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectilinear

Samarskaya meant that us designers have to take a more clearer approach to designing… Read More...

Arbitrary

arbitrary: (adjective) having or showing a tendency to force one’s will on others without any regards to fairness or necessity.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arbitrary

In “Why Collaborate” Ellen Lupton states: “I have enjoyed voluntary, informal collaborations with my friends, but i have resented being forced into arbitrary, mismatched teams in the name of social correctness”

In other words, Ellen Lupton is saying that she doesn’t like working in groups with people that don’t have the same creative mindset as her.

Lupton’s point is that, you’re better off working alone, because working in a group with people who don’t view the project the same … Read More...

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