Toolbox

What challenges have you needed to overcome in this project?In order to sell the project, I have to challenge different ideas to make it interesting.  I have never made a promotion statement, so at first, I didn’t know what I had to write and include. However, I researched it and got inspiration from magazines and…

How can I learn from the challenges in this project to create a positive future for myself? It was challenging to take a photograph of the product in a limited time, but it enabled me to think faster and more creatively. Although I was satisfied with the result more than any other project such as…

What technical skills might you need to practice and develop to make improvements in your work? I would like to practice illustration more. Before this session, I found it difficult to make a collage, but the tutor helped me to expand my visions, which made this session exciting for me. However, making illustrations based on…

How does it make you see design/ art differently?  I found that taking pictures is not all about design and photography, editing and using technology would be helpful to make impressive art. What were some of your limitations when you were working digitally? Since I am not good at using digital things. In this class,…

What can you do to improve your ability? In this class, I wanted to make something more creative and a product that I rarely see. However, even when I come up with something in my head I always find it difficult to implement it. I assume that it is a lack of inspiration. Therefore I…

How did you go about speaking with your unknown classmates? I could not attend this class, so toolbox session two was my first day. I was really confused and not sure what I had to do, but people who sat at the same table taught me what I had to do, which was very helpful. Since…

How did you go about selecting information for your customer segment? Using my customer’s social media is especially useful because my customer has her own handmade brand, which helped me to know what kind of art, authentic she likes.  What went well? What needs improvement? Thinking about design, details and functions was so stimulating and…

What did you enjoy most or least about the class? I enjoyed thinking about design and details. In Shoreditch, there were various unique street art and 3D-shaped materials, so thinking about how to use them was extremely interesting. However, I found it challenging to implement an idea, and sketch. How did you move from one…

What part of the research did you enjoy the most and why? This was the first time that I visited Shoreditch including travel in the past, so I was surprised that it was completely different from west London. Visiting Shoreditch felt as if visiting a modern museum, because there was miscellaneous street art to see.…

What was the inspiration for your mood?Why did you select the image for your board? What do they represent ? I chose the perfume called Libre from Saint Laurent. Libre means free in French,and Libre is one of my most favorite perfumes because whenever I wear it I feel more confident and energetic,so I wanted…