Saturday 6 December 2008

PhewReview

1. Research Process> THIS PART OF A PROJECT WAS A WAY OF DEFYING WHICH RESEARCH METHODS ARE BEST FOR ME. I WAS SURPRISED HOW HELPFUL MINE CONTACTS WERE. I ALSO REALIZED THAT THE RESEARCH PROCESS FOR ME WAS HAPPENING FROM OUTSIDE TO INSIDE. IT WAS A BIT LIKE LOOKING FOR MYSELF IN A PROJECT, WHICH AT FIRST SEEMED TO ME QUITE FAR AWAY.
I have learned to> TRUST MY RESEARCH PROCESS AS IT WILL LEAD ME TO UNIQUE SOLUTIONS.
2. Idea> WAS PROMPTED BY ONE OF MY BLOG COMMENTS. I FELT RELIEVED ONCE I FOUND THE NEW INVENTION ROOT ALSO BECAUSE IT GAVE ME AN INFORMAL TOOL FOR COMMUNICATION WITH MY AUDIENCE.
3. Execution> ONCE MORE IT ENHANCED THE IMPORTANCE OF HAND MADE DRAWINGS, AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE AUDIENCE.
4. Feedback and testing> FEEDBACK WAS AN IMPORTANT LESSON FROM ME. BY SHARING MY DRAWINGS ONCE WORK IN PROGRESS, I REALIZED THAT: 4.1> IT MAKE ME MORE SYSTEMATIC, AS I WAS POSTING STUFF ON MY BLOG PRETTY MUCH EVERYDAY. 4.2> LOOKING AT THE CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK WAS EXTREMELY USEFUL.
5. Improvements>
5.1> SHARING WORK IN PROGRESS IS A GOOD THING, GOOD FEEDBACK MEANS YOU ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, BAD FEEDBACK MEANS YOU ARE NOT. MAKE SHARING A HABIT.
5.2> DO NOT SETTLE ONCE THE FEEDBACK IS GOOD, TRY TO SEE IF YOU CAN IMPROVE ON A GOOD SOLUTION MAKING IT BETTER, TILL YOU HEAR A CLICK IN YOUR HEAD.
5.3> TRUST YOUR RESEARCH SKILLS, AS THEY ARE NOT AS BAD AS I THOUGHT.
5.4> IT'S EASIER TO COME BY SOLUTIONS ONCE THE DRAWING IS IN PROGRESS SO DO NOT PUT IT OFF TILL THE RESEARCH PROCESS IS ENDING. TILL THEN DRAW WHATEVER.
5.5> ENJOY YOUR LIFE AS FOCUSING ONLY ON THE PROJECT MAKES YOUR APPROACH NOT RICH ENOUGH.

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