Growing up I've always wanted to design something that can help people. For a long time, I didn't know what it was called, and guys I have an excuse, kinda... I lived under a Rock!!! Be honest with you, I have a tiger mom, so having me going into design drove her NUTS!! Anyways back to the topic, designing was a mystery to me, and maybe some of you guys too. But who knew almost everything you have at home is designed by somebody. That to me was Crazy!! Knowing the thought and process of designing a fork that I'm using to eat with, is just Insane!!
For most people, they can look at a product and don't care or recognize the good in it, and the funny thing is I use to be like that! Now that I design my own product, I want people to see, understand my product and say, damn, this is so useful! So I gather two easy ways that everyone can use to appreciate their everyday product, a lot More!!
Aesthetic... The overall look of a design is very important. Think about Apple product, and why they are so successful. They look NICE!!! Although there are a lot of different factors at goes against design, firms still try to take good care of the overall and the ideal product aesthetic. So pick it up and look around!!!
Problem Solving... Solving a problem is the reason we design. Somehow there has to be a reason that this idea is working, someone has to benefit from this problem. For example an apple slicer, we can slice 8 pieces of apple in a few seconds. YUMMY!! And that's why people buy it, why would they spend 2 minutes cutting out the apple when they can do it in a few seconds! Think about it!
I'm not saying you need to go around the house picking up all the product and do a whole new review about it. Just simply appreciate the product and the design!!
