Class Reflection Number 5!

Last week, we learned about the usage of color. Even though I knew some color meanings, some of them also were a bit of a surprise. For example, the color pink means beauty which I never knew. Also, white conveys purity, which is also a shock. I also learned that color is crucial to design because it gives a product a certain mood, psychology, hierarchy, and marketing. This now makes sense because as I think of how I choose an item to buy, the color does make a huge difference. Aside from color, we also learned about Environmental Design that evokes sustainability, is humanistic, and based on ecology. I think this needs/will be the evolution to design because of how the ozone layer is depleting with pollution and landfills. The 6 stages in Product Life is something designers of this age need to look at if they want to save the environment and improve it's condition because in reality, the earth IS getting warmer and warmer. To go with this, we watched four short videos about product design like this. One that stuck out to me the most was Michael Pritchard's water filtration bottle that, one, is an easy and affordable product to unfortunate countries that cannot afford an actual filtration system and two, is very effective and safe to the environment. This design saves thousands of lives by preventing tainted water intake from children and their families. I believe this is the revolution of design, making something so simple so effective in helping save lives with just a few pumps of a bottle. The filters are disposable and environmentally safe. Last week's lecture was very eye opening to the way people should look at design through helping others and making the world a better and easier place, which I admire.