What makes a memorable, meaningful, and transformative design?
In this part of the activity, you'll turn your experiences into a list of characteristics of memorable, meaningful, and transformative design. Over time, you'll develop your list to explore how to make your designs more memorable, meaningful, and transformative.
Part 1
Think about the stories shared in the previous activity. Work with your team to brainstorm a list of the characteristics of both positively experienced and negatively experienced design that you noticed in these stories. It might help you to think about how you would complete the following sentences:
Design is most memorable when: ______________.
Design is most meaningful when: ______________.
Design is most transformative when: ______________.
Part 2
Next, share what you wrote with your teammates. Talk together with your team about the following questions:
- What themes or categories are you noticing?
- How can we balance seemingly contradictory ideas?
- What are the most important ideas for you as a designer and creator?
- What are the most important ideas for you as a user?
Your Top-5 List
Based on your discussions, create your own personal "Top-5" list of the characteristics of memorable, meaningful, and transformative design that are most relevant specifically for you for both positively and negatively experienced design. Write this list down in your notebook. We will come back to this list later when you make your manifesto!
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