Design Portfolio
The purpose of this Design Portfolio is to "design" a web site consisting of multiple pages that becomes a statement or statements on Design from a personal perspective especially as to how Design impacts or should impact education. First, we will concentrate on learning about Design, then we will concentrate on applying Design in education. This Design Module is meant to build an awareness of what design is and how it can affect education.
Design Thoughts
A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink |
In Daniel Pink’s book, A Whole New Mind, he talks about how we are moving from a sequential, logical and analytical thinking world to one that is built on inventiveness, empathy, joyfulness and meaning. To compete in this era of abundance, it is no longer enough to create something that works, it also needs to be beautiful, whimsical or emotionally engaging. Well designed products have become more affordale and this gives the consumer a variety of choices. This has become a means of differentiation. In order to survive in this market it is important to constantly develop new things that the consumer thinks they need or are missing. We need to shift from an industrial world dominated by left-brain logical thinking to a right-brained intuitive world. |
My Notes on Design
As I began my learning on design I jotted down notes in my "Design Notebook". This is basically a mini note book. As I started gathering images I decided that it would be easier to have them organized together in a folder so they will be easily posted to a site. I created that folder in my website files. I then added a page to my Weblog where I could begin posting my notes to be used for my Design project. You can view my Weblog page here. One problem I had was that I needed to edit the post in order to add information. Another was that when I added pictures they automatically posted to the main page. Of course as my actual website started to take shape this notebook wasn't used anymore. However, throughout the whole process I continued to jot down notes in the paper notebook so I wouldn't loose any of my thoughts along the way.
People I should Know
Famous Designers
Michael Bierut-is a graphic designer, design critic and educator. He is one of the founding writers of the Design Observer blog.
Steven Heller-he is co-chair of the MFA Designer as Author Department, Special Consultant to the President of SVA for New Programs, and writes the Visuals column for the New York Times Book Review.
Karim Rashid-is one of the most prolific designers of his generation. Over 3000 designs in production, over 300 awards and working in over 35 countries attest to Karim's legend of design.
Jessica Helfand-is an author, columnist and lecturer on graphic design. She is the partner of William Drenttel of Winterhouse Studios, Winterhouse Editions and Winterhouse Institute.
Taylor Deupree-is an American electronic musician, photographer and graphic designer.
Robin Williams-is an American educator and writer of computer-related books.
Eric Baker-is principal of Eric Baker Design Associates, Inc., a New York based design firm established in 1986.
Famous Educational Designers
Pam Berger-is an educational technology/library consultant and trainer with over 20 years of library experience, is Publisher and Editor of Information Searcher and author of Internet for Active Learners (ALA Editions).
Regie Routman-is an internationally respected teacher and author who speaks at major educational conferences and conducts full-day workshops for educators.
Bernie Dodge-An instructional designer who is famous for creating webquests. He is a Professor of Educational Technology at
San Diego State University
Kathy Schrock-is the Administrator for Technology for the Nauset Public Schools on Cape Cod, MA.
Steve Hargadon-is Elluminate's Social Learning Consultant, the director of the K12 Open Technologies Initiative at the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), and the founder of the Classroom 2.0 social network (www.classroom20.com).