5.2.3 Implementation

Work -> Flow

Part 1

1. What parts of your practice make you feel most engaged and creative?

I find the most excitement in the process when I experiment with ideas and materials. I find enjoyment in research depending on what I’m researching, for example, I prefer visual to historical.

2. When do you 'actually' feel like you're designing?

I feel like I'm actually designing when I begin to digitalise sketches and generate more ideas. This feels like less of a task, more something I get learning and enjoyment.

3. What pain points do you identify in your own workflow?

My work becomes inefficient and repetitive when I'm researching for the sake of it rather than genuinely learning something and taking a genuine interest.

4. What tasks or steps feel like obstacles to designing?

Research often feels like an obstacle when I reach a certain point, e.g. I'm gathering a variety of sources and lose concentration/procrastinate. I can get distracted easily at times and if I get given multiple tasks I often feel pulled out of my workflow by trying to balance them all and switch between which I'm working on.

Part 2

What tools, techniques, or strategies did you find in your research?

Timers/Do not disturb - Silence notifications and set timers.

Notion - Can use to create notes.

Indesign - Can use to make process documents recording research and experimentation.

How could these be integrated into your practice?

Timers/Do not Disturb - Break up work and prevent distractions.

Notion - Make simple but effective research notes.

Part 3

How do emerging tools (including AI) challenge or change what it means to be a designer, and how might your workflow need to adapt?

I believe that AI can be effective for designers if it is used in the right way. A designer can use it for basic routine parts of designing, such as layout and prototypes, which gives them more time to focus on the concepts they're creating.