A Welcome Note

AWelcome

Note

A00 Hello World

WHAT is this session about ?

to SHARE experiences of our II year

to SETUP a department culture

to HELP in the improvement of DoD

01 The Department

FIRST comes the department

WORKPLACE = dod, the place for

HOME = the DOD connection

RESPONSIBILITY of DOD

the physical entitythe mental image

classeslecturesactivitiesfun

helps to feel connectedinspirational sometimes ##

neatness, organisation ...JUNIORS ##

02 The Resources

What does the department do for me ?

How can I make the most of whatever I’ve got ?

Start counting -> plenty of things will seem missingcomplaintsdissatisfactionfrustration...

the WiSEST actthe CHANGE you want to see#believe

the EIGHTY percent

work around

03 The Preconceptions

दूर के ढोल सुहावने :दूर के ढोल सुहावने : grass greener on other sidegrass greener on other side

DISTANT view from 1st year

all sorts of opinions from non-DoD people

biasing

ChillCoolEasyEffortless...

design is ARTSketching horrorsSoftware misconcept...

04 The Facts

DESIGN @ TECHNICAL institute

EXPECTATIONS from you

EFFORTS = indispensable

the BOTTOM LINE

conceived to create DIFFERENT kind of designersthis SHIFT, places you in a CUTTING-EDGE position@IIT = HUGE potential advantage#they say - india future ...

design IS cooland it DOES require efforts80% career = self made#DoD freedom

following is easy, leading is notGENUINELY exceling (anywhere) is NOT easy

put your TECHNICAL DISPOSITION to workdo something PATH-BREAKING, world standard ...LEAD

05 The Different, The Good & The Cool

theDIFFERENT

theGOOD

theCOOL

challenges perspectives methods results:

:

:

have FUN, along with putting efforts in #lab

blend in, what you enjoy, with your work

the SPOTLIGHT for your efforts #KVKK

direct INTERACTION of your work with the user

you can

you have

06 Design : What is ?

A

NEW

DIFFERENT

DIVERSE

INTERDISCIPLINARY

RADICALLY CHANGING

discipline,as compared to others.

(!)

06 Design : What is ?

an ITERATIVE process

a THOUGHT process

a COLLABORATIVE process

a METHODOLOGY

things happen in CYCLESthe better next# assignments

the efficient-default waysthe results of their experiments#exp-evo

not always about addresing problema designer’s perspective

making a greater whole of individualities#poster # India

06 Design : What is ?

commonman

ART TECHNOLOGYDESIGN

06 Design : What is ?

“ Design is the fundamental soul

of a human made creation

that ends up expressing itself

in successive outer layers

of the product or service. ”

Steve Jobs(1955-2011)

07 First Year

theEXPLORATION

what already EXISTSDIVERSE design & its diversityall the BUZZ, the ‘HAPPENING’the WORLD standardabout

DESIGN

canEXPLORE

finding aNICHE

vvimportant

what you’re GOOD atwhat can you CAPITALISE on

(!) WHERE it may lead to

people schools firms books internet journals #

be OBSERVANT be CURIOUS

07 First Year

theTOOLS

anything that canASSIST your abilities

helps bring your idea outINTACT from your mindto existence

minimises the lossesin translation

WHAT

EXAMPLES

WHICH

which tools to choosecompletely upto you

learning a toolis a long process

video tutorialslearning by doing

... adobe CS web dev technologies softwares coding sketching colors psychology ...

07 Second Year

theASSIGNMENTS

things that already existthat have already happened ##

mainly about visual aesthetics (!)how to see & observe things

CREATIVITY (!)is totally upto you

aboutWHAT

SUGGESTION

howTO DO

not always about END RESULTSmore of an exploratory VENTURE

how you do > what you dothe planning, the method matters

meant to teach the processiterate to get better results

suspend judgement while creation

before doing an assignmentexplore those already done

then do THE NEXT

usage of tools = driven by intentionsnot by tools themselvesdevelop new relationships w

drive the toolsdo not be driven by themdevelop new relationships

08 The Documentation

theTRACK

quiteIMPORTANT

theHOW TO

a documentation of your workfrom its INCEPTIONto its FINAL DESTINATIONwith whatever had you TANGLED in between

you learn from your own selfyou learn from your own methodsyou learn from your own mistakesyou get insights later(!) helps build portfolio

plog vlog tlog alog >> blogdevelop your documentation systems

09 The Batch

1. theVARIETY

2. theUNITY

3. theCOLLABORATION

understanding the mutual differencesdifferent styles, perspectives, ambitionsbirds of a feather concept - groupings(!) INDIVIDUALITY

CRUCIALthe ‘individual’ treasureinteresting VARIED datasetthe class rep(!) INFORMALITY

whole > sum of partsputting your individual strengths to workvthe energy of the ‘company’ #prayukti 123organize mini events among yourselves#group sessions

10 The Fear

# darr ke aagey jeet hai

OF

WHY

HOW

askingspeaking up in class, group discussionstaking INITIATIVES #egsinteracting with unknown people......

RIGHT : as a student of designright to info that makes you a better SoDBe humble = remove self from the equationASK & SPEAK, from your own little classeventually ... the ascent to THE NEXT

because its natural & good to feel fear(!) seminars, conferences, events ^ being intellectually interactive > fear

11 The Outside Connection

what’sNEXT

theIMAGE

EXTRACT

develop informal external relations Seniors -> Juniors -> FacultiesOther schools of designThe industryBOND people in design

outside, of DoD, carried by youcontribute constructively(!) imp

the knowledge & experienceof everyone out there in designmatch upto world standards

12 Other*

a resourceTIME

an attitudeEXPERIMENTATION

a wayRELATIVITY

very PRECIOUS & FLEXIBLEGENIOUSLY well planned use = work wonders(!) be VERY clear & informed about your time

its about EXPLOITING time / about FREEDOM (!)venturing, experimenting, trying new things#try it and see #this“CALL IT AN EXPERIMENT & GO AHEAD”# fear # failure

humans function by comparison, on a relative scaleno best, but always a betterknow whats happening around, be updatedmatching upto world’s standard #nothing shortmatch up to classmates->dept->college->country->wrldcompare to better things, set better standards for urslf

13 Side Projects

WHAT

WHY

HOW

all other things at IITGmanthan, kriti, techniche, alcheringa, other eventssmall little design projects - banners, brochureswebsites, identities, fliers, posters, tshirts#grouping

you get an idea ofundertaking a formal workwhich is not so professional in natureyou can see your work been implemented for realyou can get a hang of dealing peopleyou get experience for later use, DPs.... etc

invlolve into some of such projects(!) work as a teamstudy the working of other such teamsshare among yourselves, discuss your worksget feedbacks, learn

14 End

1. Utility of this ppt.

2. The EIGHTY percent.

3. IITG is hosting Typography Day in March 2013 = LOT of work

4. Doubts ?