4 September 2009

The first day of class is done.  We have started out with everyone learning where we will go in the class and what we are going to cover.  Next week the students will need to sign a paper that indicates that they have read and understand the syllabus.  Need to be clear on what is expected.

Next we jumped into the personality tests.  The "Design Matters" exercise groups are based on the Jungian profiles of the group members.  Next week for the Internet Auction assignment the groups will be created on the basis of the Enneagram Scores.

Here are the groups for the Design Matters exercise:

Park n Shop
     Veronica
     Winston
     Eva Tse
     Ivy

Park n Shop
     Curry Li
     Lincoln
     Tina
     Jenny

Park n Shop
     Grace
     Katie
     Eva Dong
     Katherine

Wet Market
    Jessica
    Tiff
    Ah Bo
  
Wet Market
    Ray
    Xenia
    Stef
    Koey

City Super
    Alison
    Yuyan
    Phoenix
    Annie

City Super
     Terri
     Beryl Chen
     Frances
     Maggie

The results should be interesting.  Remember the presentation is only 3 to 5 minutes and you need to shoot some pictures to back up your discussion of

a) Conscious use of Design to support the function of the shop.
b) Unconscious use of Design (Visual elements, standard elements, methods of presentation, layout...) to support the function of the shop.
c) Additional design that might improve the experience for the people who buy their food at the shop.

You need to think about the kind of people who come to the particular shop you are analyzing as you consider the role and opportunity for design within the store.  These stores reach out to particular kinds of people and you need to think about who those people are before you can improve the ability of the shop to reach its customers and potential customers.

Today's Quote:
"Forgiveness is easier to get than permission."

I will provide the auction groups before the next class.