As I started this sketching stage, I started by going through little phrases in my mind. I then wrote out the word and then doodled around the word. After I wrote the word I started to think about the reading and began to question if I was following the true sketch stage. Then I remembered something said in ‘Stage 4: Exploration / Refinement’ & ‘Stage 5: Definition / Modeling’ from The Design Process, by Karl Aspelund. Karl stated, “Sketching is a dialogue between you, the design, and your audience”. I began to realize that this was a way for me to communicate my ideas and spark doodling.
My first idea was the outline of a little journal page. I was thinking about making something that could be filled out by anyone each day of quarantine to remind us of what we have to be grateful for but also be a motivator. Although this one does have a lot of words, it was a mental outline of the ideas that I had kept up in my head. It felt good to get them out of my head and onto paper and it made me think through things as I drew it out. Some portions I thought I no longer needed and others were thought of in the moment of the sketch.
My next idea, “Lift others up”, was to help me think of ways that I can help others during this stressful time. Since I know that I feel much better if I know I was able to help someone else out, I thought this would be a good way for me to give back but also think about how I could also feel more purposeful in quarantine.
Lastly, “Go green drop the screen”, was a variation of doodles of all the screens I constantly view and all the green spaces I want to see more of. As my dog is getting older and making it around the same neighborhood loop is becoming more difficult for him, I want to find ways in which I can spend more time with him. I realize that I usually wouldn’t be home with home since I would be at school and want to make the most of our walks and hikes while I am home.
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