How to design well
Hi readers!
Hope your week has been great so far - I know its only Monday, but maintain a positive outlook people - your week can get better!
Anyway, I have been meaning to talk about this for a long time. For any of you aspiring engineers out there, it is always important that you stay inventive, and always theoreticize about what can be made, or what is possible to be made from some existing technology that we already have. However, if you ever experience any sort of mental block when designing (which I have experienced many times), here are some tips to help bring some clarity to your creative process.
1. FOCUS YOUR DESIGN ON THE PROBLEM THAT IT IS SOLVING
Too often we go straight for the really cool complexities of the design, and in doing so, we almost cripple the actual point of the design, and what it should be solving. If you ensure that your design is solving a basic necessity first, then you can add some flair to it later.
2. MIND MAP WAYS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM THAT YOUR DEISGN POSES
If you every experience a mental block when designing, this may be because the method you have chosen to answer your design may not be that efficient, or even solve the problem at all. If this is the case, then you can always modify your idea to incorporate another mechanism that will better solve the problem at hand. This is easier if you have already considered the many ways that the problem can be solved.
3. DONT JUMP FROM IDEA TO IDEA
This is a little contrary to the previous point, but just because something does not make sense or work in your head does not mean that it cannot be fixed. If you take time to focus on what the problem is, and the necessary steps that must be taken to overcome it, then it becomes very simple to include the necessary functions to solve the problem. If you jump from idea to idea, you cut off an avenue for expansion, and this may prevent a possible solution.
4. USE WHAT YOU KNOW
Most times I think that I don't know enough to answer a certain problem through engineering, but if you have some basic scientific knowledge, then you can apply this knowledge to any problem. Of course there may be come fundamental gaps in the reasoning, but if your basic principles are correct, then the intricacies of the scientific process can be figured out later.
5. AND LAST POINT... NO PROBLEM IS UNSOLVABLE
Even the ones that have been proven to be impossible. There is always a way that these can be solved, and even just designing something to challenge it may use science and ideas that can later be developed into a concrete idea.
I hope these were helpful, and I will try to thin of more to add to the list. In the meantime, I will try to accumulate some science facts or work on something to show you soon. Have a great week everyone!
Emma
Hope your week has been great so far - I know its only Monday, but maintain a positive outlook people - your week can get better!
Anyway, I have been meaning to talk about this for a long time. For any of you aspiring engineers out there, it is always important that you stay inventive, and always theoreticize about what can be made, or what is possible to be made from some existing technology that we already have. However, if you ever experience any sort of mental block when designing (which I have experienced many times), here are some tips to help bring some clarity to your creative process.
1. FOCUS YOUR DESIGN ON THE PROBLEM THAT IT IS SOLVING
Too often we go straight for the really cool complexities of the design, and in doing so, we almost cripple the actual point of the design, and what it should be solving. If you ensure that your design is solving a basic necessity first, then you can add some flair to it later.
2. MIND MAP WAYS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM THAT YOUR DEISGN POSES
If you every experience a mental block when designing, this may be because the method you have chosen to answer your design may not be that efficient, or even solve the problem at all. If this is the case, then you can always modify your idea to incorporate another mechanism that will better solve the problem at hand. This is easier if you have already considered the many ways that the problem can be solved.
3. DONT JUMP FROM IDEA TO IDEA
This is a little contrary to the previous point, but just because something does not make sense or work in your head does not mean that it cannot be fixed. If you take time to focus on what the problem is, and the necessary steps that must be taken to overcome it, then it becomes very simple to include the necessary functions to solve the problem. If you jump from idea to idea, you cut off an avenue for expansion, and this may prevent a possible solution.
4. USE WHAT YOU KNOW
Most times I think that I don't know enough to answer a certain problem through engineering, but if you have some basic scientific knowledge, then you can apply this knowledge to any problem. Of course there may be come fundamental gaps in the reasoning, but if your basic principles are correct, then the intricacies of the scientific process can be figured out later.
5. AND LAST POINT... NO PROBLEM IS UNSOLVABLE
Even the ones that have been proven to be impossible. There is always a way that these can be solved, and even just designing something to challenge it may use science and ideas that can later be developed into a concrete idea.
I hope these were helpful, and I will try to thin of more to add to the list. In the meantime, I will try to accumulate some science facts or work on something to show you soon. Have a great week everyone!
Emma
Comments
Post a Comment