Design Project 1 - Concepts

Our first concept was with the idea that knowledge is light. We decided to use puzzle pieces and a book to represent knowledge. Light would shine up from the book onto the face to show the absorption of knowledge.

(First Concept)

The group was all excited about this idea, but then we thought it may be a little bit too literal with the puzzle pieces and would also be awkward with just a head. We then thought to create a "figure" holding a book with vines growing to represent growth and knowledge. We still liked the idea of the light shining on the face from the book.

(Second Concept)

After being on this idea for a while, we felt again it was too literal and that there were too many concepts being thrown around with growth and knowledge and purity. So we tried to simplify it in our third concept.

(Third Concept)

In our third concept, we had the idea of playful and childish. The sculpture would hang over the tree and light would still shine from the book.

Through group communication and collaboration we came up with original ideas, however; we felt that they were too literal and also too complicated. Visualizing like this allowed us to find the flaws in our concept and try to improve.