Thesis
The ideal designer: how to be the best designer you can in today's world
University of Iowa
Master of Arts (MA), University of Iowa
Spring 2023
DOI: 10.25820/etd.007034
Abstract
The beginning of the Industrial age redefined what it meant to be a designer. Craftspeople used to make their wares start to finish with each person specializing in making a small sample of specific goods. The implementation of the assembly line no longer required workers to see a project through but rather hone their skills in on one specific production task. This created a massive disconnect between those who come up with the designs, and the workers that physically produce and manufacture those designs. In my opinion that this separation into two camps, the designers, and the fabricators, contributes to the overall chagrin of the design industry. This thesis is about the disconnect and associated benefits of designing products when using modern digital design and hands on fabrication, and how an ideal designer in today’s world must properly utilize both practices to achieve their maximum potential. We will be comparing the overall cost and accessibility of each of these groups and elaborate on the complimentary design elements that each independently excels in. We will also discuss some of the key lessons and takeaways that I have found to be most helpful in completing my design work while attending the University of Iowa during my undergraduate and graduate studies. We will explore examples of virtual renders and physical designs to highlight and contrast where each practice is sub-optimal and how the other discipline can effectively help solve these issues.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The ideal designer: how to be the best designer you can in today's world
- Creators
- Jake Williams
- Contributors
- Monica Correia (Advisor)Thalassa Raasch (Committee Member)Kee-Ho Yuen (Committee Member)
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Arts (MA), University of Iowa
- Degree in
- Art
- Date degree season
- Spring 2023
- Publisher
- University of Iowa
- DOI
- 10.25820/etd.007034
- Number of pages
- v, 215 pages
- Copyright
- Copyright 2023 Jake Williams
- Language
- English
- Date submitted
- 04/25/2023
- Date approved
- 05/12/2023
- Description illustrations
- color illustrations
- Academic Unit
- School of Art, Art History, and Design
- Record Identifier
- 9984425389202771
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