This goal was set to push myself to turn my designs into professionally realized concepts. I believe this is one of the strongest parts about my final bachelor project, Unravel, as not only are the physical components of a high enough quality to sell the idea, but it also has been supported by a theoretical crowdfunding campaign which init of itself is mostly built off the knowledge of experts.

This is probably my biggest struggle as a designer, not trusting my own vision or values enough to build whole projects off of. This struggle is the main reason for developing Unravel, as it not only comes from a very personal place, but also allows me to personally explore this difficulty. Quite ironically, it was my personal interest in my “weaknesses” as a designer that helped guide the development of my final bachelor project.

This goal goes hand in hand with the previous one, as with me attempting to be more self-expressive with the work that I do, I gained confidence to seek the opinions of others. While stressful, I tested my concept with the intended user group, and sought out the opinions of peers. Personally I do think more could have been done in regards to this goal, but that does not discount the steps already taken towards it.