Creativity stems from your imagination from solving a design problem. My mother used to call me a perfectionist because of the fact that I would clean a lot and need to have everything organized. As I grew older, I started using my perfection in school projects. I realized I wanted to be a graphic designer in tenth grade when I took a design course at my high school. I love to design because it solves a visual problem and not just a problem on paper like in math.
In the Anything but a Box Project, the problem presented is that the box needed to disappear visually. In the end product, there was to be no box-like structure left in the design. I started with a regular shoebox. I researched different objects to see what other people created with cardboard. I took into consideration the size, the colors, and the thickness of the box. I made a list of possible objects to make from the box and sketched them out. My first idea was to make a waffle out of the box, but that turned into making an art desk with supplies and a stool.
The result of the project was pleasing to me, but I wish I would have taken it a step further in adding drawers to help add negative space. I was unclear that the result was to be an object that did not resemble a box, therefore my project does not meet the specified criteria. I also was unaware that I had to document each step of the process. What I learned from this project is that I need to be more prepared in the planning stages of the upcoming projects. I also need to think through each step of the process before getting started right away.
