Meet .........Trish

This is my persona her name is Trish, she is an artist who is looking for a quite space for her art studio where she can paint, draw and create. She needs a getaway from reality and also a place of refuge so she doesn't loose her childhood dreams. Trish is looking for a space that has enough room to move around and space for a desk/easel. Also storage for her art supplies and a place to rest after a long day of creating. Bringing the aspect of light into the space would be very beneficial and also some sort of porch or outdoor area would also be appealing.

So for me creating this persona gave me a direction and helped to focus on a certain idea or need.

Direction

These are some photos to give you an idea of my direction, I want simplicity and light. I have a photo of a middle aged women I found in a magazine and she is my subject. My goal is to make a getaway for her so she can still keep a playful  and free mind through all the chaos of the real world. In my design I want to work a lot with windows and light. Playing with the idea of what it will look like at night and day. So to get a better hold of all my ideas, I'm going to make a mood board with textures and colors so I can really get the feeling of my  tree house across. Also I'm going to make some more refined drawings of my interior and exterior.

TREE HOUSES...... taking me back to childhood, I seemed to forget about all those times trying to build a tree house and climbing large trees and sometimes getting stuck. The feeling of going far up above the ground and sitting on the cold rough branches is everlasting. And then to make a structure, a fort, a get away is one of the grandest things a you could do in your childhood. Tree house is such a broad concept to me at least and I feel like if I am to get anywhere  I need to focus on a theme or certain client, one of my first ideas was to ask the little boy I babysit to draw his dream tree house.

Tree houses is the next project and  I am super excited, I hope we get to some 3D work

Still chugging along on this project... I think what I have learned most is that every problem has a solution but you have to get out there to find it. You as a designer have to find your way...aka do some wayfinding. The project is kind of wrapping up and I think we are all ready for it. I think the project was a good lessons but the way it was introduced and explained to us was very frustrating for all students and I think some of the teachers. But that is life and you have to work around those complications!!

Its a blizzard out there!!!!!! And class has been canceled,I have to say I wouldn't really mind going to design classes they are my favorite but I'll take this time to relax and do some work in the time being.