My development

Prior to starting my studies in Industrial Design I had no experience with electronics whatsoever, provoking nerve-racking situations whenever the topic of electronics was brought up. To overcome this hesitation and develop all-round designer competencies, I have set various goals to take on as many opportunities as possible to face my challenges within this area. This fueled my drive to overcome any occurring obstacles, finally gaining enough expertise to demonstrate my designs without limiting my creativity due to a lack of knowledge of the integration of electronics. A significant advancement in this area has been within the Creative Electronics course, teaching the fundamentals of specifications and usage of hardware.

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Not only did I recognise the value of prototyping skills for product development, but also for idea generation. The value of employing electronics in the exploratory phase was addressed within the course Exploratory Making, where I took the opportunity to put my acquired knowledge into practice while aiming to create interactions with electronics through exploratory prototyping. This is beneficial, as this gives both users and stakeholders a better impression of a user experience. Additionally, multidisciplinary courses such as Engineering Design and the USE Learning Line of this, have confirmed the value of understanding engineering languages, enabling me to assist them in their expertise as well. The exploration of a wide variety of realization techniques, such as 3D-printing, laser-cutting, and other machines to modify objects, as well as a board year experience in student Team IGNITE which broadened my vision on realization possibilities (e.g., by outsourcing), has provided me with a solid foundation of skills to communicate ideas and have an impression of what is possible in design, making me a competent designer in technology.