After watching Gary Hustwit’s documentary film, Objectified, a comment made by one of the designers reminded me of the topic of the role of play in design, discussed in class. The designer, Chris Bangle, was talking about the designs of cars and how repetitive some designs are and how this shows that people are often very afraid to walk out of their comfort zone. I really think that designers should always take the time to experiment and play with their designs. It’s important to try new things and new techniques because that’s how you learn. So often we get stuck in these trends and after a while of just simply seeing the same thing over and over again it gets boring, and we forget what made the original design so great. Designers should never be afraid to experiment with their designs and try new things. Even if you try a new technique and it doesn’t work for the design, you can still learn from it. Maybe it’s a technique that you can use in a different design. Or even if it’s just a failed experiment, you learn “well, don’t do this again!” You should never be afraid to think outside the box and play around with a design. You never know what you might learn. Be creative. Be unique.
