The most exciting part for me in this course is that I got introduced to 3D design and CAD Programs. I could imagine not being introduced to the field of 3D design, at least this year, without taking this course. I consider this course a survey of 3D design and business that I got a lot from. Technically, I have learned to use SketchUp. Yet not a professional 3D designer of course, but I can explore more about 3D design on my own after this course. But what I want to point out is that the studio classes introduced me to the philosophy of 3D design and how it is different than 2D Graphics. I am looking forward now to start my own exploration of other CAD Programs like Maya, Blender, and 3ds Max. I also started to have interest in trying the 3D features in the 2D Graphic Design software like Adobe Photoshop and After Effect. I have never used the built-in 3D features before. But this course along with the book “Makers” had let me explore and discover other areas of creativity available in the design programs I already know how to use. These features were blurry to me before, just because I did not know anything about 3D design.
That’s not it. I also have learned something really valuable to me in this course, which is that I can literally do anything I want now. The book “Makers” was a source of inspiration to me. I always get at least some thoughts or some websites’ names from every chapter I read. I wasn’t familiar with such amazing websites like indiegogo.com and Kickstarter.com before I read this book. These websites are not just a cool idea or a good tool for entrepreneurs, but I can see them act as an inspiring material that can trigger creativity and innovation. Just to know that I might have the funded resources and assets in case I have a good idea, waters my mouth. In addition, when I looked at the different campaigns on kickstarter.com and indiegogo.com I found that there are some average descent not-heroic ideas are getting funded. That is a very high encouragement for creativity.
One of the challenges I have faced was the design skills in the CAD Program. Being different than the familiar interface I am used to in Adobe products we use at school, the CAD design was a little challenging at first. As a matter of time, SketchUp turned out to be easier a lot more after I used it for a little while. I tried to play around with 3ds Max for a couple of hours, and I found out that my first experience in SketchUp was a lot easier.
Unique abilities I can bring to my group could be by passion about 3D design itself. I think As a team we can reach a lot more than before, because we know more.