Hi. I'm Jonathan, a 21 year old student at UC Davis taking Dr. Housefield's Design 001 class. I have had limited first hand experience with design, but I have a long standing interest in certain elements of the field that takes me as far back as my early childhood, when I was fascinated by architecture. Also trains; both interests can be blamed on PBS.
As I grew older, I became particularly interested in interface design, which expresses itself in my constant attempts to tweak and perfect the user experience on my two operating systems, Windows and Linux. My other areas of interest include fashion, especially alternative fashion, and game design. I play several different roleplaying games, and I recently realized that part of the reason why I find some more appealing than others is actually because of sound layout choices and clear presentation. Beyond this, I love art, especially fantasy art, and drawing has always been one of my favorite pastimes.
I initially took this class because it just sounded fun, but after the first class period I've already started considering changing to a major in the exciting field of Design. Even if it's hard, it seems like a rewarding kind of challenge.
This blog is a place for me to put my thoughts on "design in society." I'll be sure to have some of them next entry.
