Week#13

Yu-Jen(Chris),Tsai

ADP3

Discussion 005

Week #13

One important fact that I got out of this course is that every single topic discussed and brought up in Trumpey’s lecture and in our discussion groups can all be put together ultimately. For example, I am interested in transportation design, product design, basically industrial design; the topics we’ve gone through made me realize that one element of completing a design has more than I thought it would have to do with our environment, that is the “material” used. Then comes the issue of environmental pollution due to all the carbon emission rate from the factories build by the corporations; despite the fact that we all notice the harm it could cause to our world, we, the consumers, are the one who have been supporting them and keeping the system running. Since I will be in the designing field in the future, I need to understand the basics; for instance, the marketing, the need of consumers and so on. However, I have no idea the process of making can cause such severe damage to our eco system. Watching the documentary Manufacture Landscape, I could immediately tell how much energy is demanded to maintain the operation based on the size of the electronics factory, which is actually originated from my country Taiwan even though is it located in China. In my final group project for this particular course made me perceive the course’s message more thoroughly. My job was to research and compare the carbon emission rate and the Internet penetration rate by country. I made a diagram out of it and realize one other connection can be made between the prosperity and the pollution situation of a country.

The entire course marks a perfect conclusion for the ADP course series since in ADP3 Trumpey goes into the inner aspect of everything from basic products and designers to large industrial corporation and companies that are having an impact on our planet. Also making me understand that it is more than just making ideate sketches, blueprints and making models in the design field; the final goal also needs to be achieved, that is always take the environment into consideration.