For these video clips, I found myself scrolling the names on the left and picking four that had interesting titles. So of the four that watched, I found two to be fascinating and interesting and relevant, and found other two to be so vague they almost made no sense, especially one of them. But with all four, I did enjoy watching them, and regardless if they made sense, all the answers given were heartfelt and thought out.
I do find this piece interesting, though. Of all the clips I watched, and I clicked on many more than four after I watched those initially, 90% of the video was horribly produced. Is this ironic or is that a reach? I heard bad audio, bad camera movement, saw reflections in the window, and even bad white balance. So as long as the people talking aren’t involved with the same people in charge of the video, I’m ok And I do understand that people are listening for the message, not the way it is delivered. But aha! At the end I heard a clip that said that those in charge of the project sent video cameras and equipment to those speaking, and some paid attention to the directions, and some didn’t. So what I would like to see then is a disclaimer or a graphic stating such. It might have even made it more interesting knowing that these were “guerilla” videos.
But of the four I watched, I most liked the answers given to “What would like to see design solve next?” Tina Roth, titles Around The World, actually said drinking water. And I never really would have thought something like water could be involved with the word design, but she proved it can. And even gave a very cool example in the LifeStraw, which allows those to drink through a straw from horrible ground water and it turns it into drinkable water. Very cool!
My other favorite was from the 2009 bunch, and from Sean Adams. His answer to the question, “What ids your favorite design?” He actually said the Declaration of Independence. He then proceeded to explain that the life and design of that document is why we are still here today, and I loved how he answered it. I was not expecting it, and it made me realize that you really can appreciate design in many forms. I’m starting to actually like the word.