BODYSPACE 1

Introduction This journal will reflect critically on Modules 1- 3, and hopefully rather than only recounting the processes I undertook it will decifer and discern relevant learnings and discoveries. I will especially try to identify assumptions I made, as well as changes in my approach and thinking and what caused them. I have been guided throughout the semester by the questions for discussion from our lectures, and so rather than answer them directly, my thoughts on the topics they have brought are discussed thoughout my reflection, and related back where possible to our project.

From the different material covered in the Readings and Lectures I have established two sides of the debate about the legitimacy of Parametric Design. One side seems to argue that Parametric Design is superficial, in the sense that it is not able to create‘human spaces’, and that this grows out of it being ‘automated’ and removed from the designer. I want to counter the idea that digital design is objective and computer automated.

To do so I would like to compare ideas about automatism throughout my journal and to highlight when my subjective input played a role in the computer aided design process. My journal will use several techniques of graphic design, importantly: + will denote where my subjective input as a designer has been important and bold text on a page indicates which section is directly discussing my own project.